Paul Mulcahy is another transfer that makes sense for Michigan Basketball

Michigan basketball is still looking for help in the transfer portal and a new name on the radar is former Rutgers guard Paul Mulcahy. 

This has been a good week for Michigan basketball, but the Wolverines still have work to do in the transfer portal.

They still have two open scholarships going into the 2023-24 season. Michigan basketball also had a big need for shooting/scoring/playmaking at the guard/wing positions.

The biggest goal for Michigan is just adding more talented players. The Wolverines accomplished that with Olivier Nkamhoua, the forward from Tennessee.

The Wolverines also announced their other transfer additions — Tray Jackson and Nimari Burnett. So we don’t have to worry about admissions.

Another new name just popped up in the transfer portal too on Friday and that’s Rutgers guard Paul Mulcahy who is entering as a graduate transfer.

Examining the fit of Paul Mulcahy

That’s good news for Michigan basketball. The Wolverines are able to get graduates in without an issue compared to underclassmen. So again, no worries about admissions.

Mulcahy is a 6-foot-6 point guard essentially, but according to Davis Moseley, the Wolverines have reached out and don’t believe playing him with Dug McDaniel would be a problem.

I also don’t think it would be a problem. Mulcahy is big enough and a good enough defender, I could see Michigan rolling with a three-guard lineup of McDaniel, Mulcahy, and Burnett.

Mulcahy is a solid shooter, sort of like Nkamhoua, but he’s never shot a high volume. For his career, he’s shot 36 percent from deep. He shoots 71 percent at the line and averaged nine points per game or more in each of the past two seasons.

Beyond the shooting, Mulcahy averaged 3.8 assists last season. It’s not a perfect fit, but Michigan basketball needs better guard play and with his defensive ability, I like Mulcahy a lot.

Of course, Kentucky, Kansas State, West Virginia, and others are involved. Any team that needs help will probably be reaching out. That makes it hard to say where Michigan basketball stands.

Mulcahy isn’t the perfect fit for what Michigan baskeball needs. Yet, perfect shouldn’t be the enemy of the really good, and Mulcahy would be a really good addition at this point.