Michigan guard chooses transfer destination

The Wolverines guard and Washington native returns home to continue his basketball career.

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The Pacific Northwest native returns home.

Returning home seems to be a common theme among many of Michigan’s outgoing players these days, but not all, of course. In football, South Florida native Devin Gil chose USF as his destination, and while Detroit native and basketball point guard David DeJulius transferred to Cincinnati, fellow transfer Colin Castleton chose to also return home to his native Florida and play for the Gators.

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While it was somewhat surprising that Michigan guard Cole Bajema chose to enter the NCAA transfer portal, especially considering there was no longer a scholarship crunch in Ann Arbor, it would make sense that the Washington native would head back west. And that’s precisely what he did, choosing Washington as his destination.

At Michigan, Bajema played in nine games, averaging 2.9 points while hitting 57% of his three-point attempts.

Barring a waiver from the NCAA, Bajema will have to sit out next year per current transfer rules, but will have three seasons of eligibility once he is able to play.