Elliot Cadeau set to return to Michigan Basketball for 2026-27 season

The excellent news retains coming for the Michigan males’s basketball program forward of its Elite Eight matchup with Tennessee on Sunday afternoon. Per a report from Chris Balas of The Wolverine ($), level guard Elliot Cadeau shall be coming again for his senior season.

Cadeau joined Michigan’s program final offseason after two up-and-down seasons at North Carolina. He was a five-star recruit within the Tar Heels’ 2023 class.

Cadeau has loved a breakout season enjoying on one of many nation’s finest groups. As the start line guard, he is logged 26.9 minutes per sport, 10.3 factors and 5.7 assists per sport. His three-point capturing has grow to be an even bigger weapon this season, as he is at the moment capturing a career-best 37.5 p.c from past the arc.

He can also be coming off one in all his finest video games of the yr in opposition to Alabama and has turned it on for the Wolverines down the stretch, particularly within the absence of LJ Cason, who’s been sidelined with an ACL damage for the final month.

Cadeau and freshman guard Trey McKenney are now both set to return to Michigan for subsequent season, giving Dusty May and the Wolverines a beginning backcourt that must be among the best within the Big Ten subsequent season. Supplementing the roster with wings and massive males by the switch portal shall be key as Michigan appears to be like to assemble one of the best group attainable for subsequent yr. Of course, Aday Mara and Morez Johnson Jr. might return as properly, however each even have an opportunity of going within the first spherical of the NBA Draft ought to they select to go professional.

For now, although, Cadeau and the Wolverines will look to proceed their NCAA Tournament run by probably locking up a spot within the Final Four for the primary time since 2018.