Similarity Scores Explained. Previously: Caris LeVert | Derrick Walton Zak Irvin came to Michigan labeled as a blue-chip recruit, but with the plethora of weapons – namely the trio of sophomore wings, Caris LeVert, Nik Stauskas, and Glenn Robinson III – he was purposefully cast into a narrow role...
Similarity Scores Explained. Previously: Caris LeVert Derrick Walton faced an unenviable task in his first season at Michigan: replacing consensus national player of the year Trey Burke, one of the best players in program history. No one expected him to be able to fill in with Burke’s...
I’m on vacation for the long weekend, but this is the first of several guest posts from Alex Cook (@alexcook616) who put together an interesting similarity score system to analyze returning Michigan players. – Dylan A big part of basketball analysis is comparative in nature,...
Michigan offered Saginaw Arthur Hill guard Eric Davis a scholarship after his unofficial visit last Thursday, the third scholarship that John Beilein has extended in the class of 2015. Davis, the 247 Sports Composite No. 39 player in the class, is averaging 16.7 points per game...
UM Hoops was on hand at the adidas Gauntlet in Indianapolis over the weekend to check in on a number of Michigan targets participating in the adidas grassroots summer circuit. The event, designed to compete with Nike’s EYBL, was one of four stops for adidas sponsored...
INDIANAPOLIS — Averaging over 15 points per game on the Adidas grassroots circuit, Kyle Guy is one of the top class of 2016 prospects in the state of Indiana. A 247Sports Composite Top-100 player, Guy holds offers from Indiana, Indiana State and Purdue, but is drawing interest...
INDIANAPOLIS — Eron Gordon was a well-known commodity from a young age. He earned an offer from Indiana before his freshman year of high school and has been watched closely ever since. That sort of attention can be a detriment to some players, but Gordon has...
TJ Leaf put together some big scoring performances at the adidas Gauntlet in Indianapolis over the weekend and lived up to his five-star billing. The 6-foot-10 forward is being recruited the hardest by Michigan, Indiana, UCLA and Arizona and took an unofficial visit to Michigan...
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — As Michigan has emerged on the national radar as a consistent contender over the last five years, the Wolverines have also turned into one of the best ball screen offenses in the country. Darius Morris, Trey Burke and Nik Stauskas all excelled running ball...
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — TJ Leaf traveled close to 2,000 miles with his Compton Magic AAU team to Indianapolis for the second session of Adidas Gauntlet over the weekend, but in a way he was closer to home. Leaf’s family is from the Indianapolis area — his...
The NBA Draft Combine began in Chicago on Thursday and a number of Michigan players were in attendance. Glenn Robinson III was a full participant, Nik Stauskas attended but didn’t participate in basketball drills while Mitch McGary opted to sit out the entire combine. Players...
Michigan extended a scholarship offer to class of 2015 guard Eric Davis on Thursday evening during an unofficial visit to Ann Arbor. The news was first reported in a tweet from his high school coach and confirmed by Davis via text message. Davis is a four-star prospect and...
Two of Michigan’s NBA-bound sophomores sat down with NBA TV last night to answer some questions about the draft process, their time at Michigan and what they hope to prove during pre-draft workouts. We’ve transcribed the interview below. On the decision process to go pro:...
Rank 247 Comp. School # Rivals Scout ESPN 247 Avg. Avg. Score Cum. Score 1 2 (12) Maryland 5 3.80 4.00 4.00 4.00 3.95 129.87 1825 2 1 (8) Ohio St. 4 4.00 4.25 4.50 3.75 4.13 118.71 1460 3 4 (33) Michigan 6 3.33...
West Virginia transfer Eron Harris has trimmed his list to three schools: Purdue, Michigan and Michigan State. Harris confirmed to the Indy Star’s Kyle Neddenriep that those schools are “basically” his top three. “Those are my top three, basically,” Harris said of Purdue, Michigan and...
Michigan hosted Brazilian forward Mathias Vazquez for an official visit this week. Vazquez posted...
Offseason workouts tipped off in Ann Arbor on Monday, as this year’s new look...
Dusty May and his staff were in attendance at the NBPA Top 100 Camp...
Morez Johnson Jr. was named one of 18 finalists at the USA Basketball U19...
Michigan sophomore Morez Johnson Jr. made the final cut, and will play for Team...