There’s a bit of uncertainty surrounding Michigan women’s basketball at the moment, with Laila Phelia and other key players in the transfer portal. The roster could look completely different following a Round of 64 exit, the first of Kim Barnes Arico’s career as Michigan’s head coach. By the standards Michigan fans had come to expect, it was a bit of a down season, considering the Wolverines had made the Round of 32 the five seasons prior, including an Elite Eight appearance in 2022.
Despite the early exit in the tournament and those aforementioned players in the portal, there is a lot to be excited about the future of the program thanks to a five-woman class that is ranked No.