It is quite uncommon to have a basketball player return for a senior season nowadays, as it seems most players leave after their freshman year.
However, Caris LeVert will return to the University of Michigan to finish out his career after a devastating foot injury kept him out for most of the season, a major fact in Michigan not making the NCAA Tournament or the NIT this past season.
Levert, who has played basketball for the Wolverines for the past three years, was projected to go as high as the top fifteen during the upcoming NBA Draft this season, however a serious foot injury meant his stock fell drastically towards the end of the season as the Wolverines missed both tournaments for the first time in his Michigan basketball career.
His return from injury has some experts predicting the Wolverines become a top ten team once again, as they are returning every player on their team this past season.
The Columbus, OH, native has put up fantastic numbers while on the court, averaging nearly 15 points and five rebounds last year to become Michigan's top player since the 2013 draft class that saw Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Nik Stauskas all leave, as well as other current NBA player Mitch McGary.
LeVert has been a solid veteran presence for the Wolverines, and had he been on the court, there is a good chance that Michigan would have at least made the NIT, if not the NCAA Tournament.
He said in a statement: "After considering my options, I am excited to announce I will return for my senior year.
"Coming back allows me to keep working towards my Michigan degree and take the next steps in my development as a player, teammate and a leader of our program.
"Michigan is a very special place and the college experience only comes once.
"The future is bright and I am blessed to be part of it."
Michigan looks to be a contender in the B1G conference this season, as only Michigan State and Maryland are projected to have better seasons currently. Also, Michigan is only losing one player, center Max Bielfeldt, with Derrick Walton Jr. and Spike Albrecht returning along with LeVert, arguably Michigan's three best players in the post-Burke era.
He led the Wolverines in scoring (14.9), rebounds (4.9), assists (3.7), steals (1.7) and minutes (35.8) through the 18 games he played last season. According to the University, only six other players can say they lead their teams in the same statistical categories LeVert did for Michigan.