Before the season began , point guard Darius Morris , the Big Ten assists leader in the 2010 @-@ 11 season , left the team after being drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers . The incoming class included Carlton Brundidge and 2011 Ohio Mr. Basketball point guard Trey Burke . Both Brundidge and Burke were among Scout.com 's top 100 players of the 2011 class ; Brundidge ranked 98th and Burke ranked 94th . Max Bielfeldt committed to Michigan in April despite his family 's ties to the Illinois Fighting Illini . Illinois University 's Bielfeldt Athletic Administration Building was endowed by his family . Sai Tummala , who along with Bielfeldt was recruited by Ivy League schools , rounded out the incoming class . Tummala earned an academic scholarship and was considered a walk @-@ on candidate for the basketball team .