2020–21 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

2020–21 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
2020–21 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Juwan Howard (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Saddi Washington (5th season); Phil Martelli (2nd season); Howard Eisley (2nd season);
Home arena	Crisler Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Big Ten Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Michigan	14	–	3	.824	23	–	5	.821
No. 2 Illinois †	16	–	4	.800	24	–	7	.774
No. 8 Iowa	14	–	6	.700	22	–	9	.710
No. 20 Purdue	13	–	6	.684	18	–	10	.643
No. 7 Ohio State	12	–	8	.600	21	–	10	.677
Wisconsin	10	–	10	.500	18	–	13	.581
Rutgers	10	–	10	.500	16	–	12	.571
Maryland	9	–	11	.450	17	–	14	.548
Michigan State	9	–	11	.450	15	–	13	.536
Indiana	7	–	12	.368	12	–	15	.444
Penn State	7	–	12	.368	11	–	14	.440
Northwestern	6	–	13	.316	9	–	15	.375
Minnesota	6	–	14	.300	14	–	15	.483
Nebraska	3	–	16	.158	7	–	20	.259

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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.

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

Michigan Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
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]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Zeb Jackson SG/PG	Toledo, OH	Montverde Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Oct 23, 2018
Zeb Jackson SG/PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Hunter Dickinson C	Hyattsville, MD	DeMatha Catholic High School	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Dec 20, 2019
Hunter Dickinson C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Terrance Williams PF	Washington, D.C.	Gonzaga College High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jan 1, 2020
Terrance Williams PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jace Howard SF	Miami, FL	NSU University School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jan 21, 2020
Jace Howard SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 9 Rivals: 9 ESPN: 9
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Michigan 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 14, 2020. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 14, 2020.

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
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
Isaiah Barnes SF/PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Michigan 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Chaundee Brown	–	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	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
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	at Oregon	Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
TBA (planned Nov 19–20, 2020)* TBA	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
December 21, 2020* TBA	Oakland	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

2020–21 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Adrien Nunez	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Brooklyn, NY
F	1	Hunter Dickinson	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Fr	Hyattsville, MD
F	2	Isaiah Livers	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Kalamazoo, MI
G	3	Zeb Jackson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Maumee, OH
G	4	Brandon Wade (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Ann Arbor, MI
F	5	Terrance Williams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Washington DC
F	10	Jace Howard	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Miami, FL
G	12	Mike Smith	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	Burr Ridge, IL
G	14	Rico Ozuna-Harrison (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Detroit, MI
G	15	Chaundee Brown	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Orlando, FL
G	21	Franz Wagner	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Berlin, Germany
F	23	Brandon Johns Jr.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	East Lansing, MI
F	24	C. J. Baird (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Novi, MI
F	32	Luke Wilson (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Boulder, CO
F	44	Jaron Faulds (W)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Holt, MI
F	51	Austin Davis	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Sr	Onsted ,MI
G	55	Eli Brooks	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Spring Grove, PA

Head coach

Juwan Howard (Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 15, 2020

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP
Coaches'

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.

[1] "Big Ten Cancels Remainder of Conference Men's Basketball Tournament". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

[2] "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships" (Press release). NCAA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

[3] Clark, Dave (16 Apr 2020). "Michigan transfer David DeJulius commits to Cincinnati Bearcats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 16 Apr 2020.

[4] Kahn, Andrew (October 23, 2018). "Four-star guard Zeb Jackson commits to Michigan basketball". MLive.com. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

[5] Hawkins, James. "'Me and Coach Juwan just click': Five-star forward Isaiah Todd commits to Michigan". Detroit News. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

[6] Sang, Orion. "Michigan basketball lands four-star forward Terrance Williams in 2020 class". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

[7] Sang, Orion (January 20, 2020). "Jace Howard, son of Juwan, commits to Michigan basketball". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

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