Commits
Darius Morris
Windward has rolled through their sectional without much of a challenge. Windward eased passed Sierra Canyon 63-39 and Buckley 60-49. They will face Lutheran in the sectional final this Friday, March 6th 4:30 PM, at Colony High School.
Matt Vogrich
Matt continues to step up in the big games. Vogrich netted 38 points including 28 in the second half and knocked down five three pointers in a conference championship win over North Chicago. Lake Forest head coach Phil LaScala agrees that Vogrich steps up when it counts:
“He’s a special player,” Lake Forest coach Phil LaScala said of Vogrich. “If you look at our big games – North Chicago, Zion-Benton, Warren – he’s come up big, 32 points, 33 points, 35 points…playing against some very tough players.
There is also a great Q&A with Matt after he was named player of the week by the Chicago Sun-Times. Some highlights include a 4.8/5.0 GPA and 31 ACT, speeding, and looking forward to playing at Crisler Arena. By all accounts Matt has taken Lake Forest to a new level and they look ready for the state tournament. Here is a quick highlight from the conference championship game:
Jordan Morgan
Detroit Jesuit suffered a tough loss to Catholic Central in the Catholic league semi-final game. U of D made a valiant effort to get back in the game but it wasn’t enough. Jordan had 10 points in the loss.
Blake McLimans
Worcester will play Winchendon in the second quarter final (4 PM) in the NESPAC Class A Tournament tomorrow at Endicott College in Beverly, MA. Blake has continued to play pretty well down the stretch and he has had some solid games while picking up his defense a bit as well.
Eso Akunne (pref. walk on)
Eso and 2010 target Josh Herbeck led Gabriel Richard to their fourth straight Catholic League C-D final. First, Richard knocked off Royal Oak Shrine, 67-48, in the semi-finals. Eso had 19 points and Herbeck had 21.
In the finals they managed the squeak by Detroit Loyola by a score of 58-56. Akunne had 19 points in the final despite struggling with foul trouble all game long.
2010 Recruits
Will Regan
Will Regan’s season came to a disappointing end with a playoff loss to Canisius. Nichols had beaten Canisius twice this year by 25 and 30 points. Regan was named to the all tournament team but only score 8 points in the loss.
Casey Prather
The athletic wing man from Tennessee received an offer ($) this week and that tells you all you need to know about his abilities. Prather’s team lost in the district finals but was not eliminated, Prather had 36 points, 15 rebounds, and four blocks in the loss. Casey scored 34 points in a regional quarterfinal win to reach the 1,500 point mark for his career. This dunk was the highlight of the win:
Prather stole the ball and quickly took it up the court. Leaping from a good distance to the right of the lane, he put down a one-handed dunk, his second big dunk of the game.
- Junior Season A Success For Prather ($)
- Spotlight intense on Prather for 2010 ($)
- Wickedly Athletic ($)
Trey Zeigler
Mount Pleasant beat Bay City Central but they were without the services of Trey Zeigler who sat out for disciplinary reasons.
Moses Morgan
Moses’ Palo Verde squad suffered a heartbreaking loss in the Nevada State Championship game. Ken in Vegas was there and posted this recap.
Alex Dragicevich
Dragicevich is still very much on the radar. Dragicevich scored 20 points and added seven rebounds and five assists to lead Glenbrook North to a surprising 76-71 overtime win over Waukegan in the Central Suburban League championship.
Allen Payne
12 points and three assists in a 65-49 win over Anderson.
Tim Hardaway Jr. & Cameron Ayers
Their season’s are over.
Links & Notes
- Southfield cager shining brightly in sophomore season
Profile of Carlton Brundidge, a 2011 guard who is a key target in 2011. - Hoops: U-M watching another ’10 big man ($)
- If I missed a good article or game story, let me know in the comments or send me an e-mail.
I know he comes in at the only position where we actually have sufficient depth, but I’m most excited about Vogrich in the 2009 class. It sounds like he has all the physical and mental tools to be a deadly player in Beilein’s offense. A Mike Gansey-type player is probably a fair comparison.
I’ll go with that….
Must….sign…..Brundidge!!!!!
Also who are we going up against with Prather?
I’m pretty sure Tennessee is the front-runner for Prather, but UNC has shown interest along with pretty much every other SEC school. Not sure if Tennessee was the school that offered, though.
Vandy, Michigan, UVA, Tenn are a few. Tons of other SEC schools. I know Wake has been in to see him, UNC as well I believe.
So it’s official then… we aren’t getting Prather.
Gotta recruit Zeigler HARD now; can’t let the angry midget up in East Lansing take him away.
…Oh, man, that is good stuff….both sentences…
Anyone, is Vogrich more of a catch and shoot player like Douglass or can he create his own shot? Despite my previous comments, I love watching this team play and I can’t wait to see our improvement next year and in the future. Do you guys think Vogrich can come in and start from day one? Also, what are all of our ‘09 recruits like on the defensive end? We all know that if they can’t produce defensively, they won’t play.
@raiderfan – From the video I have seen, he can do either comfortably.
Not being much of a follower of recruiting, anyone out there have a good read on how the overall 09 commits compare to previous years’ classes?
The kids look good, but I never really gave a thought to recruiting before the advent of UMHoops.com.
Just asking.
Jim strickly based on numbers, I would say its our best class since 2003. That was the year we brought in Dion Harris, Brent Petway, Courtney Sims, and J.C. Mathis transfered in from Virginia
What is all this talk about Herbeck from AAGR being a 2010 target. I’ve seen the kid play, and he just doesn’t have the speed or the ability to create off the dribble. He’s a great shooter, but definitely just a harder working version of Gavin Groninger. Are we trying to get him to be a preferred walk-on like Eso? Any chance he could get a scholarship on the football team? I’m not sure about arm strength, but I know he has tremendous touch/accuracy and football smarts.
Thanks Raider. Wow that is encouraging.
I would’ve thought the class with Manny would be stellar, but hey like i said i can’t get too excited about recruits.
So it’s good to know.
Manny’s class was just him and Kelvin Grady, so that wasn’t anything special.
Regarding Vogrich, I think he can make a bigger impact his freshman year than Stu has this year. He seems to be a straight-up sniper with a great feel for the game, so I definitely think he could crack the starting lineup next year (and so could Morris if Grady doesn’t start playing defense).