Sadly, Carlton Brundidge has decided to leave the University of Michigan basketball program.

Things just didn't work out for the former three-time Southfield high school all-state selection up in Ann Arbor, but I'm sure this bulldog of a guard and absolute warrior of competitor will resurface somewhere next year and make his name on the college level before it's all said and done on his playing career.

Only wearing Maize and Blue for a single season, the dynamic and high-scoring Brundidge led Southfield to back-to-back spots in the Class A final four in 2010 and 2011.

Brundidge and the Wolverines weren't the right fit. TEAM BEILEIN's offense relies on a sharpshooting backcourt and for all of my man CB's strengths on the court, bombing away from the outside isn't one of them. He's the classic slashing guard and needs a coaching philosophy that matches his style of play.

The Brundidge situation reminds me a little of a situation with my beloved Indiana Hoosiers back in the 1980s; DelRay Brooks, a heavily recruited homegrown Hoosier hoopster that had a style that simply didn't mesh well with Bobby Knight's offensive game plan. He couldn't find his way on to the floor and finally transferred to Providence in the Big East, which was a much more natural fit for his talents and he wound up helping lead the Friars to a Final Four in 1987.

Here's hoping that Carlton Brundidge winds up with a similar fate on the collegiate hardwood.