Kelly Kline/Adidas The summer evaluation season officially came to a close on Sunday as tournaments in Las Vegas and Orlando wrapped up. Michigan coaches were spotted across the country, checking in on a number of top prospects. Sedrick Barefield leads Compton Magic to Adidas Super...
Sam Webb profiles Luke Kennard, who added offers from Kentucky, Duke and Michigan State this month, in the Detroit News. “I love the coaching staff — Coach Beilein, Coach Meyer, Bacari, LaVall — I love all of them,” Kennard said. “I feel comfortable when I...
While Michigan’s assistant coaches were busy on the recruiting trail over the past few weeks, John Beilein was in Kazan, Russia, contributing as an assistant coach for Team USA at the World University Games. The United States finished a disappointing ninth, after a 94-85 loss...
Michigan was the third youngest major conference basketball team last season but had leadership where it counted, in the backcourt. This season, the Wolverines have just two players with more than sophomore eligibility and John Beilein won’t have the luxury of leaning on the best...
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...
Michigan will open the 2025 Players Era Festival with games against San Diego State...
Michigan sophomore big man Morez Johnson Jr. has put together several impressive performances at...
Morez Johnson Jr. and Oscar Goodman both had productive tournaments at the 2025 FIBA...
Michigan redshirt freshman Oscar Goodman’s New Zealand squad is 3-1 at the FIBA U19...