Lansing Sexton wing Denzel Valentine has been solid this spring and summer with the Michigan Mustangs on the AAU circuit. It’s tough to peg Valentine into any specific position but it isn’t hard to tell that he knows how to play the game. We’re working on editing some Valentine highlights from the AAU circuit but [...]
Notes: Top/Bottom 2 teams are highlighted in each category. Recruiting rankings are taken from ESPN. Last year I posted a similar table alongside rosy predictions about how bright the future was for Michigan basketball. I concluded that because Michigan returned almost their entire team and added a couple highly rated recruits, they were a lock [...]
RJ Hunter picked up an offer from Virginia Tech. He also has offers from Cincinati and Oregon St. with interest from Michigan, MSU, Syracuse, and Georgetown. Can a role player catch a break? Great breakdown on how much various coaches utilize their bench July evaluation period: 2012 class (part one) / (part two) Inside The [...]
I recently got a chance to chat with 2012 guard prospect Jordan Poydras. Poydras is originally from Georgia but recently moved to Wisconsin. He has been on Michigan’s radar for a while and was at Elite Camp earlier in the summer and had a good showing (somehow I missed him). Poydras isn’t at the top [...]
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A Word On Offers On Friday, we reported that Nick Stauskas picked up a Michigan offer after Stauskas told Joe that his AAU coach had passed along the news of an offer. TheWolverine is also reporting a similar story ($) while GoBlueWolverine is reporting that Stauskas has yet to be offered ($). The truth probably [...]
Joe got a hold of Canadian wing guard Nick Stauskas this afternoon and the 6-foot-5 2012 prospect confirmed that he has picked up offers from Michigan and Baylor. Stauskas hasn’t spoken with Michigan since the offer was made but his coach passed along the news. Stauskas has yet to trim his list to five schools [...]
