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A productive season from Terrance Williams is essential for Michigan Basketball

By Chris Peterson

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - DECEMBER 29: Terrance Williams II #5 of the Michigan Wolverines looks on in the second half of a game against the Central Michigan Chippewas at Crisler Arena on December 29, 2022 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - DECEMBER 29: Terrance Williams II #5 of the Michigan Wolverines looks on in the second half of a game against the Central Michigan Chippewas at Crisler Arena on December 29, 2022 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images) /
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Regardless of who is added to the Michigan basketball team, Terrance Williams needs to have a productive season for the Wolverines. 

Michigan basketball fans have been obsessed with potential transfer portal additions heading into the 2023-24 season.

And the Wolverines have been in the mix with quite a few different players. Jose Perez is one of the most recent, although there is talk of Michigan basketball being interested in Marcus Adams too and he’s a top-50 recruit that just asked out of his letter of intent from Kansas.

At any rate, no matter who is added to this roster, a huge key to success for Michigan basketball in 2023-24 will be internal development and improvement from last season.

It doesn’t take a baskeball expert to know that Terrance Williams struggled last year. After averaging 4.7 points per game in 15 minutes as a sophomore, Williams scored just 6.1 points in 26 minutes as a junior.

The 3-point percentage dipped from 38 percent down to 25. His 3-point percentage also declined with each month of the season, as did his confidence.

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Maybe Williams isn’t cut out to play close to 30 minutes a night. However, it still feels like he’s a guy that can play around 20 solid minutes a night. He’s not necessarily an ideal three because defense can be a struggle but he’s sort of undersized for a four.

However, he’s likely going to get some minutes at those spots and if he wants to consistently get minutes this season, he needs to shoot the ball. As a defender, his rating was actually slightly better in terms of points allowed per possession (per 100 possessions).

Williams was also solid on the boards with nearly six per game. He’s always been good at that, especially the offensive glass (thinking back to Tennessee in the NCAA tournament).

Terrance is at his best when he has that junkyard dog mentality. At some point last season, he lost his confidence but if he can find it heading into 2023-24, it will be significant for the Wolverines who need to get the most out of every guy on the roster.

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Williams has been a solid rotational piece for the Wolverines before, so there’s zero reason to think he can’t be that again this season.

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