MBB lands Michigan transfer

[PonyPride]

Sam Walters, a 6-10 forward who was listed as a sophomore on Michigan's roster last year, has committed to transfer to SMU.

Walters averaged 5.0 points and 1.6 points in 23 appearances, playing 12.6 minutes per game.

His bio from the Michigan website:

Who is Sam Walters?
• Left-handed shooter; with a quick and high release
• Elite shooter with deep range; catch-and-shoot threat
• High-volume shooter; a spot-up threat and a floor spacer
• Ability to play a variety of perimeter positions
• Continues to develop strength and trusting himself on defense

Career: Collegiate
• Played in 60 career games
• Helped Michigan to the Big Ten Tournament title (2025)
• U-M's fourth conference tournament championship
• Earned automatic bid to NCAA Tournament
• Helped Alabama to the NCAA Tournament (2024)
• Awarded No. 3-seed in West Regional
• Advanced to the program's first-ever Final Four
• Defeated No. 13-seed Charleston (109-96) in first round
• Defeated No. 12-seed Grand Canyon (72-61) in second round
• Defeated No. 1-seed North Carolina (89-87) in Sweet 16
• Defeated No. 6-seed Clemson (89-82) in Elite Eight
• Lost to No. 1-seed UConn (86-72) in Final Four
• Helped Michigan to NCAA Tournament (2025)
• Awarded No. 5-seed in South Regional
• Defeated No. 12-seed UC San Diego (68-65) in first round
• Defeated No. 4-seed Texas A&M (91-79) in second round
• In Sweet 16, lost to No. 1-seed Auburn (78-65)

Season: 2024-25 (Michigan)
• Played in 23 games: all off the bench
• Missed final 14 games, and all of postseason, due to injury (lower back)
• Averaged 5.0 points per game
• Posted five double figure scoring games
• Scored a season-best 13 points (2x): Tarleton State (Nov. 21), Western Kentucky (Dec. 29)
• Averaged 1.6 rebounds per game
• Grabbed a season-best four rebounds (4x)
• Shot 42.5 percent from the field (37-for-85) and 36.6 percent on three-pointers (26-for-71)
• Tied a career-high five field goals against Tarleton State (5-for-9) with three three-pointers
• Made a season-high three three-pointers (3x): Wake Forest (Nov. 10, Tarleton State, Washington (Jan. 12)
• Had 13 assists, four blocks, and two steals
• Had a career-high four assists against Purdue Fort Wayne
• Averaged 12.6 minutes per game
• Recorded eight games of 15-plus minutes, with three 20-plus
• Played a career-best 23 minutes vs. Western Kentucky

Season: 2023-24 (Alabama)
• Played in all 37 games: all off the bench
• Made collegiate debut in the season opener against Morehead State (Nov. 6)
• Finished with seven points, two rebounds and a steal in 15 minutes
• Averaged 5.4 points per game
• Posted seven double figure scoring games
• Scored a career-best 16 points against South Alabama (Nov. 14)
• Averaged 2.4 rebounds per game
• Posted six five-plus rebounds games
• Grabbed a career-best eight rebounds against Texas A&M (Feb. 17)
• Shot 42.4 percent from the field (64-for-151) and 39.4 percent on three-pointers (39-for-99)
• Made a career-high five field goals against Florida (Feb. 21) with career-high four three-pointers
• Had 15 assists, nine blocks and eight steals
• Had a career-best three steals against Eastern Kentucky (Dec. 23)
• Averaged 12.3 minutes per game
• Recorded 12 games of 15-plus minutes, with three 20-plus
• Played a season-best 21 minutes against Eastern Kentucky

Career: Prep
• Consensus Top 100 recruit: ESPN (No. 54), Rivals (No. 51) and 247 Sports (No. 57)
• Prepped at Village Charter School (Colt McDowell) as well as at Montverde Academy (Kevin Boyle)
• After playing at Village Charter (2019-20), he headed to Montverde Academy as a sophomore (2020-21); transferring back to Village Charter for his final two prep seasons (2021-23)
• In 88 games at Village Charter: scored 1598 points (18.2 ppg) and grabbed 711 rebounds (8.1 rpg)
• Helped Buffalo to three 20-plus win seasons and 65-24 overall record
• As a senior (2022-23), averaged 23.0 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 2.3 assists
• As a junior (2022-22), averaged 24.6 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists
• Made 141 three-point field goals; shooting 39.5 percent
• Posted back-to-back 60-plus three-pointers (122) in his final two seasons (62 & 60, respectively)
• Finished career shooting 51 percent from field (556-for-1080) and 85 percent on free throws (345-for-408)
• As a sophomore at Montverde Academy, helped the Eagles to a 24-1 record, the No. 1 prep ranking, and the second straight Geico Prep Nationals title

[Hoss]

A 6'10" lefty with deep shooting range sounds like a matchup nightmare waiting to happen.
Welcome, Sam!

[Charleston Pony]

Really need to have at least 4-5 quality PF/C types who can all contribute and allow rotations to deal with fatigue and foul trouble. This is an important addition with Traore apparently moving on.