The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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NOVEMBER 2026 ❱ THE WOLVERINE 41 2026-27 BASKETBALL PREVIEW No. Wolverine Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown 0 Ricky Liburd G/F 6-5 200 So. Hollywood, Fla. Redshirted in 2025-26. Began prep career at Nova High School (2021-22), before transferring to NSU School (2022-23) and Sagemont Prep (2023-25), earning Broward County Player of the Year in 2025. 1 Trey McKenney G 6-4 220 So. Flint, Mich. Played in all 40 games in 2025-26 off the bench, one of seven U-M players to play in all 40. Career-high 31 points in collegiate debut against Oakland. Recorded 26 double-figure games, delivered 9.9 ppg and 2.8 rpg, and shot 89.5 percent from the free throw line. 3 Elliot Cadeau G 6-1 180 Sr. West Orange, N.J. Has played in 114 straight collegiate games, not missing one — including 74 at North Carolina before 2025-26 transfer. One of only three Wolverines to start all 40 games last season. Delivered 10.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg and a team-best 5.9 apg for national champs. 4 Brandon McCoy Jr. G 6-5 200 Fr. Oakland, Calif. Will miss 2026-27 season due to right knee ACL surgery following U-M's Europe Tour. Five-star recruit was a 2026 McDonald's All-American and ranked No. 15 nationally and No. 3 player in California by On3. 5 Lincoln Cosby F 6-10 215 Fr. Cincinnati Reclassified to 2026 class from 2027 class. Four-star recruit ranked No. 48 nationally by On3. Played only five games for Montverde Academy in 2025-26 before season-ending ACL tear. 7 Howard Eisley Jr. G 6-0 180 Jr. New York, N.Y. Played in nine games off the bench for the 2025-26 national champions and has 12 appearances in Wolverines uniform in two seasons. Son of 12-year NBA veteran and former U-M assistant coach Howard Eisley. 8 Quinn Costello G 6-10 220 Fr. Medford, Mass. A 2026 McDonald's All-American who ranked 40th nationally as a four-star recruit by On3. Helped lead The Newman School to 2025-26 National Prep Championship. 9 Marcus Møller C 7-3 230 Fr. Copenhagen, Denmark Played center for Unicaja Málaga in Spain's Tercera FEB (fourth tier) during the 2025-26 season, aver- aging 15.9 ppg and 6.9 rpg in 29.3 minutes per game. Competed for Denmark in 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup European Qualifiers. 10 Joseph Hartman G 6-6 200 Fr. Richmond, Va. McDonald's All-American honoree was a four-star recruit ranked No. 92 by On3. Finished prep career with 1,412 points, 434 rebounds, 356 assists, 180 steals and 173 three-pointers. 11 Roddy Gayle Jr. G 6-5 205 5th Niagrara Falls, N.Y. Has played in 146 collegiate games with 72 starts (75 with 26 starts at Michigan, 71 with 46 starts at Ohio State). Career 8.8 ppg average with over 1,000 points to go with 464 rebounds and 273 assists. 12 Oscar Goodman F 6-7 235 J. Opunake, New Zealand Played in 16 games off bench for 2025-26 national champs, delivering 1.4 ppg and 1.3 rpg. Competed with New Zealand National Team U15, U16 and U17 programs. 