Michigan Basketball: 3 Thoughts on Wolverines 2021 depth chart

Michigan basketball received some good news when Isaiah Livers announced his return for his senior season. Here’s what it means for the depth chart.

With all the uncertainty surrounding the NBA draft process, it was hard to gauge what Michigan basketball standout Isaiah Livers was going to do.

He declared for the NBA draft knowing that he would need to impress in workouts in order to get drafted. Livers said he was after a guaranteed contract and the normal pre-draft process taken place, his shooting and overall game would have given him at least a chance.

But, in the end, Livers made the call to return to Michigan basketball, announcing last week that he had “unfinished” business.

The importance of getting Livers back in the fold really can’t be understated. Not only was he the Wolverines’ co-leading scorer at 12.9 points per game, he was also the team’s best 3-point shooter and one of its better defenders/rebounders.

Livers has his own defensive liabilites and that’s an area he needs to improve upon. If he wants to be a wing in the NBA, which would be his best position, he’ll need to show he can guard those kinds of players in college.

At any rate, with Livers back, Juwan Howard has a very intruiging roster, especially if Chaundee Brown is ruled eligible for next season. Here’s a look at the most recent depth-chart update following the news that Nojel Eastern wouldn’t join the Wolverines.

But until we know Brown’s status, I wanted to hold off on another depth chart projection. Instead, I wanted to offer some thoughts on the backcourt, wings and frontcourt, three areas that have lots of possibilities with Livers in the lineup again.