The parent article is at List of University of Michigan alumni This is a list of sporting persons who attended the University of Michigan.

Sports

Baseball

Jim Abbott, 1989, one-handed major-league baseball pitcher for California Angels and New York Yankees Pete Appleton, pianist and band leader; opted for a baseball career after graduating from the University of Michigan Steve Boros, former Detroit Tigers infielder Jim Burton, former Boston Red Sox pitcher Mike Cervenak, former MLB infielder Danny Fife, former Major League Baseball player Bill Freehan, former All-Star and Golden Glove catcher, Detroit Tigers Elmer Gedeon, Major League Baseball player killed in action in World War II Charlie Gehringer, Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman Rick Hahn, general manager of the Chicago White Sox Drew Henson, played NFL football and MLB baseball Steve Howe, former MLB pitcher Scott Kamieniecki, former MLB pitcher Henry Killilea (1863–1929), one of the five men who founded baseball's American League as a major league in 1899 Barry Larkin, 1986, former Cincinnati Reds baseball player, 1995 National League MVP, Baseball Hall of Fame Chick Lathers, former MLB infielder Doc Lavan, former MLB infielder Rick Leach, former MLB outfielder Don Lund (born 1923), former backup outfielder in Major League Baseball, played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, St. Louis Browns and Detroit Tigers Elliott Maddox (born 1947), won the 1967 Big Ten batting title with a .467 average; former player for six MLB teams Mike Matheny, manager of the St. Louis Cardinals Hal Morris, former MLB first baseman Steve Ontiveros, former MLB pitcher Bennie Oosterbaan, former University of Michigan baseball and football player Slicker Parks, former Detroit Tigers pitcher Steve Phillips, former GM of the New York Mets, ESPN analyst J. J. Putz, MLB relief pitcher Branch Rickey, 1911, former president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers who integrated Major League Baseball by signing Jackie Robinson Leon Roberts, former MLB baseball player Bill Roman, University of Michigan team captain senior year; Detroit Tigers first baseman, 1964–65, was awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation Chris Sabo, former third baseman for Cincinnati Reds Bobby Scales, second baseman for the Chicago Cubs Brian Simmons, former Major League Baseball outfielder George Sisler, first baseman for St. Louis Browns, member of Baseball Hall of Fame Ted Sizemore, former MLB infielder Lary Sorensen, former MLB pitcher Dick Wakefield, former Detroit Tigers outfielder Moses Fleetwood Walker, former professional baseball player in 1884; believed to be first African-American to play major-league baseball Geoff Zahn, former MLB pitcher Bill Zepp, former MLB pitcher

Draftees Baseball draftees, by year, team and round from 2005 to 1965:

