Newsstand: Michigan basketball trending for top NCAA transfer portal target
Tweets Of The Day
On3’s Joe Tipton has placed a prediction for Michigan to land UCLA center transfer Aday Mara, a 7-foot-3, 240-pound native of Spain. Mara spent two seasons with the Bruins and has two years of eligibility remaining.
The Zaragoza, Spain, native averaged 6.4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1.6 blocks in 13 minutes per game last season. The Bruins were 8-1 when he played 15-plus minutes.
Michigan point guard transfer Justin Pippen will head to the ACC and play for California, he announced Tuesday. Pippen averaged 1.6 points in 6.6 minutes per game with 28 appearances as a freshman in 2024-25. He entered the portal during Michigan’s postseason run.
Michigan basketball finished No. 10 in the Associated Press poll.
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The Associated Press released its final college basketball top 25 Tuesday, one day after Florida cut down the nets with a national championship game win over Houston. The Associated Press only started releasing a postseason top 25 following the 2024 season.
Michigan checked in No. 10 — behind No. 1 Florida, No. 2 Houston, No. 3 Duke, No. 4 Auburn, No. 5 Tennessee, No. 6 Alabama, No. 7 Michigan State, No. 8 Texas Tech and No. 9 Maryland. That made the Maize and Blue the second-highest ranked team to see their season come to an end in the Sweet 16.
Michigan posted a 27-10 overall record, finished tied second in the Big Ten at 14-6, won the conference tournament championship for the fourth time in history and advanced to the Sweet 16, where it lost to Auburn, 78-65, in Atlanta.
The last time Michigan was ranked in the top 10 of the AP poll was in the preseason release ahead of the 2021-22 campaign. The Wolverines ended that year unranked, but made a run to the Sweet 16 under Howard.
Michigan slotted No. 14 after winning the Big Ten title and moved up four spots after a Sweet 16 run that included victories over UC San Diego and Texas A&M. The Wolverines were a No. 5 seed in the Big Dance.
Michigan’s Tate Carey threw a seven-inning no-hitter with 4 strikeouts in a 13-0 win over Akron Tuesday in Ann Arbor. That marked Michigan’s first no-hitter since 1994.
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Quote Of The Day
“As far as my own internal pressure, it’s not like I feel pressure to make a Final Four. I believe we’re going to. I believe we’re going to play for national championships. So the pressure is more just in the week of preparation, just trying to beat a single team and make sure you never lose a game because of something that you weren’t prepared for. Those are my internal pressures.”
— Michigan basketball head coach Dusty May (via ‘Zach Gelb Show’)
Headlines Of The Day
• Clayton Sayfie, The Wolverine: Dusty May discusses areas of improvement for 2025-26 and belief that ‘we’re going to play for national championships’
• Chris Balas and EJ Holland, The Wolverine: ITF EXTRA: ‘Moving parts’ and Michigan recruiting … when will the machine start rolling again?
• EJ Holland, The Wolverine: Blue Chips: Father of No. 1 ranked QB Kavian Bryant on why Michigan visit was an ‘eye opener’
• Clayton Sayfie, The Wolverine: Michigan basketball goes from eight wins in 2024 to top 10 in final AP poll of 2025
• Ethan McDowell, The Wolverine: Inside a new Michigan recruiting prediction for an On300 prospect
