Dusty May updates health of Michigan basketball commit with cancer
"He has one more procedure before he's out of the weeds," Michigan basketball coach Dusty May said. "All things considered, he's doing well."
College basketball rosters expanded from 13 to 15 players in the 2025-26 season, which is one reason Michigan basketball felt comfortable adding six new freshmen to its incoming class. Coach Dusty May said he felt it gave the staff the chance to "take some fliers" on players they feel might have been overrecruited or undervalued and gave the Wolverines a chance to add some depth to the bottom of the roster with less pressure to immediately perform. Many of U-M's six freshmen are expected to compete for playing time immediately − the only one who isn't is Lincoln Cosby, a four-star forward from Monteverde Academy in Florida who will redshirt next season as he recovers from a torn ACL − yet there remains one glaring question for incoming freshmen: What's the status of Marcus Moller?
NEW FACES: Michigan basketball officially signs trio of transfers in frontcourt A 7-foot-2 center from Denmark, Moller played professionally in Spain the past two seasons and was seen as someone who would have the size to compete in the Big Ten immediately. Those plans took a turn when the teen was diagnosed with testicular cancer in January, derailing his 2025-26 season. Moller returned home to Denmark in January when the diagnosis was announced; he has continued treatment since that time.
"He has one more procedure before he's out of the weeds," May said. "But yeah, he's doing well. He actually went back to his club in Spain, to clean out his apartment and get personal things, and was able to do some workouts back then.
So he's doing well. "All things considered, he's doing well. " U-M has the No.