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Michigan Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #1 · 37–3 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Big Ten Conference · Ann Arbor, MI

Michigan finished 37–3 (Big Ten 1st, KenPom #1) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 9 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season9
Transfer additions3
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2028
Most common home stateFL (3)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2028 — 3 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2030.

2026
Gcrowded9 ahead
Fbalanced5 ahead
Ccrowded2 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gblocked5 ahead
Fbalanced6 ahead
Ccrowded2 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gbalanced4 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
Cbalanced2 ahead
2029
Gopening3 ahead
Fopening2 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen1 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
Copen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (7)
Joseph Hartman6′6″Fr
Malachi Brown6′6″Fr
Ricky Liburd6′5″So
Trey McKenney6′4″So
Brandon McCoy Jr.6′5″Fr
Howard Eisley Jr.6′0″Jr
Elliot Cadeau6′1″Sr
Forwards in that room (6)
Oscar Goodman6′7″Jr
Quinn Costello6′10″Fr
Harrison Hochberg6′7″Sr
Jalen Reed6′9″Grad
Lincoln Cosby6′10″Fr
J.P. Estrella6′11″Grad
Centers in that room (2)
Moustapha Thiam7′2″Jr
Marcus Møller7′3″Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Michigan

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (9 ahead), F balanced (5 ahead), C crowded (2 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 9 arrivals, 6 came straight from high school and 3 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from FL, NY, IL.

11 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 11 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

23% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 7 of 15

Joseph Hartman6′6″Fr
Malachi Brown6′6″Fr
Ricky Liburd6′5″So
Brandon McCoy Jr.6′5″Fr
Trey McKenney6′4″So9.9 PPG
Elliot Cadeau6′1″Sr · final yr10.5 PPG
Howard Eisley Jr.6′0″Jr0.3 PPG

Frontcourt 8 of 15 · forwards + centers

Marcus Møller7′3″Fr · C
Moustapha Thiam7′2″Jr · C
J.P. Estrella6′11″Grad · F · final yr
Quinn Costello6′10″Fr · F
Lincoln Cosby6′10″Fr · F
Jalen Reed6′9″Grad · F · final yr
Oscar Goodman6′7″Jr · F1.4 PPG
Harrison Hochberg6′7″Sr · F · final yr
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

23%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Elliot Cadeau10.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Trey McKenney9.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Oscar Goodman1.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 14 of 16 players on the 2025–26 roster with recorded stats; "returning" means listed on the 2026–27 roster.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

6from high school3via the portal

12 of 15 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

11 of 15

11 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

2 five-stars: Elliot Cadeau #11 (2023), Trey McKenney #18 (2025).

Where from

FL 3 · NY 3 · IL 2 · NJ 2 · CA 1 · MA 1

6 international: Oberhausen; Zaragoza, Spain; Opunake, New Zealand; Espergærde and 2 more

High schools: Prolific Prep (Calif.) ×2; Sagemont Prep; Orchard Lake St. Mary's and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Moustapha Thiam
→Jalen Reed
→J.P. Estrella

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Morez Johnson Jr.
←Aday Mara
←L.J. Cason
←Winters Grady
←Malick Kordel

How this roster compares

Big Ten Conference (18 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureMichiganConference
Average guard height6′4″6′4″
Average frontcourt height6′10″6′9″+1″
Roster size1515
Freshman share40%29%+11pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#242021–22#442022–23#1182023–24#222024–25#12025–26
19–15 · Big Ten 4th18–16 · Big Ten 9th8–24 · Big Ten 14th27–10 · Big Ten 7th37–3 · Big Ten 1st

Coaching staff

Mike Boynton, Jr.David and meredith kaplan men's basketball head coach
Akeem MiskdeenAssistant coach
Kyle ChurchAssistant coach / general manager
Brandon GilbertSpecial assistant to the head coach
KT HarrellAssistant coach
Matt AldredHead strength & conditioning coach
Mike MartinAssistant coach
Dylan MurphyAssistant coach
Staff changes11 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 7 before 2024–25, 3 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate16%
SAT midpoint1465

How this page is made: Rosters: official Michigan rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Michigan's 2026–27 roster is posted, so this page reads it; the conference comparison uses 2025–26, the newest season every program has on file. · Stats: 2025–26, the last season played — the 2026–27 season has no games yet. · New this season: players not listed on the 2025–26 roster; a newcomer who is not a freshman counts as a transfer addition · Ratings: KenPom, five seasons; conference finish computed among same-conference teams by rating · Openings: Depth Chart's roster projection from listed class years; confidence stated per year · Sample: among players who made a college roster — the data cannot see who didn't. Among players who made a college roster. Model judgments describe positions and cohorts, never a named player's future. Refreshed automatically when the rosters change. Corrections: research@mydepthchart.com.

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