Michigan basketball misses out on Kentucky transfer
Michigan basketball has been active in the transfer portal this cycle, for better and for worse.
The Wolverines have gotten a few key pieces this offseason, including Nimari Burnett from Alabama via Texas Tech, Tray Jackson from Seton Hall, and Olivier Nkamhoua from Tennessee. But, they also had former five-star Caleb Love from North Carolina committed, though he didn’t clear admissions and ended up having to leave the class.
Michigan had hoped to continue to bolster its roster which saw losses of Kobe Bufkin and Jett Howard to the NBA draft, and star center Hunter Dickinson along with forward Gregg Glenn to the transfer portal. One name that had kept popping up was Kentucky shooting guard Antonio Reeves, who was reportedly looking to seek a new opportunity and was enrolled in courses at Illinois State after withdrawing from the NBA draft.
However, according to 247Sports, Reeves has opted against going to Ann Arbor (or to Indiana) and has chosen to rejoin the Wildcats in Lexington.
Kentucky shooting guardAntonio Reeves is back on Kentucky’s campus and is expected to play for the Wildcats in 2023-24, a source told 247Sports. Reeves’ situation has been extremely fluid this offseason. First, Reeves entered the 2023 NBA Draft. But after withdrawing his name, his future at Kentucky immediately became uncertain as he enrolled in courses at Illinois State in order to graduate.
However, after weeks of uncertainty as to whether he will graduate and transfer — or, if he could even graduate from another school and transfer — he is back on Kentucky campus and expected to be coming back for his final season of college basketball.
Michigan was also reportedly looking at Rutgers guard Paul Mulcahy, who entered the transfer portal earlier this month. However, it appears that he is not considering the Wolverines at this time. We’ll see if that changes now that the maize and blue aren’t targeting Reeves given this new development.
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