With Wednesday's early entrant withdrawal deadline for the NBA Draft in the past, Michigan coach John Beilein now has all his pieces in place.
The Wolverines will enter the 2018-19 season with three returning starters — point guard Zavier Simpson, wing Charles Matthews and forward Isaiah Livers — two players with starting experience — center Jon Teske and point guard Eli Brooks — and seven total returning members from last season's national runner-up team.
Adding to that mix will be a top-15 recruiting class — Beilein's highest-rated since his 2012 haul that featured four future NBA Draft picks — with forwards Ignas Brazdeikis and Brandon Johns, guards David DeJulius and Adrien Nunez, and big man Colin Castleton.