A summary of how Michigan recruiting targets performed in Nike’s Elite Youth Basketball League over the weekend. Memorial Day marked the final regular season session of the 2012 Nike EYBL. Events weren’t open to college coaches but invitations to the prestigious Peach Jam event were...
Photo: N.D. Kendrick UM Hoops was on hand for a pair of AAU tournaments across the Midwest throughout Memorial Day weekend. The Best Buy Classic in Chicago drew over 300 teams including all three Michigan commitments, Derrick Walton, Zak Irvin and Mark Donnal. A number...
ESPN.com released updated national rankings for the 2013, 2014 and 2015 classes this afternoon. The 2013 list was expanded to 100 prospects, 2014 expanded to 60 players and a preliminary top 25 list was released for the class of 2015. Several Michigan commitments and targets ranked...
Darius Morris raised some eyebrows a year ago when he made the decision to enter the NBA Draft, forgoing his final two years of eligibility at Michigan. The California native was drafted in the second round by the Lakers, made the team and appeared in...
College coaches weren’t on the road and there wasn’t a Nike EYBL event but the spring and summer basketball circuit never sleeps. There were still plenty of regional tournaments and shoe camps to Derrick Walton Shines at Ohio Super 16 2013 point guard commitment Derrick...
Michigan has been in hot pursuit of 2013 combo forward Reggie Cameron this spring. The 6-foot-8 New Jersey native has emerged as one of the top perimeter shooters on the summer circuit and is eyeing a potential Michigan visit this summer. We’ve spoken with Cameron...
Jalen Rose talks Fab Five, banners and more at last week’s Mott Hospital fundraiser. “I think it was unnecessary. Flagrant. Defiant,” Rose told The News during the Griese-Hutchinson-Woodson golf fundraiser for Mott Hospital last weekend. “But it was honest, and I respect that. If they...
Karl Towns is a 6-foot-11 phenom from New Jersey in the class of 2015 who is being recruited by a who’s who of college basketball powerhouses. Towns is extremely versatile and can distribute the ball as well as score and rebound. Michigan is in the...
There was no hesitation in Reggie Cameron‘s voice. “Yes sir,” the class of 2013 New Jersey native responded when asked if he was the best shooter in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League. Only 10 players have scored more points than the 6-foot-8 combo forward through...
In part two of our in depth question & answer session with Mitch McGary he discusses when he knew he was ready to commit to Michigan, his relationship with Glenn Robinson III, his future number in Ann Arbor and the best advice he’s ever received....
Michigan’s 2012 and 2013 classes have been well regarded around Ann Arbor for quite some time. As the summer wears on the buzz about both Michigan’s incoming class of 2012 and next class of 2013 continues to grow. Several national media outlets have noted the...
Five in, five out. The 2012-13 Michigan basketball roster isn’t short on talent but the fresh faces also bring new challenges. Namely, chemistry, a new playbook and a group of players that barely know each other, not to mention have chemistry on the basketball court....
When Evan Smotrycz, Colton Christian and Carlton Brundidge left the Michigan basketball program in March, Michigan coach John Beilein was, admittedly, a little caught off guard. But don’t say he was surprised. “The word surprised, I don’t like to use it,” Beilein said in a...
John Beilein met with the media today to wrap up Michigan’s 2011-12 campaign. In a roundtable discussion, Beilein addressed everything from transfers, recruiting, next year’s team and more. Here’s video of Beilein, followed by notes and quotes after the jump:
Mitch McGary was the highest profile recruit to commit to Michigan in over a decade last fall and will join Glenn Robinson III, Nik Stauskas, Spike Albrecht and Caris LeVert to form a top ten class in Ann Arbor. McGary is a consensus top 30 recruit...
On paper, Michigan has one of the best frontcourt groups in college basketball. The...
The 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup tipped off today in Switzerland, and both Michigan...
Michigan forward Danny Wolf was selected 27th in the 2025 NBA Draft by the...
Danny Wolf was on the podium after getting selected 27th by the Brooklyn Nets...
Michigan center Vlad Goldin wasn’t selected in the 2025 NBA Draft, but quickly signed...