Chris Getz, 2005, Chicago White Sox, 4th Clayton Richard, 2005, Chicago White Sox, 8th Jake Fox, 2003, Chicago Cubs, 3rd Rich Hill, 2002, Chicago Cubs, 4th Bobby Korecky, 2002, Philadelphia Phillies, 19th Rich Hill, 2001, California Angels, 7th David Parrish, 2000, New York Yankees, 1st (28th pick) J. J. Putz, 1999, Seattle, 6th Bobby Scales, 1999, San Diego, 14th J. J. Putz, 1998, Minnesota, 17th Mike Cervenak, 1998, Oakland A's, 43rd Kelly Dransfeldt, 1996, Texas, 2nd Brian Simmons, 1995, Chicago White Sox, 2nd Heath Murray, 1994, San Diego, 3rd Derek Jeter, 1992, New York, 1st (6th overall) Dennis Konuszewski, 1992, Pittsburgh, 9th Mike Matheny, 1991, Milwaukee Brewers, 8th Kirt Ojala, 1990, New York Yankees, 4th Greg McMurtry, 1990, Detroit, 27th Ross Powell, 1989, Cincinnati, 3rd Jim Abbott, 1988, California, 1st (8th pick) Mike Ignasiak, 1988, Milwaukee Brewers, 8th Mike Gillette, 1988, Kansas City Royals, 34th Chris Lutz, 1988, Chicago Cubs, 43rd Mike Ignasiak, 1987, St. Louis, 4th Casey Close, 1986, New York Yankees, 7th Hal Morris, 1986, New York Yankees, 8th Scott Kamieniecki, 1986, New York Yankees, 14th (& 1985 by Brewers − 16th) Barry Larkin, 1985, Cincinnati, 1st (4th pick) Gary Wayne, 1984, Montreal, 4th Gary Grant, 1984, Milwaukee Brewers, 16th Chris Sabo, 1983, Cincinnati, 2nd Gary Wayne, 1983, Oakland, 23rd Steve Ontiveros, 1982, Oakland, 2nd Jim Paciorek, 1982, Milwaukee Brewers, 8th Jim Paciorek, 1981, Cleveland, 14th Mark Clinton, 1981, Houston, 17th Rick Leach, 1979, Detroit, 1st (13th pick) Steve Howe, 1979, Los Angeles, 1st (16th pick) Steve Perry, 1979, Los Angeles, 1st (25th pick) Lary Sorensen, 1976, Milwaukee Brewers, 8th Tom Lundstedt, 1970, Chicago Cubs, 1st Geoff Zahn, 1968, Los Angeles, 5th Elliott Maddox, 1968, Detroit, 1st Geoff Zahn, 1967, Boston, 5th Bill Zepp, 1967, Boston, 7th Keith Spicer, 1967, Minnesota, 18th Geoff Zahn, 1967, Detroit, 2nd Bob Reed, 1966, Washington, 2nd Ted Sizemore, 1966, Los Angeles, 15th Cazzie Russell, 1966, Kansas City A's, 27th Geoff Zahn, 1966, Chicago White Sox, 34th Bob Reed, 1966, Detroit, 2nd Bill Zepp, 1966, Detroit, 8th Bob Reed, 1965, Detroit, 4th Bill Zepp, 1965, Milwaukee Braves, 33rd Leon Roberts, ????, Detroit, 10th

Basketball (men's)

Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman, played 2014–18, second all-time UM men's basketball player in games played (144) Lester Abram, played 2002–07, first three-time UM men's basketball captain Joey Baker, played 2022–2023, professional basketball player Maceo Baston, played 1994–97, basketball player Max Bielfeldt, played 2011–15, UM men's basketball Sixth Man of the Year his senior season (2014–15) LaVell Blanchard, played 1999–2003, Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Freshman of the Year in 2000 and the first UM men's basketball player to lead the team in scoring an rebounding for four straight seasons Ignas Brazdeikis, played 2018–19, Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Freshman of the Year and finalist for the Karl Malone Award in 2019 Wayman Britt, played 1972–76, UM men's basketball annual "Outstanding Defensive Player" is named for Britt Chaundee Brown Jr., played 2020–2021, professional basketball player Bill Buntin, played 1963–65, All-American, U-M record with 58 double-doubles Trey Burke, played 2012–13, professional basketball player M. C. Burton Jr., played 1956–59, named All-America, All-Big Ten and team MVP during his senior season; turned down NBA contract offer from the Detroit Pistons to continue his studies at UM and earned his medical doctorate in 1963; member of the UM Hall of Honor Demetrius Calip, played 1987–91, member of UM team that captured the 1989 NCAA Division I Championship and led all UM players in scoring during his senior season (20.5 PPG) John Clawson, played 1963–66, member of two UM teams that made it to the NCAA Final Four and represented the United States men's national basketball team during the 1967 FIBA World Championship, 1967 Pan American Games and the 1968 Summer Olympics, being awarded a gold medal in the latter two events Jamal Crawford, played 1999–2000, professional basketball player David DeJulius (born 1999), player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Hunter Dickinson, played 2020–23, named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and a second-team All-American in 2021 as well as First-team All-Big Ten in 2021 and 2023 Stu Douglass (born 1990), American-Israeli basketball player for the Israeli team Maccabi Ashdod Henry Hallowell Farquhar, played 1908–09, was a member of UM's first basketball team, leading them in scoring that season with 48 points Gary Grant, played 1984–88, All-American 1987–88, professional, #15 draft pick to Seattle SuperSonics Rickey Green, played 1975–77, first-team All-American and runner-up for the Naismith College Player of the Year in 1977 George Haggarty, played 1922–25, leading scorer of the U-M men's basketball team his junior and senior season Tim Hardaway Jr., played 2010–13, first-team All-Big Ten (2013) Frank Harrigan, played 1924–27, first player in Michigan basketball history to score over 100 points in three consecutive seasons Manny Harris, played 2007–09, professional basketball player Juwan Howard, played 1991–93, "Fab Five" member, professional basketball player Phil Hubbard, played 1975–79, won a gold medal as member of US men's basketball team during the 1976 Summer Olympics; his number 35 was retired by the U-M men's basketball team in 1989 and was inducted to the U-M Hall of Honor in 1992 Ray Jackson, played 1991–94, "Fab Five" member, former professional basketball player Jimmy King, played 1991–94, "Fab Five" member, former professional basketball player C. J. Kupec, played 1972–75, first U-M men's basketball player named team captain in consecutive seasons Caris LeVert, played 2012–16, named the U-M's Steve Grote Hustle Award and Rudy Tomjanovich Most Improved Player in 2014 Tony Peyton (1922–2007), last surviving member of the original Harlem Globetrotters Jordan Poole Richard Rellford (born 1964), basketball player Glen Rice, basketball player; Most Outstanding Player of the 1989 men's basketball Final Four; holds NCAA record for most total points in a single NCAA tournament, with 184 Bernard Robinson, basketball player Rumeal Robinson, basketball player 1987–90 Jalen Rose, played 1991–94, "Fab Five" member, professional basketball player Cazzie Russell, played 1964–66, basketball player Maurice Taylor, basketball player Rudy Tomjanovich, played 1966–70, basketball player and coach John Townsend, played 1936–38, All-American Robert Traylor, basketball player Franz Wagner, played 2019–2021, professional basketball player Moritz Wagner, played 2015–2018, professional basketball player Chris Webber, played 1991–93, "Fab Five" member, professional basketball player, first overall pick in the 1993 NBA Draft Danny Wolf, played 2024–2025, professional basketball player

