ANN ARBOR -- Recent years have seen a revolving door installed for stars of the Michigan basketball program. The affixed sign above has read: Enter here. Exit early.

Nik Stauskas, Mitch McGary, Glenn Robinson III, Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Darius Morris have all come and gone.

Caris LeVert?

He took a peek outside, but is coming back.

The junior guard announced Tuesday that he will bypass the 2015 NBA draft and return for his senior year at Michigan. Projected as a late first-round pick, but still recovering from a January surgery on his fractured left foot, LeVert will take his NBA stock and sit on it for one more season.

"Over the past few months, I have spent a lot of time thinking about my future," LeVert said in a statement released by the school Tuesday morning. "My family and I, along with the coaching staff, gathered as much information as possible. After considering my options, I am excited to announce I will return for my senior year.

"Coming back allows me to keep working towards my Michigan degree and take the next steps in my development as a player, teammate and a leader of our program. Michigan is a very special place and the college experience only comes once. The future is bright and I am blessed to be part of it."

With that, after years of replacing firepower, Michigan is fully loaded for 2015-16.

"We love coaching Caris and are excited he has decided to come back for his final season," U-M coach John Beilein said in the release. "His injury last season was unfortunate, but he never wavered in his commitment as a leader, a student or with his rehabilitation. Caris is a special person both on and off the court and we are proud of what he has accomplished. The best is yet to come for a young man like Caris LeVert."

After averaging 14.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists over the first 18 games of his junior season -- leading the Wolverines in each category -- LeVert was lost for the year after fracturing his foot in a Jan. 17 win over Northwestern.

The injury ended a campaign that opened with major promise. LeVert was on both the Wooden Award and Naismith Award watch lists to begin the season. The junior team co-captain battle some inconstancy while shifting into a catalyst's role, but still was on every NBA team's radar.

Michigan guard Caris LeVert averaged 14.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists over the first 18 games of his junior season in 2014-15.

Despite a junior year that didn't go as planned, LeVert still appeared on NBA mock drafts this spring.

On Monday, an NBA Eastern Conference scout speaking on the condition of anonymity told MLive that his franchise has LeVert slotted at 20-25 on its draft board. At the same time, the scout said LeVert could slip into the second round of the draft, citing lingering concerns over injuries and a year spent mostly off the court.

LeVert began walking without the aid of a walking boot last week, but noted, "I still have a ways (to go) before I can start running and jumping and things like that." Speaking at the team's annual awards banquet, he said he was unsure if he'd be able to compete in the NBA Draft Combine on May 12-17 if he decided to enter the draft.

That's all a moot point now.

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LeVert will be back at Michigan, joining a deep roster featuring Zak Irvin, Derrick Walton Jr., Spike Albrecht, a stable of experienced sophomores and transfer Duncan Robinson. The only player lost off last year's 16-16 squad is senior forward Max Bielfeldt, while incoming 6-foot-10 freshman forward Moritz Wagner stands as the lone addition.

That should all add up to a preseason top-25 ranking and loads of expectations in 2015-16. Michigan has been involved in the recruitment of top 2015 recruiting targets Jaylen Brown, a five-star wing, and, of late, four-star point guard Kenny Williams, but currently is at the scholarship limit of 13 players for next season.

LeVert's announcement Tuesday gives corners to a previously jumbled roster puzzle.

Late in the season, LeVert filed for an evaluation from the NBA Undergraduate Advisory Committee for the second year in a row. The committee, consisting of NBA player personnel experts, is offered by the NBA to provide potential early entries to the NBA draft with information regarding their standing as professional prospects.

While results of the evaluations are not made public, Beilein said last week he agreed with only some results of LeVert's evaluation. As a result, LeVert recently applied for a second evaluation after the draft field expanded with more and more early entrants.

During the Big Ten tournament, LeVert appeared undecided on his decision to stay in school or enter the draft, saying he would likely wait right up until the underclassman entry deadline of April 26 to make his choice.

Instead, he came to a conclusion a little early, five days ahead of the early entry deadline of 11:59 p.m. ET Sunday.

LeVert is enrolled in U-M's College of Literature, Science and the Arts.

Thanks so much for the support wolverine nation! Extremely blessed to be in this position! #UNFINISHEDBUSINESS — Caris LeVert (@CarisLeVert) April 21, 2015

Brendan F. Quinn covers University of Michigan basketball and football. Follow him on Twitter for the latest on Wolverines hoops. He can be contacted at bquinn@mlive.com