How will Michigan Basketball replace Frankie Collins?

Transfer Portal Targets?

The other option at this point is to bring in another transfer in the backcourt to fill Collins’ spot.

It is a bit late in the process to have a major need for a starting-caliber player on a team with Big Ten Championship aspirations, however, there is still significant talent left in the portal.

Let’s meet the candidates.

Grant Sherfield, Nevada

If I were Michigan basketball head coach Juwan Howard, my first call would go to Sherfield.

Sherfield was ranked just outside the Top-150 in the 2019 class according to the 247Sports Composite, but he has thrived at Nevada.

Over the past two seasons, Sherfield has averaged 18+ points, 6+ assists, and nearly 4 rebounds per game while shooting nearly 35% from three-point range and 86.3% from the free-throw line.

He is a bigger guard than the Wolverines have had recently as well, standing at 6′ 2″ and 180 pounds. With his size, shooting, playmaking, and rebounding abilities all checking the boxes, Sherfield seems like as good a bet as any to acclimate to the Big Ten quickly.

Tyree Appleby, Florida

Appleby is a sixth-year player who has made stops at Cleveland State out of high school, and then Florida beginning in 2020.

Like Sherfield, he brings some size at the point guard position as a 6′ 1″ guard, but he has struggled some with efficiency.

He shot just 36.3% from the field last season in Gainesville but did shoot 34.2% from three-point range and nearly 85% at the free-throw line.

Appleby has not been as much of a distributor at Florida as he was at Cleveland State where he averaged over 5 assists per game in the ’18-’19 season, with his average last season dipping to 3.7 assists per game.

Overall, Appleby would bring a toughness and leadership ability that Juwan Howard has shown to prioritize, with the potential to improve as a distributor and bring a presence on the perimeter that Frankie Collins would likely not have provided.

While not a flashy name, Appleby would be a very solid option at this point in the process.