In the NIL era of college sports, coaching changes can mean catastrophe for a roster.
Michigan basketball proved that doesn’t have to be the case after losing ex-coach Dusty May to the NBA this summer, but it wasn’t a clean sweep: junior point guard L.J. Cason is reportedly entering the transfer portal for the 2026-27 season, as reported by Joe Tipton of On3. He’s the only one of 14 scholarship players on the roster under May who’s departing rather than play for new coach Mike Boynton Jr.
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Cason was the final decision, and from the moment May left, he appeared to be
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