Michigan basketball in hot pursuit for a couple of transfer portal targets

#Michigan appears to be in good shape for these two.

The Michigan basketball program still has three open scholarship spots for the 2023-24 season. The Wolverines are still searching in the portal to find the right guys to come to Ann Arbor and fit in with a team that lost their top three scorers from a year ago.

One player that has been linked to Michigan is Tennessee transfer Olivier Nkamhoua. Nkamhoua was looking into leaving the college scene and go pro, but after not receiving an NBA combine invite, the forward is headed back to college. He has already taken official visits to West Virginia and Kansas State. The 6-foot-9 Finland native is scheduled to take an official visit to Michigan on June 2.

Last season for the Volunteers, Nkamhoua averaged 10.8 points, five rebounds, shot 51.3% from the field, and knocked down 33.3% of his 3s. There has been a connection between Nkamhoua, Juwan Howard, and Michigan since he entered the transfer portal. If things go well on Friday, Michigan may be down to just two open scholarships.

Other rumblings:

Another player Michigan is interested in is UC Riverside transfer Zyon Pullin. On Wednesday, Pullin announced he had a final five of Florida, Gonzaga, LSU, Michigan, and Xavier.

Pullin, who will be a graduate transfer, was a standout for UC Riverside a year ago. He averaged 18.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game as a senior, shooting 48.6% from the floor and 39.4% from 3.

Michigan is in desperate need of a guard after Caleb Love wasn’t admitted due to credits and ended up at Arizona. The 6-foot-4 guard could be the exact thing Juwan Howard needs. Pullin has the ability to create his own shot and would be a good fit next to Dug McDaniel.

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