Basketball (women's)

Trish Andrew (born c. 1971), UM record holder for rebounds and blocks Leigha Brown (born 2000), one of five UM players to surpass 1,000-plus points and 300-plus assists Vonnie DeLong [née Thompson] (born 1965), UM women's basketball season leader in assists (156) Diane Dietz, UM's 2nd all-time scoring leader with 2,076 points, set Big Ten single-game scoring record with 45 points in 1982, inducted into Athletic Hall of Honor in 1996 Katelynn Flaherty (born 1996), all-time leading point-scorer in Michigan basketball history, man or woman, with 2,776 career-points Naz Hillmon (born 2000), first player in Michigan basketball history — man or woman — to have 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (born 1975), Jamaican-born center, led UM in scoring and rebounds three straight years, holds UM records for career shooting percentage (.552), single-season shooting percentage (.662 in the 1997–98 season), and career rebounding percentage (9.6 per game), played six season in the WNBA Krista Phillips (born 1988), played for Team Canada in the 2012 Summer Olympics Stephany Skrba (born 1987), Canadian-Serbian power forward, has played professional basketball in Europe since 2006 Jennifer Smith (born 1982), led the Big Ten Conference with an average of 21.3 points per game in 2003–04 Stacey Thomas (born 1978), played six seasons in the WNBA Anne Thorius (born 1977), Danish guard; second-team All-Big Ten player in 1999 and 2000 Phillis Wheatley Waters (1898–1973), thought to be the first African-American women's basketball player at UM

Football

Jeff Backus, NFL football player Ronald Bellamy, NFL football player Tim Biakabutuka, NFL football player Tom Brady, 2000, retired NFL quarterback, four-time Super Bowl MVP Alan Branch, NFL football player David Brandt, NFL football player Tony Branoff, halfback for University of Michigan, 1952-55 Steve Breaston, NFL football player Dave Brown, NFL football player Prescott Burgess, NFL football player Mark Campbell, NFL football player Brian Carpenter, 1982, NFL football player Anthony Carter, NFL football player