Draft Express goes in-depth on Tim Hardaway Jr.: Despite his inconsistency, there is no questioning Hardaway’s overall size, talent, skill level, and the body of work he’s put together over the course of his college career. He’s a well-rounded weapon who can stretch the floor,...
Remember Dwayne Bacon, the standout 2015 wing prospect from Florida? Meet his best friend, high school classmate and AAU teammate Corey Sanders — a talented point guard in his own right. Sanders and Bacon are both playing for the Showtime Ballers this AAU season, and...
When Elijah Thomas was in seventh grade, he stood a gigantic but relatively immobile 6-foot-5, 275 pounds. In fact, his future seemed to lie either in football or academics — pretty much anywhere other than the basketball court. But Thomas wouldn’t hear of it. Now,...
Memorial Day weekend was a busy one on the circuit, here are a number of scouting reports, quotes and videos from around the internet. Consensus rankings finalized We posted our final Class of 2013 Big Ten Recruiting Rankings last week and the always reliable RSCIHoops.com...
Michigan is already involved in the recruitment of a few high-profile 2014 players – Devin Booker and Trevon Bluiett are two of many that come to mind. In the cases of Bluiett and Booker, Michigan was recruiting both early on in their prep careers, only...
J.B. Bauer was in attendance at Session Four of the Nike EYBL to provide coverage special to UM Hoops. Read his scouting thoughts on several Michigan targets throughout the weekend below. Vince Edwards – I was really impressed with his work on the boards this weekend....
Barret Benson, a 6-foot-8 237-pound forward from Illinois, doesn’t feel like waiting to emerge as one of the premiere big man prospects in his class. In fact, that’s the 2016 big man’s stated goal. “This summer I just want to establish myself as one of...
A summary of how Michigan recruiting targets performed in Nike’s Elite Youth Basketball League over the weekend. The final regular season session of the Nike EYBL took place over Memorial Day weekend in Minneapolis as teams battled for the final spots in the Nike Peach...
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When we posted updated Big Ten recruiting rankings a month ago we thought we were nearly at the end but there’s been additional action across the conference. Michigan State and Minnesota added recruits and several services updated their rankings one final time. We also added...
Trey Burke’s time in Ann Arbor is over and it won’t soon be forgotten. His impact as Michigan’s point guard was obvious. He dominated the ball, scored, created, and defended. Burke was the National Player of the Year because of his impressive statistics. He was...
When Noah Dickerson was 10 and 11 years old growing up in New Jersey, he remembers his mother holding a select few colleges especially close to her heart. One of those schools was based quite a ways west from his home: the Michigan Wolverines. “We...
With the NBA Draft order set in stone after last night’s lottery, the NBA Draft picture is slowing coming into focus. With just over a month until the June 27th draft, Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr.’s draft stock continues to improve and the duo...
“Nik Stauskas, he’s not just a shooter.” That fact was proven again and again so many times that it became a running joke to anyone who watched more thana few Michigan games. Over and over, Michigan’s freshman guard from Mississauga, Ontario showed off his diverse...
Tim Hardaway Jr. was one of the stars of the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago and could be moving toward the first round according to ESPN’s Chad Ford. Hardaway Jr. has been hiding in plain sight for the past three years. Whether it was comparisons...
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...
INDIANAPOLIS — Before Roddy Gayle Jr. met him in person, the premise of Yaxel...