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...
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 is 40 minutes away from a National Championship, but must beat the tournament’s...
Michigan and Arizona will play the headlining Final Four game on Saturday night (8:49...
Michigan took the sport’s biggest stage on Saturday night and did what it has...
Five-star guard Brandon McCoy announced his commitment to Michigan during Michigan’s Final Four game...
Report Card is a new UM Hoops+ feature that grades Michigan’s performance by going...