The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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NOVEMBER 2025 ❱ THE WOLVERINE 41 2025-26 BASKETBALL PREVIEW No. Wolverine Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown 0 Ricky Liburd G/F 6-4 190 Fr. Hollywood, Fla. Began prep career at Nova High School (2021-22), before transferring to NSU School (2022-23) and Sage- mont Prep (2023-25), earning Broward County Player of the Year in 2025 and receiving All-Broward County first-team honors three times. 1 Trey McKenney G 6-4 225 Fr. Flint, Mich. Consensus top-25 recruit and No. 1 overall player in Michigan earned Mr. Basketball, Gatorade Player of the Year and McDonald's All-America honors as a prep prospect, playing at Orchard Lake St. Mary's High School. Averaged 23.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.1 steals as a senior. 2 L.J. Cason G 6-2 195 So. Lakeland, Fla. Played 30 games off the bench last season in Ann Arbor, averaging 4.3 points per game and posting four games in double figures, including three of his first four games as a Wolverine. Cason played 13 games of 15-plus minutes and averaged 11.8 minutes per contest. 3 Elliot Cadeau G 6-1 180 Jr. West Orange, N.J. Suited up for 74 games with 68 starts during his first two collegiate seasons at North Carolina, never missing a game while averaging 8.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. Former five-star recruit made the ACC All-Rookie team in 2024. 4 Nimari Burnett G 6-5 195 Gr. Chicago Entering his third season with Michigan, he has started all 69 games he has played in Ann Arbor. He was one of four Wolverines to play in and start all 37 games last season, averaging 9.4 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. 5 Oscar Goodman F 6-7 235 R-Fr. Opunake, New Zealand Early enrollee joined the program last winter, but did not participate in games and carved out a role as a practice/scout team member. Plays internationally for New Zealand. 7 Howard Eisley Jr. G 6-0 200 So. New York, N.Y. Walk-on played in three games last season, son of former U-M assistant Howard Eisley. 10 Winters Grady G/F 6-6 210 Fr. Tualatin, Ore. The No. 59 prospect in the Rivals Industry Ranking played his final two seasons at Prolific Prep, averaging 17.0 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. Helped the team reach Chipotle Nationals in both of his seasons after two years at Lake Oswego High. 11 Roddy Gayle Jr. G 6-5 210 Sr. Niagara Falls, N.Y. Former Ohio State transfer played in 36 games with 25 starts last season, averaging 9.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. Scored season-high 26 points in NCAA Round of 32 win over Texas A&M. 12 Charlie May G 6-5 190 Sr. Boca Raton, Fla. The son of head coach Dusty May played in five games last season, coming off the bench in mop-up time. 13 Harrison Hochberg F 6-7 220 Jr. New York, N.Y. U-M Athletic Academic Achievement honoree played in six games last year off the bench, scoring a career- high 4 points against Cleveland State. 15 Aday Mara C 7-3 255 Jr. Zaragoza, Spain UCLA transfer played in 61 games with 8 starts in two seasons, averaging 5.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game. He played in 33 games last year, all off the bench, averaging 6.4 points and 4.0 rebounds. 21 Morez Johnson Jr. F 6-9 250 So. Riverdale, Ill. Transferred in from Illinois after one season, where he made 8 starts in 30 games with the Illini and averaged 7.0 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Played internationally this summer for Team USA's gold-medal squad in the FIBA U19 World Cup. 23 Yaxel Lendeborg F 6-9 240 Gr. Pennsauken, N.J. No. 1 player in the transfer portal spurned the NBA Draft to come to Michigan after averaging a team-best 17.7 points and 11.4 rebounds per game at UAB, recording 26 double-doubles. He is one of two Division I players in history to record 600 points, 400 rebounds and 150 assists in a season, joining Larry Bird (Indiana State, 1978-79). 32 Malick Kordel C 7-2 275 Fr. Oberhausen, Germany Grew up playing handball in Germany and started playing organized basketball four seasons ago. Played with Fraport Skyliners Juniors in ProB last season, averaging 11.7 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game. 42 Will Tschetter F 6-8 230 Gr. Stewartville, Minn. Played in all 37 games last season, averaging 6.4 points and 2.4 rebounds in 16 minutes per contest as U-M's sixth man. He was one of five Wolverines to play in all 37 games last year. 2025-26 Michigan Roster ❱ 2025-26 U-M Men's Basketball Schedule Date Opponent Time (TV) Oct. 17 CINCINNATI (exh.) L, 100-98 Oct. 25 at St. John's (exh.) 7 p.m. (BIG+) Nov. 3 OAKLAND 8:30 p.m. (FS1) Nov. 11 vs. Wake Forest* 6:30 p.m. (FS1) Nov. 14 at TCU TBA Nov. 19 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 6:30 p.m. (BTN) Nov. 24 vs. San Diego State^ 10:30 p.m. (TruTV) Nov. 25 vs. Auburn^ 8:30 p.m. (TNT) Nov. 26 TBD (Championship)^ TBA Nov. 27 TBD (Consolation)^ TBA Dec. 6 RUTGERS 4 p.m. (BTN) Dec. 9 VILLANOVA 6:30 p.m. (FS1) Dec. 13 at Maryland 8 p.m. (FOX) Dec. 21 LA SALLE 4 p.m. (Peacock) Dec. 29 McNEESE 7 p.m. (BIG+) Jan. 2 USC 7 p.m. (Peacock) Jan. 6 at Penn State 7 p.m. (FS1) Jan. 10 WISCONSIN 1 or 2 p.m. (CBS) Jan. 14 at Washington 10:30 p.m. (BTN) Jan. 17 at Oregon 4 p.m. (NBC) Jan. 20 INDIANA 7 p.m. (Peacock) Jan. 23 OHIO STATE 8 p.m. (FOX) Jan. 27 NEBRASKA 7 p.m. (Peacock) Jan. 30 at Michigan State 8 p.m. (FOX) Feb. 5 PENN STATE 6:30 p.m. (FS1) Feb. 8 at Ohio State 1 p.m. (CBS) Feb. 11 at Northwestern 8:30 p.m. (BTN) Feb. 14 UCLA 1 p.m. (CBS) Feb. 17 at Purdue 6:30 p.m. (Peacock) Feb. 21 vs. Duke# 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) Feb. 24 MINNESOTA 8:30 p.m. (BTN) Feb. 27 at Illinois 8 p.m. (FOX) Mar. 5 at Iowa 8 p.m. (Peacock) Mar. 8 MICHIGAN STATE 4:30 p.m. (CBS) Mar. 10-15 Big Ten Tournament$ TBA * Wolverine-Deacon Challenge, Detroit ^ TruTV Players Era Championship, Las Vegas # Duel in The District, Washington D.C. $ Chicago; All times Eastern Morez Johnson Jr. earned a gold medal with Team USA in the FIBA U19 World Cup this summer after transferring to U-M from Illinois. 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