Michigan lost a talented Canadian to the NBA Draft this summer, but the Wolverines are chasing another Canadian guard that is expected to be a star at the college level. Class of 2016 guard Jamal Murray is a top-30 player nationally that has excelled on the...
Michigan’s class of 2016 recruiting board continues to grow as the calendar moves closer to the June 15th offer date and four-star guard Quentin Goodin is a name that Wolverine fans will soon be more familiar with. The 6-foot-3 guard from Campbellsville, KY is one of...
Tyus Battle has had an up-and-down spring on the Nike EYBL circuit. The 6-foot-5 shooting guard is ranked 8th nationally by the 247Sports Composite Rankings and is a consensus five-star prospect, but he’s averaging under 10 points per game. Battle is shooting just 34% from the field and...
Similarity Scores Explained. Previously: Caris LeVert | Derrick Walton | Zak Irvin Spike Albrecht’s role has been pretty defined for his two years on campus – basically spelling the starting point guard with quality minutes, allowing him to play off the ball a little bit...
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...
It was a busy Friday for Michigan on the NBA Draft declaration deadline. The...
Michigan added a commitment from 6-foot-10, 245-pound LSU big man Jalen Reed today. Reed...
Michigan added a commitment from 7-foot-2 Cincinnati center Moustapha Thiam today. Thiam just completed...
Michigan sophomore Morez Johnson Jr. has declared for the NBA Draft while maintaining his...
Michigan junior Aday Mara is headed to the NBA Draft while maintaining his collegiate...