2020–21 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team will represent the University of Michigan during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines will be led by second-year head coach Juwan Howard, They will play their home games for the 54th consecutive year at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This season will mark the program's 105th season and its 104th consecutive year as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
2020–21 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
2020–21 record | 0–0 (0–0 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Juwan Howard (2nd season) |
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Home arena | Crisler Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 Big Ten Tournament winner As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
The Wolverines finished the 2019–20 season 19–12, including 10–10 in Big Ten play. Michigan was scheduled to face Rutgers in the second round of the 2020 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, however, on March 12, 2020, the Big Ten cancelled the tournament.[1] Also on March 12, the NCAA announced they cancelled the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, along with all remaining winter and spring championships, due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2]
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Zavier Simpson | 3 | G | 6'0" | 190 | Sr | Lima, OH | Graduated |
Jon Teske | 15 | F | 7'1" | 250 | Sr | Indianapolis, IN | Graduated |
David DeJulius | 0 | G | 6'0" | 190 | So | Detroit, MI | Transferred to Cincinnati[3] |
Colin Castleton | 11 | F | 6'11" | 235 | So | Daytona Beach, FL | Transferred to Florida |
Cole Bajema | 22 | F | 6'7" | 175 | Fr | Lynden, WA | Transferred to Washington |
Recruiting classes
2020 recruiting class
On October 23, 2018, Michigan received its first class of 2020 commitment from four-star guard Zeb Jackson of Montverde Academy in suburban Orlando, Florida. Jackson had met assistant coach DeAndre Haynes when he was on the Toledo staff.[4] On October 17, 2019, Michigan received its second commitment of the 2020 class and the first commitment of the Juwan Howard era, five-star power forward Isaiah Todd of Word of God Christian Academy in Raleigh, North Carolina. Todd was the highest-rated recruit to commit to Michigan since 2000 but Todd ended up decommiting from Michigan on April 14, 2020 to instead play overseas. Howard then picked up his third commitment of the 2020 class in Hunter Dickinson a four-star Center out of Hyattsville, Maryland.[5] On January 1, 2020, Terrance Williams, a four-star Forward out of Washington D.C. who de-committed from Georgetown in December 2019, became the fourth commit of the 2020 class.[6] On January 20, Howard picked up his fifth commitment of the 2020 class, his son Jace Howard, a three-star small forward from Miami.[7]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Zeb Jackson SG/PG |
Toledo, OH | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Oct 23, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: | ||||||
Hunter Dickinson C |
Hyattsville, MD | DeMatha Catholic High School | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | Dec 20, 2019 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: | ||||||
Terrance Williams PF |
Washington, DC | Gonzaga College High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jan 1, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: | ||||||
Jace Howard SF |
Miami, FL | NSU University School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jan 21, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 7 Rivals: 7 ESPN: 7 | ||||||
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2021 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Isaiah Barnes SF/PF |
Oak Park, IL | River Forest High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 24, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: | ||||||
Will Tschetter PF |
Stewartville, MN | Stewartville High School(MN) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Jul 6, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: | ||||||
Kobe Bufkin SG |
Grand Rapids, MI | Grand Rapids Christian High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jul 10, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 3rd Rivals: 3rd ESPN: 3rd | ||||||
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Incoming Transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Chaundee Brown | 15 | G | 6'4" | 195 | RS Jr | Orlando, FL | Wake Forest |
Mike Smith | 12 | G | 5'11" | 180 | RS Sr | Oak Park, IL | Columbia |
Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
TBA* TBA |
TBA | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 10, 2020* TBA |
Georgia State | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
November 14, 2020* TBA, Cancelled |
at Oregon | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR | |||||||||
TBA (planned Nov 19–20, 2020)* TBA |
vs. Baylor, NC State, or Villanova Empire Classic |
Madison Square Garden New York City,NY | |||||||||
November 24, 2020* TBA |
Cal State Northridge | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
November 27, 2020* TBA |
Southern Utah | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
November or December 2020* TBA, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU |
TBA Big Ten-ACC Challenge |
Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
TBA (first weekend Dec)* TBA |
UCF | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
December 21, 2020* TBA |
Oakland | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
December 29, 2020* TBA |
Ball State | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
at Indiana | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington,IN | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
Michigan State Rivalry |
Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
at Michigan State | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
Maryland | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
at Wisconsin | Kohl Center Madison, WI | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
Northwestern | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
Rutgers | | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
Iowa | | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
Nebraska | | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
at Penn State | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
Illinois | | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
Purdue | | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
Minnesota | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
Ohio State | | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
Indiana | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Roster
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final | |
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References
- "Big Ten Cancels Remainder of Conference Men's Basketball Tournament". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships" (Press release). NCAA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- Clark, Dave (16 Apr 2020). "Michigan transfer David DeJulius commits to Cincinnati Bearcats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 16 Apr 2020.
- Kahn, Andrew (October 23, 2018). "Four-star guard Zeb Jackson commits to Michigan basketball". MLive.com. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- Hawkins, James. "'Me and Coach Juwan just click': Five-star forward Isaiah Todd commits to Michigan". Detroit News. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- Sang, Orion. "Michigan basketball lands four-star forward Terrance Williams in 2020 class". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- Sang, Orion (January 20, 2020). "Jace Howard, son of Juwan, commits to Michigan basketball". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 19, 2020.