The Michigan Wolverines are reportedly one of four teams currently involved with former Iowa power forward Owen Freeman. He entered the transfer portal on Saturday following the firing of head coach Fran McCaffery:
The Michigan Wolverines are in Indianapolis for the Big Ten Tournament this weekend, but Dusty May and company have found some time to do some work for next year’s roster.
According to On3 , the Wolverines are one of four teams currently involved with former Iowa power forward Owen Freeman. Arkansas, Gonzaga and Creighton are also in the mix.
Freeman entered the transfer portal on Saturday morning, less than 24 hours after Iowa fired longtime head coach Fran McCaffery.
Interestingly, according to HawkeyeInsider , 247Sports’ Iowa site, Freeman entered the transfer portal with a “do not contact” tag. That means he will focus on schools he would want to go to and will not be reached out to by schools he doesn’t want to hear from.
Freeman — who is 6-foot-10 and 245 pounds — averaged 16.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 63.8 percent from the floor and 31.3 percent from beyond the arc as a sophomore for the Hawkeyes this season. Unfortunately, he has been out since late January due to a finger injury that required surgery.
According to Hawkeye Insider, Freeman led the Big Ten in rebounds (203), blocks (56) and double-doubles (five) as a freshman. He also was second in the conference in steals (30) and field goal percentage (.636), and third in overall scoring. He was named the Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year as a first-year player.
Freeman is a native of Illinois and is a former three-star high school recruit. He signed with Iowa in the class of 2023 and had other offers from Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin, Illinois, Butler and more.
The transfer portal for college hoops opens in just a couple weeks, so stick with Maize n Brew for all the latest in what is bound to be an incredibly busy time for the Wolverines.