Howard Eisley Jr.

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
G
Height:
6-0
Weight:
200
Hometown:
New York, N.Y.
High School:
Archbishop Stepinac HS

Who is Howard Eisley Jr.?
• Attacks downhill; drives to the rim aggressively
• Developing a three-point shooter
• Excellent court vision
• High basketball IQ; grew up around the game
• Son of former 12-year NBA veteran guard Howard Eisley

Broadcast Note
• Requests to have "junior" used on last-name references

Career: Michigan
• Member of the 2026 National Championship Team
   • Defeated No. 2-seed Connecticut (69-63) to claim Michigan’s second national title
• Helped Michigan to a program-best 37-3 record
• Helped U-M advance to the 2026 Final Four (Indianapolis)
   • Defeated No. 1-seed Arizona in the semifinal, 91-73
• Helped U-M to NCAA Tournament (2026)
   • Awarded No. 3 overall seed, No. 1-seed in Midwest Regional
   • Defeated No. 16-seed Howard (101-80) in first round
   • Defeated No. 9-seed Saint Louis (95-72) to advance to consecutive Sweet 16 appearances
   • Defeated No. 4-seed Alabama (90-77) in Sweet 16
   • Defeated No. 6-seed Tennessee (95-62) in the Elite Eight, advancing to the Final Four
• Helped Michigan to NCAA Tournament (2025)
   • Awarded No. 5-seed in South Regional
   • Defeated No. 12-seed UC San Diego (68-65) in first round
   • Defeated No. 4-seed Texas A&M (91-79) in second round
   • In Sweet 16, lost to No. 1-seed Auburn (78-65)
• Helped Michigan to an outright Big Ten regular-season title (2025-26)
   • U-M’s first regular-season title since 2020-21
   • Helped Michigan to a program and Big Ten-best 19-1 conference record
• Helped Michigan to the Big Ten Tournament title (2025)
   • U-M's fourth conference tournament championship
   • Earned automatic bid to NCAA Tournament

Season: 2025-26
• Played in the final minutes of nine games
• Scored first career-points off a three-pointer against La Salle (Dec. 21)

Season: 2024-25
• Walk-on; valuable scout team and practice player
• Played in the final minutes of three games
• Made collegiate debut against Cleveland State (Nov. 4): played three minutes

Career: Prep
• Played three seasons at Archbishop Stepinac under Coach Patrick Massaroni
• Compiled a 76-19 record with a 44-6 record in Catholic AA, New York League play
• Back-to-back Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) Division AA City and State titles (2023, '24)
• As a senior (2023-24), played in 18 games off the bench, helped the Crusaders to a 26-4 record, the Catholic AA, New York league title (15-0), the CHSAA Division AA state title, the CHSAA Division AA City title, the CHSAA Division AA Intersectional title, and the Division AA CHSAA vs. PSAL title; scored a season-best six points against Monsignor Scanlan (Feb. 6)
• As a junior (2022-23), played in 32 games off the bench, helped the Crusaders to a 22-11 record, a runner-up finish in the Catholic AA, New York league (13-4), the CHSAA Division AA State title and CHSAA Division AA City title; scored a season-best 12 points vs. Bishop Loughlin (Jan. 18)
• As a sophomore (2021-22), played in 14 games off the bench, helped the Crusaders to a 26-4 record, the Catholic AA, New York league title (16-2), and CHSAA Division AA City runner-up; scored a season-best eight points vs. Holy Cross (Dec. 7)

Notables
• Son of 12-year NBA veteran and former U-M assistant coach (2019-24) Howard Eisley; the elder Eisley played for eight NBA franchises, but primarily with Utah and New York; Recorded 5,116 points, 2,748 assists, 540 steals, and 516 three-point field goals; highlighted his career playing five seasons with mentor and Hall of Fame point guard John Stockton; part of back-to-back Western Conference titles (1997 & 1998)