2023–24 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 2023–24 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team will represent the University of Michigan during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season will mark the program's 108th season and its 107th consecutive year as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Wolverines will be led by fifth-year head coach Juwan Howard and will play their home games for the 57th consecutive year at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
2023–24 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 0-0 (0-0 Big Ten) |
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Home arena | Crisler Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Michigan State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Purdue | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner As of October 27, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
The Wolverines finished the 2022–23 season 18–16, 11–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to Rutgers in the second round.[1][2] The Wolverines received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as the No. 3 seed[3] where they defeated Toledo in the first round[4] before losing to Vanderbilt in the second round.[5]
Offseason
Departures
On March 23, 2023, freshman forward Jett Howard announced he would forgo his remaining eligibility and declared for the 2023 NBA draft.[6] On March 31, junior big man Hunter Dickinson announced he was entering the transfer portal,[7] he later announced he would transfer to Kansas.[8] On April 2, sophomore guard Kobe Bufkin declared for the NBA draft.[9] On April 6, sophomore guard Isaiah Barnes announced he was transferring to Tulsa.[10] On April 11, graduate student Joey Baker announced he would sign with an agent and pursue a professional career.[11] On May 2, freshman forward Gregg Glenn announced he was transferring to Tulane.[12]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Isaiah Barnes | 11 | G | 6'7" | 200 | So | Chicago, IL | Transferred to Tulsa |
Jackson Selvala | 34 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Sr | New Canaan, CT | Graduated |
Jett Howard | 13 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Fr | Chicago, IL | Declared for NBA draft |
Hunter Dickinson | 1 | C | 7'1" | 260 | Jr | Alexandria,VA | Transferred to Kansas |
Kobe Bufkin | 2 | G | 6'4" | 195 | So | Grand Rapids,MI | Declared for NBA draft |
Joey Baker | 15 | F | 6'7" | 205 | GS | Fayetteville, NC | Graduated |
Gregg Glenn | 23 | F | 6'7" | 230 | Fr | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Transferred to Tulane |
Incoming transfers
After much speculation, point guard Caleb Love originally committed to play his senior season at Michigan.[13] However, just over a month later after committing to Michigan, Love decommitted from the Wolverines and headed back into transfer portal, reportedly due to an issue with transfer credits.[14]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Nimari Burnett | 4 | SG | 6'3" | 190 | RS Jr. | Chicago, Illinois | Alabama |
Tray Jackson | 2 | PF | 6'10" | 210 | GS | Detroit, Michigan | Seton Hall |
Olivier Nkamhoua | 13 | SF | 6'8" | 205 | GS | Helsinki, Finland | Tennessee |
Recruiting classes
On October 20, 2022, Michigan received its first class of 2023 commitment from four-star center Papa Kante.[15] On November 1, 2022, Michigan received its second commitment of the 2023 class, four-star shooting guard George Washington III.[16][17] On April 18, 2023, Kante announced that he requested a release from his National Letter of Intent (NLI) so he could re-open his recruitment.[18][19]
2023 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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George Washington III SG |
Dayton, OH | Chaminade Julienne | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Nov 1, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 39 247Sports: 44 | ||||||
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2024 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Christian Anderson G |
Atlanta, GA | Lovett | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Oct 6, 2021 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: | ||||||
Durral Brooks PG |
Grand Rapids, MI | Catholic Central | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 14, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 17 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 3, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN Plus |
Northwood | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 7, 2023* 8:30 p.m., BTN |
UNC Asheville | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
November 10, 2023* 6:30 p.m., BTN |
Youngstown State | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
November 13, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
at St. John's Gavitt Tipoff Games |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||||
November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN Plus |
Long Beach State | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
November 22, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Memphis Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals |
Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||||
November 23, 2023* TBD, ESPN/ESPN2 |
vs. Stanford/Arkansas Battle 4 Atlantis |
Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||||
November 24, 2023* TBD, ESPN/ESPN2 |
vs. North Carolina/Northern Iowa/Villanova/Texas Tech Battle 4 Atlantis |
Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||||
December 2, 2023* 3:30 p.m., FS1 |
at Oregon | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR | |||||||||
