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

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

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

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

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