Michigan basketball head coach Dusty May has said throughout the offseason that his team has dealt with minor injuries, and they haven’t had the full roster together all that often during summer workouts and preseason practices. Only one player is definitely out for Sunday’s exhibition against Oakland at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, though, in freshman guard Justin Pippen , a former four-star prospect.
“Justin Pippen will be held out, and we have a few others that are day to day,” May said. “Fortunately, they’re all just knick knack injuries. Most college players now, it seems like most college teams are having these same issues.
“Because our season is so long, because our most meaningful games are in February and March and hopefully April, we’re definitely not playing guys through minor injuries, and we’d like for them to get back before 100 percent.
“We’re all works in progress. We have guys that we’re still trying to learn them, and them learn us. But yeah, we’ll be close to it, just missing one freshman guard as of today.”
Official kickoff time for Michigan vs. Illinois this Saturday is 2:40 p.m. CT. Sunset is at 6:07 p.m. CT, meaning most, if not all, of the game will be played in daylight.
Former Michigan defensive lineman Brandon Graham with some playful trash talk to former U-M offensive lineman and rookie Zak Zinter.
Michigan landed a commitment in the 2026 class Thursday. From The Wolverine’s EJ Holland :
Three-star 2026 Dallas (Texas) Parish Episcopal wide receiver Jaylen Pile committed to Michigan over offers from Auburn, Florida State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oregon, Wisconsin and others.
Pile visited Michigan three times this calendar year, including for the game against Texas back in September. That trip helped the Wolverines eventually secure his verbal pledge.
“I loved the environment,” Pile said. “Seeing 110,000 people in the stadium all rocking was amazing. Their Go Blue Supports You walkout was everything I imagined. It was so hype. I was trying to talk to my dad next to me, and we couldn’t even hear each other because it was so loud and electric. Despite them losing, it’s good to see them play a tougher team and see how they face adversity and respond from it.”
Quote Of The Day
“We’re doing a lot of observation, a lot of learning ourselves now. There’s really no other expectation than to go out and play as hard as we possibly can and develop the on-court chemistry that you need on game nights, because obviously there’s a big difference between your performance and the preparation that goes into it.”
— Michigan head coach Dusty May
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