Michigan Basketball transfer portal tracker: News, rumors & more - Maize n Brew

College basketball teams will officially be looking to add players beginning today (April 7), as the transfer portal is officially open until April 21. While there have been a ton of players that have already announced their intentions to enter the portal, they can now make things official and begin looking for their next team. As it pertains to Dusty May and the Michigan Wolverines, there will certainly be holes to fill in the coming weeks due to Yaxel Lendeborg, Roddy Gayle Jr., Nimari Burnett and Will Tschetter all being out of college eligibility. With L.J. Cason expected to miss all of next season, it would not be a surprise to see Michigan go after some point guards this offseason to back up the returning Elliot Cadeau. It’s also possible that both Aday Mara and Morez Johnson Jr. test the NBA Draft waters — this could result in Michigan going after some big men as well. Needless to say, the Wolverines will look quite different next season, and building the 2026-27 group begins now. Make sure to bookmark this page, as we will update you on everything you need to know about Michigan’s efforts in the transfer portal. This will be updated as quickly as possible as news is reported, so stick with us as Michigan reaches out to players, schedules visits, gets commitments, and potentially even sees players depart. Players transferring in * Tennessee C J.P. Estrella Players transferring out * G/F Winters Grady * C Malick Kordel News/Rumors Friday, April 10 * Michigan is a school “being mentioned” for TCU G/F David Punch, according to 247Sports’ Travis Branham, along with Texas, Kansas and Louisville. He’s the No. 7 ranked player in the portal according to 247Sports and No. 10 according to On3. * On3’s Jamie Shaw placed a prediction for Michigan to land Wake Forest G/F Juke Harris. More info here. * Per On3’s Jamie Shaw, Michigan still wants to “make a run” at Kansas C Flory Bidunga despite the commitment from Tennessee big man J.P. Estrella. “As of this writing (morning of April 10), I am also told he does not have a (visit) date with Michigan set yet.” * Shaw did not include Michigan in an update on April 10, but did say the two schools he is hearing the most regarding Wisconsin G John Blackwell are Illinois and Duke. * Update: Blackwell announced his top schools, and Michigan did NOT make the cut. Thursday, April 9 * According to On3’s Joe Tipton, Michigan is among the schools to monitor for Alabama C Aiden Sherrell. Wednesday, April 8 * Michigan has reached out to UNC Asheville G Kameron Taylor, according to Sam Kayser. * According to Jeff Goodman, Michigan is among the top options for Kansas F/C Bryson Tiller, along with Arizona, Miami and Missouri. * Update: “Since the commitment of Estrella to Michigan, the Wolverines sound like they could now be on the outside looking in on Tiller,” reported 247Sports’ Travis Branham. * As first reported by Lou Pascucci of PackInsider, Michigan met with Wake Forest G Juke Harris, who is the No. 2 ranked player in the portal on On3 and the No. 3 ranked player on 247Sports. He averaged 21.4 points and 6.5 rebounds per game this past season while shooting 44.4 percent from the field and 33.2 percent from three. * Update: Harris is visiting Ann Arbor for the national title parade/celebration. More info here. * Per On3’s Pete Nakos ($), Michigan is “also in the mix” for Saint Mary’s C Andrew McKeever, although Nakos noted that “any notable conversations are delayed at this point as the Wolverines come off their national title win.” Arizona State, Cincinnati, Iowa, Marquette, Ole Miss, Purdue and UConn have all also shown interest in the 7-foot-3, 285-pounder. * According to On3’s Jamie Shaw ($), Michigan is a school that he “expects to make a run” for Virginia Tech F Neoklis Avdalas. He is a top-20 overall player in the portal according to 247Sports and On3. Tuesday, April 7 * Michigan has reached out to Cleveland State G Ice Emery, according to Sam Kayser. * On3’s Jamie Shaw ($) expects Michigan to “get involved” with Kansas C Flory Bidunga (No. 1 player in the portal according to 247Sports). * Update: According to Jeff Goodman, Bidunga’s list — as of now — includes Duke, Michigan, St. John’s and Louisville. * According to On3’s Jamie Shaw ($), Michigan is a school to watch for Wisconsin G John Blackwell, who is originally from Highland Park, Michigan. Past targets that committed elsewhere * Providence C Oswin Erhunmwunse (Creighton) * San Diego State SF Miles Byrd (Providence) * Wisconsin G John Blackwell (TBD, but won’t be Michigan)