For those who are interested, an interesting development on this front. Michigan is in a scholarship crunch, especially if Christopher commits... and one of the primary transfer candidates, Adrien Nunez (a Beilein recruited sharpshooter who hasn’t been able to stick on the floor, mostly because his shooting hasn’t lived up to his reputation and he doesn’t offer much else) has apparently said he won’t be transferring.
https://twitter.com/bfquinn/status/1...530595845?s=21
There are still a couple potential transfer options, with 4* freshman Cole Bajema (who showed potential in garbage time but is rail thin, to the point he just couldn’t be used in B1G play) and Colin Castleton (a big who is more in the Beilein than Howard mold, who showed flashes but got beat out by Austin Davis as the backup C this year) being the prime candidates.
Why does this matter? Reading the tea leaves, if none of these guys transfer, that means that there either won’t be room for Christopher, or that an unexpected NBA decision could be incoming. Either would likely dampen the Wolverines’ outlook. That said, Howard did allow Austin Davis to return as a 5th year senior when he didn’t have to, which sent the signal that he knew he’d have the scholarship available...
Anyways, just an interesting storyline for a team that could be Top 10 competition for us next year and potentially a B1G-ACC challenge option.