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Recently, Dusty May spoke about Liburd on 'Defend the Block', and with May having roots in Florida, he heard about him getting out of his LOI with Coastal Carolina. Michigan knew they wanted to land Liburd as he was late getting on the scene compared to other prospects.

"This was a situation where he developed. He was -- I don't want to say a late developer, but he was kind of late on the scene as he was recruited mostly by Ivy Leagues and good mid-majors in the early signing period," May said. "We had heard rumors that he was getting out of his [Letter of Intent with Coastal Carolina], and there was a couple other high-level schools that were going to go in to see him.

What will Liburd's role be? Well at first, he's likely going to be depth behind some talented players. But May views Liburd as someone who will develop into a 3-and-D type of player who can shoot the long shot and lock in on defense.

"We've had trouble getting long, rangy wings — the 3-and-D type wings. There's not a lot of them out there," May said. "It's why the NBA is constantly looking for them as well.

"He has skill. He has shooting ability. He's a hard worker. From an intangible standpoint, he's just someone that we felt like could really develop, especially if he's patient this year and learning from these older guys who play the game at a high level."