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...
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...
Morez Johnson Jr. and Oscar Goodman both had productive tournaments at the 2025 FIBA...
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...
Michigan added a commitment from 7-foot-3 center Marcus Moller today, as first reported by...
Michigan added a surprise commitment from Danish big man Marcus Moller Engelhardt on Tuesday afternoon....