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Nimari Burnett’s father reports eligibility update as Alabama transfer transitions to Michigan
By Keith Farner
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Nimari Burnett will graduate from Alabama on Aug. 5th, and that will allow him to be immediately eligible for Michigan next season as a grad transfer, his father told Jon Rothstein.
Burnett averaged 5.6 points per game last season at Alabama, and he’s considered one of the top on-ball defenders in college basketball. Burnett in late March will be at his 3rd program as he started his career at Texas Tech.
Burnett has quite a history with Michigan as coach Juwan Howard received a minor NCAA violation after he said Burnett’s name specifically during a news conference before the recruit had signed any paperwork, before the Wolverines initially lost out to Texas Tech.
Burnett started 9 games at Alabama, and shot 32.1% from 3-point range. He did not play in 2021-22, and will have 3 years of eligibility remaining.
Burnett is a former McDonald’s All-American. He was a 4-star prospect and the No. 34 overall player in the country in the class of 2020, per 247Sports Composite rankings.
Keith Farner has written about college football for newspapers and web sites since 2005.