Michigan SG Jace Howard enters NCAA transfer portal

Michigan shooting guard Jace Howard entered the NCAA transfer portal, On3 has learned. He is the son of former Wolverines head coach Juwan Howard.

Jace Howard played in just five games last season. He played a career high 30 games in 2022-23 for Michigan, where he spent five seasons. He’ll have one year of eligibility left.

Howard averaged 6.8 minutes per game over the course of his career. He played under his father throughout his time in Ann Arbor and played this last season under head coach Dusty May, who replaced Juwan after coming over from Florida Atlantic.

As a member of the Class of 2020, Howard was a three-star recruit out of Miami (Fla.) NSU University School, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He was the No. 19 overall prospect in the state, the No. 54 small forward in the class and the No. 241 overall prospect in the class.

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Jace Howard exits Michigan program via transfer portal

With Howard out, he’ll be a notable name in the portal, potentially being a solid piece to a new squad. For May, his Michigan squad had a solid year, making it to the Sweet 16 after winning the Big Ten Tournament.

Despite chalk in the NCAA Tournament, May didn’t believe Cinderella’s were dead. This was prior to all four No. 1 seeds making the Final Four this year.

“I don’t think Cinderella is dead,” May said Thursday. “I think she’s probably not going to be making visits as frequently as she did before.

“You know, I look at it like this. We lost a few players at FAU early on. One left before we thought he was an All-League player. We’re obviously disappointed. Everyone was upset. My response was always, hey, we get paid to coach basketball, to do the best we can. If they decide to leave, then we’ve got to support them. Now, what we have to do a better job of is making sure we keep these guys long enough to be All-Conference. Then, if they leave, then that’s part of it. But we can’t lose them before they’re going to be All-Conference level players.”