Syndication: Detroit Free Press
Checking in on some Michigan basketball news: Kofi Cockburn announces his return, plus 2022 commit Dug McDaniel balls out.
After a fascinating saga and a very real flirtation with Kentucky, Illinois center Kofi Cockburn announced that he would return to the Fighting Illini for the 2021-22 season.
Cockburn was an All-American last year and having that kind of player leave one program for another is extremely rare. And in the end, Cockburn ended up being the rare transfer portal player who wound up back at his original school.