The Michigan Wolverines basketball team has become one of the best on the college landscape in recent months with Dusty May taking over for Juwan Howard, leading Michigan to within a hair of the Big Ten regular season championship and securing a Big Ten Tournament Championship.
May turned in an incredible season on the strength of transfers Vladislav Goldin, Roddy Gayle Jr., Danny Wolf and others, giving Michigan a roadmap for future success.
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On late Friday night, a former Michigan recruit who came to Ann Arbor as the Mr. Basketball winner in his state made the decision to stay in state as he announced his transfer portal decision after leaving the Wolverines.
Michigan’s LJ Cason and Phat Phat Brooks (foreground) face off against Tre Holloman and Szymon Zapala of Michigan State in East Lansing. © Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
“Former Michigan guard Phat Phat Brooks ehading to in-state MAC program,” The Detroit News wrote on X.
The Catholic Central (Grand Rapids, MI) raised Brooks is expected to play for the Chippewas of Central Michigan next season in an effort to move on from his time with the Wolverines.
Brooks is a 6-foot-2, 190 pound guard who played in 3.2 minutes last season, scoring less than a point per game for the Wolverines.
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He shot over 77 percent from the free throw line and over 33 percent from three-point territory, signs of his shooting prowess from the field.
Brooks will play for first year Chips coach Andy Bronkema, who became the 22nd head coach in the program’s history on April 14, 2025.
The Chippewas have not made the NCAA Tournament since 2003, when they defeated the Creighton Blue Jays in the first round behind 29 points from power forward Mike Manciel, with support from former center and future NBA All-Star Chris Kaman.
The hope for the Chips is that Brooks becomes the type of star player who can lead them back to the NCAA Tournament at his next career stop.
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