Michigan Wolverines news: Caleb Love affirms commitments, Hunter Dickinson picks Kansas, and more

In our latest Michigan Wolverines news roundup, Caleb Love confirms he will play for Michigan basketball, Hunter Dickinson won’t, and much more. 

People love to start rumors, and a bunch have been going around about Caleb Love potentially not joining the Michigan basketball team next season.

To be fair, Love hasn’t been announced by the Michigan Wolverines and until that happens, I won’t say it’s 100 percent certain, but Love did take to Twitter to refute the rumors and said he would be playing for Michigan basketball next season.

https://twitter.com/caleb2love/status/1654297350389604352

That’s as strong an affirmation as it gets. It sounds like there are some things to figure out or some credits that need to be taken, but Love would be wise to do it and play for Juwan Howard.

Almost every player at Michigan basketball has improved their NBA draft stock over the past few years and Love could put himself back into first-round contention with a good season.

That guaranteed contract is worth a helluva lot more than some NIL deal, no matter how rich it is and that’s probably why Love is still planning on playing for Michigan basketball.

Hunter Dickinson to Kansas

Even though Hunter Dickinson’s announcement video was annoying and unnecessary (the hype doesn’t meet the player which is crazy cause he’s damn good), Kansas was a good fit.

The Jayhawks will be in the mix for the Final Four and they also offered the biggest NIL deal, at least that’s what I have to assume. There was chatter that Kentucky really wasn’t competitive with NIL and make no mistake, that was about money as much as winning.

I wish Hunter the best. He was a great player and he helped Michigan win a Big Ten title and reach the Sweet 16 twice. Ultimately, his time feels like a disappointment though.

I still feel that maybe this will be good for Michigan basketball in the long run. There could be some short-term pain but the bigger loss this offseason remains Kobe Bufkin.

More Michgan Wolverines news

• The Michigan Wolverines are hosting elite five-star point guard Boogie Fland for an official visit which started on Thursday. He’s part of the 2024 class and is ranked sixth overall, as well as second among combo guards. This is his second official visit. The first was to North Carolina.
• Golden State defeated the Lakers in Game 2 of the Western Semis on Thursday night. Former Michigan Wovlerines standout Jordan Poole didn’t play a ton, but logged 16 minutes off the bench and scored six points. He also grabbed four boards and had three assists. Poole and Golden State will play on Saturday, as will former Michigan basketball player Duncan Robinson who is part of the Heat. Miami and New York are tied 1-1 in the East semis.