Michigan basketball roster tracker: One spot remains as Dusty May's build rounds out (April 23)

The Michigan Wolverines are still rounding out the roster in Dusty May’s first offseason as head coach, and the work has been impressive to this point. Since April 19, Michigan has added seven players to the roster, leaving at least one scholarship spot remaining as the 2024-25 picture comes together.

There is still some more work to do and a few targets left on the board, but what the team currently has could be enough to get Michigan back into the NCAA Tournament picture.

Here is a look at where the roster stands on April 23.

New additions added in all-caps

Guards

Graduate Rubin Jones (6-5, 190)
The former North Texas shooting guard, who has one year of eligibility remaining, spent four years with the Mean Green and is coming off a career season, averaging 12.1 points per game with 3.7 assists and 3.6 rebounds while shooting 39.6% from the floor and 41.6% on the year. He is a career 36.6% three-point shooter but shot 40.6% during his freshman year.

Graduate Nimari Burnett (6-4, 200)
Burnett was solid for Michigan last year after transferring in from Alabama, starting all 32 games and averaged 9.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists and shot 39.9% from the floor in 31.3 minutes per game. A lot was asked of him on a team without a ton veteran leadership and a lack of experience at guard. Depending on his return and who else winds up on this roster next season, he might be relegated to a lesser role. But any spot accounted for is helpful and good news right now.

JUNIOR RODDY GAYLE JR. (6-4, 210)
Gayle, an Ohio State transfer, has two seasons of eligibility remaining, finished third on the Buckeyes in scoring with 13.4 points per game, adding 4.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists. The shooting guard was On3’s No. 62 player nationally in the 2022 class and No. 8 shooting guard, played two seasons in Columbus and has two years of eligibility remaining. Gayle shot 51.3 percent on two-point shots (140-of-273), 28.2 percent on triples (29-of-103) and 83.2 percent on free throws (119-of-143).

Junior Tre Donaldson (6-3, 200)
The Tallahassee, Fla., native started 10 of 35 games this past season, averaging 6.7 points, 3.2 assists and 2.4 rebounds in 19.2 minutes per contest. He split time with point guard Aden Holloway, who’s also in the NCAA transfer portal. Donaldson shot 50.4 percent on twos (61-of-121), 41.2 percent on threes (28-of-68) and 78.4 percent at the free throw line (29-of-37). His 26.5-percent assist rate during SEC play led the conference. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining

Sophomore George Washington III (6-2, 170)
After a few weeks in the transfer portal, GW3 announced this week he would return to Michigan and play under May. He did not play a ton last season, averaging 1.2 points in 6.6 minutes per contest in 22 games. But he is a former top-150 prospect that could fit well in May’s system, where they want to push the basketball and shoot a lot of threes. Washington could be part of a multi-year foundation as opposed to a stop-gap, which is a big positive.

Freshman Justin Pippen (6-3, 180)
Pippen, who is the son of Chicago Bulls great Scottie Pippen, is a four-star prospect and the No. 93 recruit in the 2024 class, per the On3 Industry Ranking. With May putting in the work both in the transfer portal and on the recruiting trail, Pippen becomes the first domino to fall as Michigan rebuilds its roster heading into the 2024-25 campaign, and his ascension is impressive given the fact he came into his senior season as an unranked prospect. During his senior season, he averaged 16.5 points, 4.9 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game.

Freshman Durral Brooks (6-2, 180)
The 2024 signee never wavered in his commitment to Michigan after the coaching change. He is a three-star recruit and the No. 200 player in the country, per the On3 Industry Ranking. Brooks led Grand Rapids Catholic Central this season with 27.1 points, 7.8 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 2.8 steals per game.

FRESHMAN LORENZO CASON (6-3, 190)
Cason, a three-star recruit, No. 278 player in the country and former FAU commit, also considered Florida and received offers from USF, Seton Hall, Georgia Southern, Murray State, and more. He averaged 24.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game his last year at Victory Christian.

Forwards

Graduate Jace Howard (6-8, 225)
The son of former head coach Juwan Howard and two-time team captain was at May’s introductory press conference, and little has been said about what his next step might be despite one remaining season of eligibility. He played 10 games this year, averaging 2.6 points in 12.7 minutes per game.

Senior Will Tschetter (6-8, 245)
Tschetter took a step forward as a solid rotational piece this year, playing 31 games with six starts. He averaged 6.8 points per game along with 2.4 rebounds and shot 58.2% from the floor (51.9% from three). He has two seasons of eligibility remaining after a redshirt year in 2021-22.

SOPHOMORE SAM WALTERS (6-10, 198)
The 6-foot-10, 198-pounder played one season with Alabama and has three years of eligibility remaining. On3 ranks Walters as the No. 71 overall player and 17th-best power forward in the NCAA transfer portal. He averaged 5.4 points and 2.4 rebounds in 12.3 minutes per game in 37 appearances off the bench, shooting 48.1 percent on twos (25-of-52), 39.4 percent on threes (39-of-99) and 82.5 percent from the free throw line (33-of-40).

Centers

Junior center Danny Wolf (7-0, 255)
Earning first-team All-Ivy honors, Wolf led Yale with 14.1 points and 9.7 rebounds per game last season, also contributing 2.4 assists in 30.8 minutes per clash while starting 31 of 32 outings. His 29.1-percent defensive rebounding rate ranked 10th in the country, per Kenpom. Wolf shot 50.7 percent on twos (141-of-278), 34.9 percent on threes (29-of-83), and 71.4 percent on free throws (65-of-91). He has two seasons of eligibility remaining.