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The Michigan Wolverines are one of a handful of teams still alive in the NCAA Tournament. But apparently that hasn’t stopped Wolverines players, and their agents, from assessing their transfer portal options.
Michigan head coach Dusty May revealed ahead of the top-seeded Wolverines’ Elite Eight showdown with sixth-seeded Tennessee that an agent for one of his players approached him about the unnamed player potentially transferring to a new school.
According to May, the agent has already engaged in talks with other schools about what an offer for the player would look like.
Dusty May Holds No Ill Will Toward Michigan Basketball Players Assessing Offers
The entire starting five for the Wolverines began their careers at different programs. So May can’t be surprised by the fact that players are assessing their options.
But it’s still surprising to learn that they’re doing so while still competing for a championship. Even given that fact, May says he isn’t bothered by it.
Dusty May says an agent representing one of Michigan’s players admitted he’s already been talking to other schools.
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“If this isn’t the best place, there’s no hard feelings,” he told reporters. “You work for him. You have to do the best for him. We want him to stay. If he doesn’t feel like he’ll have an opportunity to play and develop, whatever the case, there’s no hard feelings.
“He was almost shocked that we weren’t angry at him because he said he’d spoken to several other schools.
“As long as they’re all on one-year contracts and as long as there’s as much fluidity as there is in college basketball, until we figure out a system, it’s not going to change. I don’t take it personally when our guys say they have offers from other schools. I just don’t.
“I don’t like it because, obviously, it’s more work for me, and it’s change, and it’s hard, but I’m not mad at them for it.”
May makes a good point. The reality is that the players hold the power here. And if they’re receiving significant offers, it’s not realistic to expect them to listen.
But it’s a far cry from the view held by Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, who has repeatedly spoken out against the lawlessness of current college basketball.
Both have valid points of view. But it’s surprising to see how far apart they are on the matter.