When Danny Wolf arrived in Ann Arbor, it felt like the perfect fit for Dusty May. The Michigan Wolverines had previously shopped around the Ivy League in the transfer portal (Mike Smith, Jaelin Llewellyn), so taking the First-Team All-Conference weapon out of Yale was a reasonable, but high-ceiling move for the incoming head coach.
In their lone season together, Wolf’s transfer was a win-win for both player and program. Wolf helped Michigan pull a 180 from the prior year’s disaster, winning the Big Ten Tournament and earning a place in the Sweet Sixteen. Meanwhile, Wolf is likely to hear his name called in the first round of Wednesday’s NBA Draft, having used his stop in Ann Arbor to supercharge his draft stock.