Danny Wolf planning on playing the ‘4 and 5’ for Michigan basketball

Michigan basketball forward Danny Wolf revealed that he had another chance to play for Michigan basketball, before this past offseason.

Wolf said he was offered a walk-on role for the Wolverines. He chose to play for Yale instead. After leading the Bulldogs to the NCAA tournament last season, he entered the transfer portal and followed new head coach Dusty May to Ann Arbor to play for Michigan basketball.

Wolf said there was one big question to answer before he committed to Michigan and that was how things would work with 7-foot-1 center Vlad Goldin. Wolf played center for Yale and some questioned whether he could play the four position in the Big Ten, which can mean some challenging defensive assignments.

However, when you listen to Wolf talk about why he chose Michigan basketball, it’s clear that Dusty May sees him as a guy who can play the four and the five.

Danny Wolf will play the four and five for Michigan basketball

“The one thing that really stood out was the ability to play the ‘4’ and the ‘5,’” Wolf explained on the “Defend The Block Podcast”. “… Because with my skill set, and how it translates to the next level, playing the ‘4’ is something that I need to do. And I think that once that became clear, and I got all my questions out the way and they said that they see me at the ‘4,’ the ‘5’ and different actions and all that stuff, it seemed pretty seamless.”

Some Michgan basketball fans have questioned if Wolf and Vlad Goldin would start alongside each other. To me, it makes the most sense with the other lineup possibilities. Sam Walters feels like he would have the same issues as Wolf, so I don’t see him starting over the Yale transfer.

It still feels like Trey Donaldson, Roddy Gayle, Rubin Jones, Wolf, and Goldin will be the starting five for the Wolverines when the season starts in November. It might not be the perfect starting five, but if the biggest issue is a potential defensive liability at the four, Michigan basketball should be just fine.

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