December 5, 2023 9:00 p.m., Peacock |
Indiana | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
December 10, 2023 3:30 p.m., BTN |
at Iowa | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | |||||||||
December 16, 2023 2:15 p.m., BTN |
Eastern Michigan | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
vs. Florida Jumpman Invitational |
Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC | |||||||||
December 29, 2023* TBD, BTN |
McNeese | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
January 4, 2024 9:00 p.m., Peacock |
Minnesota | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
January 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN |
at Penn State | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Maryland | Xfinity Center College Park, MD | |||||||||
January 15, 2024 12:00 p.m., FOX |
Ohio State Rivalry |
Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
January 18, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
Illinois | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
January 23, 2024 9:00 p.m., Peacock |
at Purdue | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | |||||||||
January 27, 2024 5:00 p.m., FS1 |
Iowa | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
January 30, 2024 9:00 p.m., Peacock |
at Michigan State Rivalry |
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||||
February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., BTN |
Rutgers | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN |
Wisconsin | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
February 10, 2024 5:30 p.m., BTN |
at Nebraska | Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE | |||||||||
February 13, 2024 6:00 p.m., Peacock |
at Illinois | State Farm Center Champaign, IL | |||||||||
February 17, 2024 8:00 p.m., FOX |
Michigan State Rivalry |
Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
February 22, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Northwestern | Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL | |||||||||
February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., CBS |
Purdue | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
February 29, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
at Rutgers | Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ | |||||||||
March 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., CBS |
at Ohio State Rivalry |
Value City Arena Columbus, OH | |||||||||
March 10, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN |
Nebraska | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
Big Ten Tournament | |||||||||||
March 13–17, 2024 |
vs. TBA | Target Center Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
AP | — | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Coaches' | — |
References
- Wywrot, Tom (March 9, 2023). "Michigan Falls to Rutgers In Big Ten Tournament After Second-Half Struggles". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- "Rutgers pulls away in 2nd half vs. frigid-shooting Michigan". ESPN. Associated Press. March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- Wywrot, Tom (March 12, 2023). "Wolverines Set to Host Toledo in Opening Round of NIT". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- Wywrot, Tom (March 14, 2023). "Sharp Shooting Propels Michigan to Win over Toledo in NIT First Round". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- "Michigan 65–66 Vanderbilt (Mar 18, 2023) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- Hawkins, James (March 23, 2023). "Michigan freshman Jett Howard declares for NBA Draft". The Detroit News. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- Chavkin, Daniel. "Reports: Michigan Star Hunter Dickinson Makes Shocking Decision on Future". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- "Hunter Dickinson commits to Kansas: Ex-Michigan big, top player in transfer portal, joins Bill Self's team". CBSSports.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- "Kobe Bufkin declares for 2023 NBA draft". FOX 17 West Michigan News (WXMI). April 3, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- Kahn, Andrew (April 7, 2023). "Michigan's Isaiah Barnes announces transfer destination". mlive. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- Garcia, Tony (April 10, 2023). "Michigan basketball's Joey Baker reportedly to pursue pro career". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- "Michigan basketball transfer Gregg Glenn III heading to Tulane". The Detroit News. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- Borzello, Jeff (April 7, 2023). "Former North Carolina guard Caleb Love transferring to Michigan". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- Rapp, Timothy (May 17, 2023). "Report: Caleb Love Won't Transfer to Michigan; UNC Return Not on the Table". bleacherreport.com. Bleacherreport. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- Kahn, Andrew (October 28, 2022). "Papa Kante, 4-star recruit, commits to Michigan basketball". MLive.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- Garcia, Tony (November 1, 2022). "Michigan basketball adds another 4-star commit in guard George Washington III". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- Garcia, Tony (November 10, 2022). "Michigan basketball makes it official by signing George Washington III, Papa Kante". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- Garcia, Tony (April 18, 2023). "Michigan basketball commit Papa Kante requests release from National Letter of Intent". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- Hawkins, James (April 18, 2023). "Michigan basketball signee Papa Kante requests release from NLI, will reopen recruitment". The Detroit News. Retrieved April 28, 2023.