Princeton transfer Jaelin Llewellyn visiting Michigan hoops this week

Michigan has been looking to the portal for guard and wing help for the 2022-23 season. The Wolverines will get a visit from one of the most coveted available when Jaelin Llewellyn makes it to campus this week for an official.

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Texas Tech’s Terrence Shannon Jr. was in last week. He was reported by some to have pledged, but that was premature. He’s still firmly in the mix – and yes, it’s possible Michigan will have room for more than one transfer.

The 6-2, 185-pound Llewellyn is from Mississauga, Ontario, [former Michigan guard] Nik Stauskas and Caleb Houstan territory. He was North Pole Hoops’ No. 5 Canadian prospect and top point guard in the class of 2018 and didn’t disappoint at Princeton. He joined the program’s 1,000-point club this past season, earned first team All-Ivy League honors in 2022, averaging 15.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.

He’s continued to improve as a shooter. He shot 45.5 percent from the floor this year, 38.6% from long range, in leading Princeton to a first place Ivy League finish (23-7 overall).

The interesting part — he’s used to playing with the ball in his hands, and Michigan has two point guards already in sophomore Frankie Collins and freshman Dug McDaniel. But Llewellyn can play off the ball, as well.

The current scholarship chart:

And again, there’s always the chance Michigan could move someone to walk-on status should nobody leave. That would make for a crowded roster, however — a good problem to have, but something that would need to be sorted out this fall.

It’s clear, though, that Michigan is going to take a guard or wing, if not both. And that coach Juwan Howard’s mantra — that U-M is “for competitors only” — is certainly on display here.

It’s about making the roster better, and winning. Those who play will have earned their time.