2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 0
Ricky Liburd
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- G/F
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 190
- Hometown:
- Hollywood, Fla.
- High School:
- Sagemont Prep
Pronunciation
• Last name pronounced: LIE-bird
Career Highlights
• Member of the 2026 National Championship Team
• Defeated No. 2 seed UConn, 69-63, to claim U-M’s second national title and first in 37 years
• Helped U-M to a program-record 37-3 record (2025-26)
• Set programs records for most wins (37) and fewest losses (3)
• Helped U-M capture the 2025 Players Era Championship
• Rolled to three straight 30+ point wins in three days (+36.7 average margin)
• San Diego State (94-54; +40), No. 21 Auburn (102-72; +30), No. 12 Gonzaga (101-61; +40)
• Helped U-M secure the 2026 Big Ten regular-season championship
• Posted a program- and Big Ten-record 19-1 conference record
• Won the Big Ten by four games, earning the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament
• Finished 10-0 in Big Ten road games, becoming the first team to do so in 50 years (Indiana, 1976)
• 2026 NCAA Tournament (No. 1 Midwest seed; No. 3 overall seed)
• First Round: No. 16 Howard, 101-80
• Second Round: No. 9 Saint Louis, 95-72
• Sweet 16: No. 4 Alabama, 90-77, advancing to a seventh straight Sweet 16 in its last seven NCAA appearances
• Elite Eight: No. 6 Tennessee, 95-62, advancing to its fifth Elite Eight in the last 10 NCAA appearances
• Final Four: No. 1 Arizona, 91-73, in the program's ninth Final Four appearance
• Championship: No. 2 UConn, 69-63, to capture its first national championship in 37 years (since 1989)
Season: 2025-26 (Michigan)
• Did not appear in game action, after sitting out the season
Prep Career
• Began prep career at Nova High School (2021-22) and NSU University School (2022-23)
• Played final two seasons at Sagemont Prep (2023-25) under coach David Roe
• Broward County Player of the Year (2025)
• Three-time All-Broward County first team (2024, '25), honorable mention (2023)
• As a senior (2024-25), averaged 16.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game
• Missed a month after dislocating his knuckle on his shooting hand
• Helped Sagemont to a 22-8 record and a third straight FHSAA State title (Class 1A)
• Defeated Victory Christian (84-59) in championship; 29 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three blocks
• Won Region 4 title after defeating Atlantic Christian (74-30)
• As a junior (2023-24), averaged 16.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game
• Helped Sagemont to a 25-6 record and a second straight FHSAA State title (Class 2A)
• Defeated Orlando Christian (50-47) in championship; 10 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals
• Won Region 4 title after defeating True North Classical (68-56)
• As a sophomore (2022-23), averaged 11.0 points, 6.1 and 1.4 assists per game
• Helped NSU University School to a 17-7 record and Region 4 quarterfinal appearance
• Played with SOH Elite, averaged 9.9 points and 4.4 rebounds per game on Under Armour Next Circuit
Notes
• Originally signed with Coastal Carolina; requested release and joined Michigan (May 2025)
• Four-year varsity member of cross country and track programs
• Two-year varsity volleyball player at Nova High School
• Father, Melvin, owns Melly Mel’s Cakery, a cake company known for offering a dozen different cakes, including his Famous Rum Cake.
• Last name pronounced: LIE-bird
Career Highlights
• Member of the 2026 National Championship Team
• Defeated No. 2 seed UConn, 69-63, to claim U-M’s second national title and first in 37 years
• Helped U-M to a program-record 37-3 record (2025-26)
• Set programs records for most wins (37) and fewest losses (3)
• Helped U-M capture the 2025 Players Era Championship
• Rolled to three straight 30+ point wins in three days (+36.7 average margin)
• San Diego State (94-54; +40), No. 21 Auburn (102-72; +30), No. 12 Gonzaga (101-61; +40)
• Helped U-M secure the 2026 Big Ten regular-season championship
• Posted a program- and Big Ten-record 19-1 conference record
• Won the Big Ten by four games, earning the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament
• Finished 10-0 in Big Ten road games, becoming the first team to do so in 50 years (Indiana, 1976)
• 2026 NCAA Tournament (No. 1 Midwest seed; No. 3 overall seed)
• First Round: No. 16 Howard, 101-80
• Second Round: No. 9 Saint Louis, 95-72
• Sweet 16: No. 4 Alabama, 90-77, advancing to a seventh straight Sweet 16 in its last seven NCAA appearances
• Elite Eight: No. 6 Tennessee, 95-62, advancing to its fifth Elite Eight in the last 10 NCAA appearances
• Final Four: No. 1 Arizona, 91-73, in the program's ninth Final Four appearance
• Championship: No. 2 UConn, 69-63, to capture its first national championship in 37 years (since 1989)
Season: 2025-26 (Michigan)
• Did not appear in game action, after sitting out the season
Prep Career
• Began prep career at Nova High School (2021-22) and NSU University School (2022-23)
• Played final two seasons at Sagemont Prep (2023-25) under coach David Roe
• Broward County Player of the Year (2025)
• Three-time All-Broward County first team (2024, '25), honorable mention (2023)
• As a senior (2024-25), averaged 16.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game
• Missed a month after dislocating his knuckle on his shooting hand
• Helped Sagemont to a 22-8 record and a third straight FHSAA State title (Class 1A)
• Defeated Victory Christian (84-59) in championship; 29 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three blocks
• Won Region 4 title after defeating Atlantic Christian (74-30)
• As a junior (2023-24), averaged 16.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game
• Helped Sagemont to a 25-6 record and a second straight FHSAA State title (Class 2A)
• Defeated Orlando Christian (50-47) in championship; 10 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals
• Won Region 4 title after defeating True North Classical (68-56)
• As a sophomore (2022-23), averaged 11.0 points, 6.1 and 1.4 assists per game
• Helped NSU University School to a 17-7 record and Region 4 quarterfinal appearance
• Played with SOH Elite, averaged 9.9 points and 4.4 rebounds per game on Under Armour Next Circuit
Notes
• Originally signed with Coastal Carolina; requested release and joined Michigan (May 2025)
• Four-year varsity member of cross country and track programs
• Two-year varsity volleyball player at Nova High School
• Father, Melvin, owns Melly Mel’s Cakery, a cake company known for offering a dozen different cakes, including his Famous Rum Cake.
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