John Beilein remembers an early conversation with Ben Cronin, his first commitment at Michigan, vividly. ‘Was Michigan ever good at basketball?’ That was Ben Cronin in 2007. Beilein excused the question because Cronin “grew up watching Sports Center in 1999 when we took a hiatus...
Mitch McGary and Glenn Robinson III have spent a large part of their summers traveling to LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Amare Stoudemire’s Nike camps. The invitation only events provide an opportunity to compete against other college stars but more importantly to showcase their skills...
Coming off an impressive performance at Michigan’s College Practice Camp earlier this summer, DJ Wilkins continued his stellar play through last weekend at the Adidas Invitational. The young guard prospect from Merrillville, IN displayed a versatile game, handling the ball on the perimeter and driving...
WASHINGTON — If the Nike Global Challenge made one thing crystal clear about Kameron Chatman, it’s that the Class of 2014 prospect will do whatever’s needed of him. Whether that’s rebounding, deferring offensively, or cheering from the bench, Chatman put on his best team hat...
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It’s almost impossible to exaggerate the enormous potential of 2016 wing prospect Justin Jackson, the 6-foot-7 16-year-old from Ontario, Canada. In action against a woefully overmatched team during the Adidas Invitational earlier this month, Jackson needed only about 15 minutes to pull his team out...
John Beilein returned from Russia and was back on the recruiting trail over the weekend, watching live evaluation action in Washington D.C., Milwaukee, Cincinnati throughout the evaluation weekend. Michigan’s head coach checked in on Devin Booker, Kameron Chatman, Jordan Barnett and Elijah Thomas in Washington...
WASHINGTON — Jordan Barnett finally got his chance to play in front of John Beilein, even if he didn’t know Michigan’s head coach was watching him. The Class of 2014 prospect hasn’t received an offer from Michigan but played in the Nike Global Challenge during...
WASHINGTON — Devin Booker hasn’t trimmed his list of schools. But he will soon, and Michigan will almost certainly make the cut. The Wolverines’ top priority in the Class of 2014 displayed his full arsenal of skills at the Nike Global Challenge in front of...
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WASHINGTON — Four Michigan prospects were invited to and competed in the Nike Global Challenge at Trinity University Thursday through Saturday. Two of them ended up champions, with a third a runner-up. And they all gained valuable experience competing with and against 40 of the...
Our third of three evaluation reports from the Adidas Invitational focuses on Jalen Coleman, Hyron Edwards, Carlton Bragg, Tyler Williams, Jaylen Johnson and AJ Turner. Jalen Coleman (6-foot-3, Indiana Elite, Class of 2015, Offer) With an appealing all-around game and a relentless scorer’s mentality, Jalen Coleman...
Our second of three evaluation reports from the Adidas Invitational focuses on Kevon Looney, Eron Gordon, Justin Jackson, KJ Walton, Mack Mercer and Michael Benkert. Kevon Looney (6-foot-8, Milwaukee Runnin’ Rebels, Class of 2014) Kevon Looney’s game has an effortless quality to it that can fool you...
When Tyler Williams, a 2015 wing prospect out of Carrollton, Texas, began this summer with Urban DFW, he didn’t do much talking. His coach, Corey Dudley, described the 6-foot-4 swingman as a lead-by-example kind of player. But that has changed. Now, not only is Williams...
Our first of three evaluation reports from the Adidas Invitational focuses on Stephen Zimmerman, Sedrick Barefield, Derryck Thornton Jr., and DJ Wilkins. Stephen Zimmerman (7-foot, Dream Vision, Class of 2015) It must be difficult to take the court as a top-level recruit because of the...
After seven weeks of holding their breath, Michigan fans can exhale: Yaxel Lendeborg is...
Yaxel Lendeborg made things official on Tuesday by announcing his intentions to withdraw from...
UAB transfer Yaxel Lendeborg will withdraw from the 2025 NBA Draft and transfer to...
Last offseason, Dusty May had to build an entire operation from scratch while uprooting...
Isaac Trotter from 247 Sports and CBS Sports joins the show this week to...