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
• Helped U-M to a program-record 37-3 record (2025-26)
   • Set records for most wins (37) and fewest losses (3)
• Helped U-M capture the 2026 Players Era Championship in Las Vegas
   • Rolled to three straight 30+ point wins over 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 title
   • Posted a program- and Big Ten-record 19-1 conference mark
   • Won title by four games, earning No. 1 seed in Big Ten Tournament
   • Went 10-0 in Big Ten road games, first team to do so in 50 years (Indiana, 1976)
• 2026 NCAA Tournament (No. 3 overall seed; No. 1 Midwest seed)
   • First Round: Defeated No. 16 Howard, 101-80
   • Second Round: Defeated No. 9 Saint Louis, 95-72
   • Sweet 16: Defeated No. 4 Alabama, 90-77
       • Seventh straight Sweet 16 appearance
   • Elite Eight: Defeated No. 6 Tennessee, 95-62
       • Fifth Elite Eight appearance in the last 10 tournaments
   • Final Four: Defeated No. 1 Arizona, 91-73
       • Ninth Final Four appearance
   • National Championship: Defeated No. 2 UConn, 69-63
       • First national title in 37 years (since 1989); second in program history

Season: 2025-26 (Michigan)
• Redshirted the season

Prep Career
• Played final two seasons at Sagemont Prep (2023-25) under coach David Roe
   • Began prep career at Nova High School (2021-22) and NSU University School (2022-23)
• Broward County Player of the Year (2025)
   • Three-time All-Broward County first team (2024, '25), honorable mention (2023)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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
• AAU: 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.