13 J.P. Estrella F 6-11 240 Gr. Scarborough, Maine Transfer from Tennessee, where he led the Vols to three straight NCAA Elite Eight appearances. Played 33 games with 13 starts at Tennessee in 2025-26, delivering 10.0 ppg and 5.4 rpg. 15 Malachi Brown G 6-6 205 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. Three-star recruit was No. 7 overall product in Tennessee and No. 49 small forward nationally by On3. Averaged 15.9 ppg, 5.7 rpg and 2.1 steals en route to TSSAA Division II-AA state semifinals as a HS senior. 19 Jalen Reed F 6-9 245 Gr. Jackson, Miss. Transfer from LSU, where he played in 79 games with 39 starts over four seasons. Back-to-back season- ending injuries in final two seasons (2024-25 right ACL and 2025-26 left Achilles). 31 Harrison Hochberg F 6-7 220 Sr. New York, N.Y. Did not play in 2025-26 after playing in 16 games off the bench in the previous two seasons. Played AAU with NY Renaissance on the Nike EYBL circuit. 52 Moustapha Thiam C 7-2 250 Jr. Dakar, Senegal Transfer from Cincinnati via Central Florida, averaged 12.8 ppg, 7.1 rpg and 1.6 blocks for Bearcats in 2025-26. Moved from Senegal to the United States in 2022. 2026-27 Michigan Roster ❱ 2026-27 U-M Men's Basketball Schedule Date Opponent Time (TV) Oct. 11 EASTERN MICHIGAN (exh.) W, 87-62 Oct. 16 OREGON STATE (exh.) W, 98-93 Oct. 25 vs. Houston (exh.)* 1 p.m. (BIG+) Nov. 2 OAKLAND 7 p.m. (BTN) Nov. 6 vs. UConn# 8 p.m. (TNT) Nov. 11 MARQUETTE 7 p.m. (FS1) Nov.15 WILLIAM & MARY 2 p.m. (BIG+) Nov. 21 vs. Villanova! 7 p.m. (FOX) Nov. 24 vs. Creighton^ 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Nov. 26 vs. TCU or Miami^ 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Nov. 27 Semifinal/Placement^ TBA (ESPN) Nov. 28 Championship^ 10:30 p.m. (ESPN) Dec. 1 MISS. VALLEY STATE 7 p.m. (BTN) Dec. 5 vs. Louisville% Noon (Peacock/NBCSN) Dec. 9 at Rutgers 6:30 p.m. (BTN) Dec. 12 NORTHWESTERN 4:30 p.m. (FOX) Dec. 21 DETROIT MERCY 4 p.m. (BTN) Dec. 30 TOLEDO Noon (BTN) Jan. 2 WASHINGTON 2 p.m. (FOX) Jan. 5 at Nebraska 7 p.m. (Peacock/NBCSN) Jan. 8 PURDUE 8 p.m. (FOX) Jan. 12 MINNESOTA 6:30 p.m. (BTN) Jan. 16 at Indiana 1 p.m. (CBS) Jan. 19 OREGON 7 p.m. (Peacock/NBCSN) Jan. 23 at USC 3 p.m. (NBC) Jan. 26 at UCLA 10 p.m. (Peacock/NBCSN) Jan. 30 OHIO STATE TBA (FOX) Feb. 6 at Wisconsin TBA (FOX) Feb. 9 ILLINOIS 7 p.m. (Peacock/NBCSN) Feb. 13 MICHIGAN STATE 1 p.m. (CBS) Feb. 16 at Minnesota 8 p.m. (FS1) Feb. 20 IOWA 1 p.m. (CBS) Feb. 23 at Penn State 6 p.m. (FS1) Feb. 26 at Michigan State 8 p.m. (FOX) Mar. 4 MARYLAND 6:30 p.m. (FS1) Mar. 7 at Ohio State 2:15 p.m. (CBS) Mar. 9-14 at Big Ten Tournament+ TBA * - The Battleground 2k26 # - Naismith Hall of Fame Series Boston ! –Philadelphia ^ - Players Era 16 % - Detroit + - Indianapolis Dec. 1 game will not be played if U-M in Players Era title game; All times Eastern LIKELY ROTATION POINT GUARD: Senior Elliot Cadeau (10.5 ppg, 5.9 apg, 2.7 apg, 41.1% FG) SHOOTING GUARD: Sophomore Trey McK- enney (9.9 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 0.9 apg, 46.2% FG) SMALL FORWARD: Senior Roddy Gayle Jr. (7.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.3 apg, 46.3 FG%) POWER FORWARD: Graduate JP Estrella (10.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 0.8 apg, 59.6% FG at Tennessee) CENTER: Junior Moustapha Thiam (12.8 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 0.5 apg, 1.6 bpg, 52.5% FG at Cincinnati)