The all-time Michigan Basketball team

Bonus, third-unit

So, usually, rosters have 15 players, in college and the professional leagues, so I will quickly list my last five players who won’t get much, if any playing time because they are buried on the depth chart, but still deserve to be on the roster, at least in my opinion.

Feel free to disagree though.

Jamal Crawford, PG

I put him on here because the guy has insane court vision and insane handles. The PG’s duty is to make everyone around him better. Jamal did this, and he could score too an added bonus.

Louis Bullock was very good when he played for Michigan basketball, but again, Jamal just had elite court vision and handles for days allowing him to shake and get by any defender.

Honorable mention: Darius Morris, Derrick Walton Jr., Louis Bullock

Eli Brooks, SG

I don’t care what anybody says, Eli Brooks deserves to be on this roster. He played the most-ever games in a Michigan basketball uniform (which probably won’t ever be broken), was automatic from three when called upon, and was a good defender.

No, he wasn’t the best player to put on this list that I could’ve put at this spot (not even close) but I don’t know if I would trust anybody more to come in for Manny Harris or Trey Burke and hold down the fort.

Yes, again, I understand recency bias might play a major factor here, and most of you probably groaned or winced at this pick, but remember, these guys barely get in anyways, so it’s really not that bad.

Honorable mention: Jimmy King, Daniel Horton, Dion Harris, Caris LeVert

Tim Hardaway Jr., SF

Michigan has had so much talent at the small forward position that it was hard to find a spot for Tim. Tim was never a superstar at Michigan, but he was a superstar in his role, as he did everything well, and sometimes, that’s all you can ask for in a player, especially one at the very end of the bench.

I know everybody would probably argue LaVell here, but I’m sticking with Tim.

Honorable mention: Ray Jackson, Bernard Robinson, LaVell Blanchard, Ignas Brazdeikis

Franz Wagner, F

A big “what if” pick here, but Franz’s length and cutting ability can’t be denied. Also, his floor stretching ability too, just like his brother Moe.

No, Franz wasn’t refined in college at Michigan, but I like his length to at least disrupt defenders, as he routinely altered or blocked shots, and he could stretch the floor (although he was hot and cold with that).

Honorable mention: Robbie Reed, DeShawn Sims, Maurice Taylor, Glenn Robinson III

Robert Traylor, C

You could argue Robert deserved to go ahead of Hunter because of his defensive presence as a dominant shot-blocker, but I still value floor-stretching and scoring over defense, which is why I picked Hunter instead, as he at least showed he can hit the midrange and the 3-pointer.

Honorable mention: Mitch McGary, Maceo Baston, Courtney Sims, Ekpe Udoh

Final Thoughts

I know some guys I picked you won’t agree with, or you want them flip-flopped, and that’s fine, but this task is so hard, with so many players seemingly deserving a spot, but it is limited. I feel like this is as balanced of an all-time Michigan basketball team as you can get.

You can’t only have all offense-minded guys and not pick any defensive-minded guys or else the team would be blown out night after night. Keep that in mind with these picks.

Michigan fans, what do you think of this All-Time Michigan basketball rotation? What did I get right? What did I get wrong? How dominant do you think this team would be in real life? Sound off in the comments below!