As Michigan waits on the LOI for 2024 F Khani Rooths, it's not the only play not currently spoken for on the basketball roster. Forward Lee Aaliya out of Argentina has been committed to the Wolverines for months in the 2023 recruiting class but has still not submitted his LOI.
After multiple coaches have stated publicly that it's a paperwork issue, I was able to get a better understanding of what the hang-up is truly about.
As of this moment, the Wolverines are trying to sift through Aaliya's contract with the Argentinian basketball team Atenas to determine whether the wording in the contract states that it's an amateur contract or whether it's worded to be a professional contract. Obviously, if it's a professional contract, he would be ineligible to play.
According to someone close to the situation, the university is trying to 'decode' the contract to figure out what's next. So, right now, we wait until the word is handed down.