Michigan's Tre Donaldson faces Auburn, the program where he began her college career, in the men's NCAA Tournament. What to know of his transfer:

The former Auburn guard helped lead the Wolverines to the Big Ten championship in his first year with the program.

Michigan point guard Tre Donaldson will enter the transfer portal, as first reported by On3. Donaldson averaged 11.3 points, 4.1 assists, and 3.1 rebounds in 31.1 minutes per game as a junior. The 6-foot-3 guard has one year of eligibility remaining after playing two years at Auburn and one at Michigan.

Tre Donaldson entered the college basketball transfer portal shortly after Elliot Cadeau committed to Michigan

This is what kids dream about,” Michigan baskeball's Tre Donaldson said. "Getting to play your old team ... that’s something you look forward to."

Tre Donaldson had the hard decision last offseason to leave his old school, Auburn, and embark upon a new adventure. Thus, the point guard ventured from the moderate South for the cold confines of Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The name? The number? The time of year? Michigan basketball's Tre Donaldson has that dog in him in NCAA tournament win over UCSD.

Donaldson departed Auburn after two seasons on the Plains. On Friday, he gets the chance to play his former squad.

BREAKING: After just one season in Ann Arbor — and one day after the Wolverines landed former North Carolina PG Elliot Cadeau — Michigan G Tre Donaldson has entered the portal: