ANN ARBOR -- In the span of a month, the Michigan men's basketball program lost three players to transfer. Instead, all three may have to play big roles for the Maize and Blue next season.Teams often employ 8-man rotations and that looks like Smith, Brooks and Jackson at the '1' and '2', Wagner at the '3', Livers and Johns at the '4' and Dickinson and senior Austin Davis at the '5'. Better known for his defense, Bieniemy offers some positional length with his 6-foot-5, 187-pound frame, and built immediate trust with the Sooners in starting 17 games as a freshman, too.Pridgen averaged 17.4 points, 6.8 rebounds and shot 42.9 percent from 3-point range as a freshman, and is now looking to transfer with three years of eligibility remaining. And what does it mean for the conference going forward?The Big Ten has cancelled football in 2019.
However, it appears that Jack loves being at Michigan State and Izzo clearly wants him to stay in East Lansing by offering him the final scholarship for this upcoming season.Build your custom FanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis on All College Basketball and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more.Your privacy is safe with us. But after Michigan experienced some departures — big man Colin Castleton and guard David DeJulius both entered the transfer portal — and recruiting losses, it freed up enough spots. ANN ARBOR -- Despite Michigan not having a senior on its entire roster this past season, the program may have to replace three starters next year.
That's plenty of room for the Wolverines, and could be enough room to incentivize Michigan to pursue a transfer.The market has thinned since our last transfer target breakdown, so we hit the reset button and broke down targets who made the most sense to us below. Still, he has earned legitimate interest in the Transfer Portal thanks to athleticism, especially since a year off could offer him a reset button to properly acclimate to the college game.Bieniemy averaged 5.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists while starting 30 games for the Sooners this season.