Site Notes
I added a list of “useful stuff” to the right column which includes:
- UM Hoops RSS feed
- Big Ten Wonk explanation of tempo free stats
- Recruiting videos
- Michigan’s KenPomeroy profile
- Michigan’s RPI ranking at Warren Nolan
- Michigan’s StatSheet page
- UM Hoops Twitter page
- UM Hoops Facebook page
- If you have any suggestions of quick links to add, let me know.
I’m working on the plus/minus from the last two games. I went through the OSU game but I still have to go through the Illinois game.
Commits
Darius Morris
Darius Morris and his Windward High team cruised through this week with three victories. A 69-50 win over Valley Christian was followed by a 56-44 win over Montclair Prep. These were two games against teams right around .500 that Windward should have (and did) win fairly easily.
Finally a 65-51 win over Pacific Hills in the MLK Hoops Shootout. Morris had 20 points (5 three pointers) and 7 assists against Pacific Hills. California Preps has a full recap of the game ($). Pacific Hills (16) was ranked above Windward (18) in last week’s LA Times poll so this is definitely a big win.
Matt Vogrich
Matt Vogrich led Lake Forest to two more big wins this week.
The first was a 44-43 win over cross town rival Lake Forest Academy. Lake Forest came back after trailing by to Academy and Australian big man (and Michigan recruiting target) Angus Brandt. Vogrich had 16 points in the win and was instrumental to the comeback. Video from the fourth quarter is posted below:
LFA big man Angus Brandt had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Brandt is one of the top 2009 unsigned big men in the country and has mentioned Michigan pretty consistently through his recruitment. The issue is that Michigan doesn’t have an open scholarship right now, that being said there are numerous ways that one could open up and he is worth keeping an eye on.
Lake Forest followed up the big win over Lake Forest Academy with a 51-46 win over Libertyville. Vogrich didn’t have his best night but he still led the Scouts with 15 points.
“I didn’t really shoot well because I got in foul trouble and couldn’t get in rhythm,” Vogrich said. “We didn’t play well, but we got it done.”
Blake McLimans
Worcester Academy had a 3-0 week with wins over Proctor Academy, Northfield Mount Hernon, and St. Andrews (79-64). Blake still hasn’t quite found his groove offensively but he played one of his best games of the season against Mount Hernon.
Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan was featured on State Champs this weekend as the Student Athlete of the Week. To see the video, go to statechamps.tv, click the Wendy’s icon, and then click Jordan Morgan’s name on the left column.
U-D Jesuit knocked off Brother Rice 75-70 this week to move to 5-1 on the season.
2009 Recruits
Eso Akunne
GoBlueWolverine posted a video interview with Eso Akunne ($).
Richard bounced back after last week’s loss to Detroit Country Day with two wins. The Fighting Irish knocked off Royal Oak Shrine 67-31. Akunne had 14 points in the win. They added another blow out win over Madison Height Bishop Foley, 79-58, thanks to Eso’s 18 points.
2010 Recruits
Trey Zeigler
Mount Pleasant rolled over Flint Northern 82-67. Zeigler had 31 points, 16 boards, six assists and two blocks. The Oilers followed up that performance with a disappointing 63-66 loss to Traverse City West. Zeigler had another all-around game with 25 points, 10 boards, six assists, and five steals.
Will Regan
Nichols Academy rolled to two wins this week. First over Cardinal O’Hara (68-38) and then over East (55-41). Regan had 20 points (16 in the second half).
“It wasn’t really what I did, it was what my teammates did,†said Regan, a 6-foot-9 junior and major Division I recruit. “My teammates were able to find me on reversals and stuff like that. When [East’s Henry Mingo] did try to front, we just reversed it and headed low, and I was able to do a better job keeping him behind me when I was in the post.
Alex Dragicevich
Glenbrook North lost to Glenbrook South by a score of 41-40. Dragicevich had 17 points and 5 boards in the losing effort.
North bounced back with a 49-34 win over Deerfield. Alex posted a team high 20 points.
Moses Morgan
Palo Verde knocked off Valley by a score of 77-52. Morgan was limited due to foul trouble but still led all scorers with 28 points and 9 boards.
“We came out slow as a team,” said junior Moses Morgan. “We should have done way better defensively, they were getting by us and we weren’t helping each other out. I think it was because of finals week, everybody had testing and we didn’t have practice for a few days.”
Casey Prather
Casey Prather continues to put up monster numbers. Prather had 31 points, 14 rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks in a 71-59 win over Jackson Central-Merry. Coaches from Michigan, Virginia, and Clemson were in attendance.
Allen Payne
Allen Payne had 17 points (5-6 shooting), 9 rebounds, and a block in a 68-69 loss to Mason. He followed that up with a 8 point performance on 3-9 shooting with 3 boards, 1 assist and 5 steals in a 42-40 win over Glen Este.
Tim Hardaway Jr.
Palmetto split two games this week but I don’t have any numbers for Hardaway Jr.
Cameron Ayers
Germantown beat Episcopal 50-40 and Cameron Ayers had a solid night with 20 points.
Maurice Jones
Maurice jones is small but he is producing for Arthur Hill. The little point guard had 36 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals in an Arthur Hills win over Southfield Lathrup.
2011+ Recruits
Brandan Kearney & Percy Gibson
Rivals posted some video ($) of the Southeastern duo. Southeastern knocked off Auburn Hills Avondale 65-46 thanks to 23 points from Percy Gibson.
Amir Williams
GoBlueWolverine posted a video interview ($) with the 2011 big man.
Matt Poches
Matt Poches had 20 points and 10 boards in a 88-70 win over Walled Lake Northern.
Mitch McGary
Mitch McGary scored 16 points and pulled down 11 boards in a Chesterton loss.
