Elliot Cadeau agrees to deal to return to Michigan basketball

If there was any doubt that Elliot Cadeau wasn’t going to return to Michigan for another season, it was officially put to rest.

Shortly after ESPN reported Thursday that Cadeau has agreed to a new deal for the 2026-27 season, the point guard shared the news on Instagram with a short message: “(Let’s) do it again.”

Michigan guard Elliot Cadeau (3) reacts after hitting a three in the second half as Michigan takes on Arizona in the NCAA men’s basketball championship semifinal at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 4, 2026 in Indianapolis.

Several Michigan basketball assistant coaches also reacted on social media, including Akeem Miskdeen, who wrote: “PG1 back! Lets gooooooo.”

The news comes just days after Cadeau helped lead Michigan to its first national championship since 1989 and was named Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four.

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Cadeau averaged 10.5 points and 5.9 assists in 27.3 minutes during his first season with the Wolverines after spending the first two seasons of his college career at North Carolina. A pass-first facilitator who controlled Michigan’s offense, he scored in double figures in 21 games, dished out 10 or more assists six times and shot a career-best 37.6% from 3-point range.

After backup point guard L.J. Cason suffered a torn ACL late in the season, Cadeau took on more minutes and was at his best in the NCAA Tournament. During Michigan’s run to the national title, he averaged 12.3 points, 7.5 assists and 1.7 steals in 32.3 minutes per game and tied his season high with 19 points in the 69-63 championship game win over UConn.

“(Coach) Dusty May will bring the best out of you and that's exactly what he did with Elliot,” guard Nimari Burnett said. “He trusted and believed in him. I remember before Elliot decided to come to Michigan … (May) was like, ‘We recruited a wizard in the portal.’ You could tell his excitement about somebody just being as unselfish as Elliot is and you know he was going to make him a better player.”

With Cadeau running it back for his senior year and fellow guard Trey McKenney also expected to return, Michigan’s starting backcourt appears set heading into next season.

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