Michigan basketball scholarship chart, breakdown after addition of Youssef Khayat
Michigan Wolverines basketball landed a commitment from 2022 Lebanese forward Youssef Khayat, all but finalizing the team’s 2022-23 roster. The Wolverines are replacing four of five starters, two of whom were one-and-done prospects who stayed in the NBA Draft, brought in a five-man freshman class and have added two more via the transfer portal.
Here’s a look at Michigan’s scholarship as it stands today (June 27), followed by our analysis.
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How Michigan got here
The Wolverines saw guard Eli Brooks run out of eligibility, guards DeVante’ Jones and Adrien Nunez opt against using their extra year of eligibility, guard Frankie Collins leave for Arizona State and guard Zeb Jackson and forward Brandon Johns Jr. transfer to VCU. In addition, wing Caleb Houstan and forward Moussa Diabate declared for the NBA Draft and were both selected last Thursday night. Both were second-rounders, with Houstan going No. 32 overall to the Orlando Magic and Diabate coming off the board at No. 43 to the Los Angeles Clippers.
All told, Michigan had two scholarship spots to fill heading into June. Now that Duke transfer Joey Baker and Khayat are in the fold, U-M is full at 13 scholarships. Earlier this offseason, the Maize and Blue landed Princeton guard transfer Jaelin Llewellyn. As of now, seven of Michigan’s 13 scholarship players are newcomers (it was seven out of 14 last season), including four freshmen.
What’s next?
Now that Michigan has finished up building its 2022-23 roster, the likes of Memphis transfer Emoni Bates are, by all accounts, off the radar. The focus is now fully shifted to the 2023 recruiting class.
The Wolverines don’t hold any commitments in the 2023 class, and lead for only one prospect. South Kent (Conn.) School four-star center Papa Kante was in Ann Arbor for his official visit June 14-16, and Michigan appears to be the favorite for the No. 34 overall player per On3. Rutgers is the Wolverines’ top competition at this time.
2023 outlook
Michigan has just two seniors slated to be on next year’s team — Baker and Llewellyn. The former will be out of eligibility after next season, while Llewellyn will have another year due to the Tigers not playing a 2019-20 season and the NCAA deeming that a ‘free year’ for all athletes. Whether or not Michigan invites him back and he accepts remains to be seen.
If Llewellyn does depart, Michigan will have at least two scholarships available for the 2023-24 season. That number could grow even larger, of course, with attrition to the transfer portal becoming more and more common across the country.
Additionally, center Hunter Dickinson is attempting to graduate in three years next spring and will likely take his shot at the NBA. Never say never, because he came back after previously stating his intentions that 2021-22 was his “last ride” at Michigan, but the Maize and Blue may have three-plus scholarships to work with. Top needs include center and point guard.
