The Michigan basketball team made a big splash in the transfer portal on Monday as former North Carolina guard Elliot Cadeau committed to the Wolverines. Cadeau has spent each of the last two seasons with the Tar Heels, and he started in all 37 games this season. North Carolina's season ended in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, and Cadeau decided to leave the program after the season ended.

“BREAKING: North Carolina guard transfer Elliot Cadeau has committed to Michigan, @TiptonEdits reports〽️,” On3 said in a post. “He averaged 9.4 points and 6.2 assists per game this season.”

The Michigan basketball team didn't get great guard play at times this season, so a move like this was expected. It will now be interesting to see if Tre Donaldson decides to come back for another season.

Cadeau has been an interesting player to watch during his first two seasons in college. He does a lot of things well, but his shooting struggles have been a big issue. He is great at getting to the rim and finding open teammates, but he shot 28.1% from deep during his time at North Carolina. That will need to improve.

The good news is that Cadeau's shooting numbers were a lot better this past season than they were during his first year. He shot just 18.9% from three during his freshman season, but he got up to 33.7% this season.

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Cadeau averaged 7.3 points per game during his first season at North Carolina, and he averaged 9.4 during his sophomore year. He averaged 6.2 assists per game this past season, and that is the 17th best average in the nation. He ended up having 231 assists on the year. Getting that kind of distribution ability will be huge for the Michigan basketball team.

Elliot Cadeau can certainly improve as a shooter, but he brings a lot to the table in other areas of the game. Now we wait and see what guys like Tre Donaldson and Danny Wolf do in terms of decisions on their future.

Michigan basketball loses Sam Walters to the transfer portal

Shortly after the Elliot Cadeau news went on public, the Michigan basketball team lost Sam Walters to the transfer portal. Walters is big, as he stands at 6'10”, but he was always in the game for one thing: shooting threes.

Walters can occassionally get hot from deep, and because of that, he can be a good spark off the bench. He shot 36.6% from deep this season. Walters also missed the last 14 games because of an injury.