2 Michigan basketball players transfer, stay in Big Ten
A pair of former Michigan players are on the move to another Big Ten team as Winters Grady and Malick Kordel have moved on after a year in Ann Arbor.
A pair of former Michigan basketball players are on the move to another Big Ten team. Shooting guard Winters Grady and center Malick Kordel have both transferred to Minnesota, according to reports. Grady shared the news on social media , one day after he took a visit to Minneapolis and posted photos in Golden Gophers gear at Williams Arena.
The 6-foot-6, 210-pound shooting guard appeared in just nine games in 2025-26, with only one coming in 2026 as he dealt with a foot issue that has lingered since he broke his fifth metatarsal bone in his right foot in high school. SCHEDULE UPDATE: Michigan basketball adds Marquette to 2026-27 calendar A knockdown shooter, Grady was buried on Michigan's depth chart this past season by proven veterans in Nimari Burnett, Roddy Gayle Jr. and L.
J. Cason, as well as freshman Trey McKenney this past year. When he did play, Grady averaged 2.
9 points and 1. 1 rebounds in 5. 6 minutes per game while shooting 35% from the floor, 31.