INDIANAPOLIS — Michigan’s Roddy Gayle Jr. snagged a final rebound, then flung the ball to the other end of the court, effectively ending UConn’s frantic bid for a miracle.The horn sounded, and Morez Johnson Jr. came over to share a celebratory scream and hearty hug — from one transfer to another — as the Wolverines began running toward midcourt to celebrate a national championship.Maybe a school really can build an ideal college basketball roster amid the topsy-turvy chaos of the transfer portal, paying players and top-to-bottom overhauls.Michigan proved it Monday night, rolling out an all-transfer starting lineup that was too big, too strong and too capable of countering anything that UConn could muster — even on a night when the 3-point shot wasn’t falling and All-American Yaxel Lendeborg was hobbled by ankle and knee injuries.The Wolverines still had enough to hold off the Huskies 69-63 and claim the program’s first title in 37 years.And they showed how second-year Dusty May assembled a resilient roster by diving all the way into the portal.“Man, this whole year, we were a team that played together,” Lendeborg said as he stood amid the confetti on the court at Lucas Oil Stadium. “We didn’t have a best player, like I said before. We have a guy that steps up big-time in these games.“We have players that make plays when they need to make them. And we just played a full all-around team basketball game today. We did it.”It didn’t matter that the Wolverines shot just 38% while making 2 of 15 3-pointers — stunning numbers for a team that entered the NCAA Tournament ranked No. 8 nationally in KenPom’s adjusted offensive efficiency (126.6 points per 100 possessions).It didn’t matter that they were outrebounded — and gave up an incredible 22 offensive boards.Nor th …
