Michigan basketball coach Dusty May isn't done in the portal just yet
New Michigan basketball coach Dusty May has made a huge impression since taking the job several weeks ago, nearly filling out his roster with players man believe could lead the Wolverines back to the NCAA Tournament. Recently, he said he was almost — but not completely — done.
“We’ve been able to hit the ground running and been able to put together a roster that we think will be extremely competitive in any conference,” May told Jon Rothstein on the ‘College Hoops Today’ podcast. “So now, we just have to get everyone together and start working toward a common goal.
“Our roster is almost complete. We’ll continue to add probably another piece or two — and it might be youth, it might be someone that’s just a fit. That could look like a number of things. But … we’re almost complete.”
Michigan coaches are still waiting for big piece in Florida Atlantic big man Vladislav Goldin. They need him, and most — including On3’s Joe Tipton — believe he’ll announce this week. He would be No. 13. But if there are upgrades, some currently on the roster could see the writing on the wall or not be brought back for fifth years, etc. Such is reality in the day and age of the transfer portal.
May has proven he’s not going to stand pat. The Wolverines are still in the mix for other potential contributors — from a recent ESPN report, 6-7 Stanford transfer Andrej Stojakovic is the latest.
“[He] took a visit to Cal last weekend and the Bears are very much in the mix,” Borzello reported. “North Carolina and Kentucky are also heavily involved, as is Michigan. He’s likely to take another visit this weekend, nothing finalized.
Creighton, Washington, USC and Louisville are others involved for the son of former three-time NBA All-Star Peja Stojakovic.
Stojakovic averaged 7.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per game in his one season with the Cardinal, appearing in all 32 games and starting 10. He shot 32.7 percent from beyond the arc as a freshman. He scored in double figures in three of his first four games at Stanford as a four-star recruit out of Jesuit (Cali.), the No. 5 shooting guard and No. 24 overall player in the 2023 cycle, per the On3 Industry Rankings.
“I know some guys just don’t even want to be compared to their dads who played in the league,” he told Sports Illustrated during his recruiting process, via his On3 profile. “But I’d personally love to have as successful a career in the NBA as my dad did. I want it on my own, yeah, but I’m definitely gonna follow his blueprint to get it done.”
Watch for more on Stojakovic and other targets in the days and weeks to come …
