The third of three major dominoes has fallen for Michigan basketball.
Standout sophomore guard Kobe Bufkin will forego his remaining collegiate eligibility and enter the 2023 NBA draft, the team announced Sunday. Bufkin, named third-team All Big Ten this season, finished third on the team scoring 14 points per game, and collected 4.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists across 33 games.
He joins Hunter Dickinson, who entered the transfer portal Friday, and Jett Howard, who declared for the NBA draft last week, as U-M's three leading scorers who exit the program.
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"To my U of M family, it has been an amazing experience, being a part of such an iconic university," his post read in part.