He was expected to be sidelined for 8–10 weeks, but be available for the team's August trip to play in Europe.
On May 12, LeVert underwent surgery to repair a stress fracture in his foot. Despite the projected rankings the Las Vegas 2015 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament betting lines showed only 11 schools with shorter odds than Michigan who was in a 6-way tie for 12th place at 33:1 on April 29. Following the April 27 NBA draft entry deadline, revised predictions had Michigan a little lower: 19 by Bleacher Report, 24 by ESPN and NBC Sports, unranked by CBS Sports and USA Today. While uncertainty about Stauskas', Robinson's and McGary's returns remained speculation, projections abounded: 9 by Yahoo! Sports, 14 by Bleacher Report, 17 by ESPN, 18 by USA Today, 20 by NBC Sports and CBS Sports.
Immediately following the 2014 NCAA tournament, the earliest predictions started being made by the media despite draft status uncertainty. On August 8, 2014, 6-foot-11-inch (2.11 m) Jon Teske became Michigan basketball's first class of 2016 commit. On August 6, Duncan Robinson announced that he would transfer to Michigan with three years of eligibility remaining and sit out the 2014–15 season after Division III Williams College head coach Mike Maker announced his departure to coach at Marist. "Michigan 2014 Basketball Commitments".In these cases, the average was taken.Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 17 Rivals: 25 ESPN: 29 Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes On April 28, Michigan signed Aubrey Dawkins, son of former Duke Naismith College Player of the Year, National Basketball Association point guard and Stanford head coach Johnny Dawkins. NameĬlockwise from top left Muhammad Ali Abdur-Rahkman, Ricky Doyle, Kameron Chatman and Aubrey Dawkins all started more than 10 games for the 2014–15 Michigan Wolverines as true freshmen.Īfter Stauskas and Robinson declared for the NBA, Michigan signed Muhammad Ali Abdur-Rahkman on April 19. When all three players were drafted, it marked the first time Michigan had at least three draft picks since the 1990 NBA draft. He was facing a season-long NCAA suspension after testing positive for marijuana after the Wolverines' NCAA tournament win over Tennessee, a game for which he dressed but was not able to play. On April 25, Mitch McGary declared for the draft. On April 15, in a joint press conference on the Big Ten Network, Glenn Robinson III and Nik Stauskas announced that they were declaring themselves eligible for the 2014 NBA draft. On April 26, Horford announced he was transferring to play for the Florida Gators men's basketball team. Horford announced on April 10 that he would use his 5th year of redshirt eligibility by transferring to a graduate program at another school for the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Jordan Morgan graduated after using all of his eligibility. After falling in the quarterfinals of the 2015 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament the team's season ended with a 16–16 record. The team struggled without two of its leaders as it went from a 6–3 win–loss record in conference to finish 8–10. At the end of that month, Derrick Walton was sidelined for the season. LeVert, however, suffered a season-ending foot injury in January. Guard Caris LeVert was named a preseason All-American according to numerous media outlets and preseason All-Big Ten according to the Big Ten media. It began the season ranked in both the AP Poll (#24) and Coaches' Poll (#23). The 2014–15 team needed to replace the losses of Nik Stauskas, Mitch McGary and Glenn Robinson III to the 2014 NBA draft and Jon Horford and Jordan Morgan to graduation. The team was also coming off four consecutive NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament appearances. The program entered the season coming off its winningest two-year stretch, having won 59 games in the two previous seasons. The 2013–14 team was Big Ten champion, earning the school's first outright title since 1986. The team was led by 8th year head coach John Beilein, who was voted 2014 Big Ten Coach of the Year by the Big Ten media. This season marked the program's 99th season and its 98th consecutive year as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team played its home games in Ann Arbor, Michigan for the 48th consecutive year at the Crisler Center, which has a capacity of 12,707. The 2014–15 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
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