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...
With an unassuming build — 6-foot-2 and rail thin — elite 2016 point guard prospect Derryck Thornton isn’t exactly physically imposing. During warm-ups, it’s difficult to immediately pick out the player among the rest of the Dream Vision 16U squad who’s being recruited by the...
WASHINGTON, DC — John Beilein flew back to the United States from Russia on Tuesday and was back on the recruiting trail Wednesday evening. Beilein had a chance to watch some of his top recruiting targets at the Nike Global Challenge in the nation’s Capital...
Eron Gordon is already used to the spotlight. Gordon is growing up in Indianapolis, in the shadow of his two older brothers — Eric, who starred for Indiana as a freshman before leaving for the NBA, and Evan, who recently transferred to the Hoosiers from...
INDIANAPOLIS – Last summer, Jalen Coleman spent much of his AAU season playing up an age level with Spiece Indy Heat’s 16U squad. Coleman didn’t just play up a level, he was the focal point of that team and had a great summer on the...
The Associated Press reports that John Beilein signed a contract extension to remain in Ann Arbor through 2018-19. Michigan coach John Beilein isn’t going anywhere soon. Athletic director Dave Brandon told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Beilein has signed a three-year extension that replaces...
Michigan coaches spent time tracking a handful of players that are very familiar to Michigan fans at the Adidas Invitational. The Wolverines were present at almost every game that Jalen Coleman, Stephen Zimmerman, Sedrick Barefield and Kevon Looney played in Indianapolis, but there were also...
Footage of Dwayne Bacon at the Reebok Breakout Classic courtesy of Iowa Elites.
INDIANAPOLIS — On Friday night, during his best game of the tournament, Sedrick Barefield played like the high-level point guard recruit many see him as. By the end of the contest, he was putting the game away through every skill set available to him — his...
Seth Davis profiles Mitch McGary for Sports Illustrated: When he submitted his name to the NBA’s draft advisory board, McGary was told what he already suspected: He was a surefire first-round pick, and very possibly a lottery pick. The vast majority of college players would...
Jalen Coleman was the only Michigan recruiting target with a scholarship offer at the 2013 Adidas Invitational and helped his Indiana Elite squad to the 16U Championship. Watch footage of Coleman in the embedded media player below:
Michigan will open the 2013 Puerto Rico Tip Off against Long Beach State on November 21st, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. (eastern) in a game televised by ESPN2. The Wolverines’ half of the bracket also features Florida State and VCU, leaving a Michigan-VCU NCAA tournament rematch...
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...
Michigan redshirt freshman Oscar Goodman’s New Zealand squad is 3-1 at the FIBA U19...
Morez Johnson Jr. and Oscar Goodman both had productive tournaments at the 2025 FIBA...