No one would blame Michigan fans if their thoughts are focused on the 2026 Michigan football recruiting class or the upcoming 2025 season, which will be the first with Bryce Underwood under center.
However, Michigan fans should also be excited about Syla Swords, and the future of Michigan women's basketball, something she reminded us of over the weekend.
Swords was playing for Team Canada in the AmeriCup over the past week and dazzled with her national team on Sunday, scoring 23 points, and knocking down the game-winning bucket to help the Canadians come home with third place.
Syla Swords will be a superstar for Michigan women's basketball
Over the course of the tournament, Swords scored 9.6 points per game, along with 4.9 rebounds, and 2.6 assists. She played seven games and scored at least eight points in five of them, reaching double digits twice.
The Michigan women's basketball star, who was stellar for the Wolverines last season, played 23 minutes per game. She shot 42 percent from the field. On Sunday, in the win over Argentina, Swords was 5-for-11 from 3-point range and shot 41 percent from deep during the tournament.
Last season as a freshman for the Wolverines, the 6-foot guard scored 16 points per game, and was Second-Team All-Big Ten. With Olivia Olson also standing out as a freshman last season, the future is incredibly bright for the Michigan women's basketball team.
Swords is a huge reason why. She feels like a future WNBA lottery pick, and with her in Ann Arbor for the next three years, a Final Four might be on the table, too.