Junior guard Elliot Cadeau is withdrawing from the 2026 NBA draft and returning to Michigan for his senior season, agent Drew Gross tells Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports (Twitter link).
A 6’1″ point guard, Cadeau tested the draft waters this spring after he helped lead the Wolverines to the NCAA championship in early April. He was named to the NCAA All-Tournament team and took home Most Outstanding Player honors as well after averaging 12.3 points, 7.5 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.7 steals while shooting 38.7% from long distance in six games during the tournament.
Cadeau, who played his first two college seasons at UNC prior to transferring to Michigan, appeared in all 40 of the Wolverines’ games in 2025/26. He averaged 10.5 PPG, 5.9 APG, 2.7 RPG and 0.9 SPG in 27.3 MPG, with a shooting line of .411/.376/.709.
A New Jersey native, Cadeau was invited to attend the G League combine earlier this month and reportedly worked out for the Knicks on May 5. His decision to withdraw doesn’t come as a surprise, as he wasn’t on ESPN’s latest big board of the top 100 prospects in the class of 2026.
Not great news for Brandon McCoy Jr. If Cadeau stayed in the draft the path for McCoy to be a top5 pick next yr was clear. Pretty hard to see him going that high if he’s coming off the bench but Marvin Williams did it so who knows… link to m.youtube.com