Monthly archives: August 2010

Aug 11, 2010 at 10:00 am by Dylan Burkhardt Filed under: 2010-2011 Season

Defining Positions

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Drew Cannon wrote a great piece at BasketballProspectus put together a unique look at basketball positions and how to make use of players that don’t fit into traditional positional roles. Cannon spent most of his time examining how basketball coaches could benefit from understanding one thing: players can play different roles offensively and defensively. Cannon [...]

Aug 10, 2010 at 11:14 am by Dylan Burkhardt Filed under: Recruits

Video: Jalen Reynolds & Dominique Pointer

Video: Jalen Reynolds & Dominique Pointer

Video courtesy of the REACH Legends AAU program. Xavier is most likely the front runner in Reynolds’ recruitment and it’s unclear if Michigan will offer the Livonia forward at this point. However, Reynolds is still on the radar and this is some quality footage from two west coast events, the Adidas Super 64 and Double [...]

Aug 9, 2010 at 5:18 pm by Joe Stapleton Filed under: Recruits

Q&A: 2011 Wing Eric Katenda

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I recently sat down with Eric Katenda, a 2011 6-9 wing recruit our of Connecticut. Eric was unable to play this season after coming down with appendicitis and complications resulting from that, so he’s kind of flying under the radar for right now. Here’s what he had to say about his illness, where his recruitment [...]

Aug 9, 2010 at 3:40 pm by Dylan Burkhardt Filed under: Uncategorized

2010 Big Ten/ACC Challenge Times and TV Set

The Big Ten/ACC Challenge game times and TV were announced today. Michigan’s game at Clemson will be played on November 30th at 9:30 ET on ESPN2. Here’s the full schedule: Monday, November 29 Virginia at Minnesota – 7pm ET on ESPN2 Tuesday, November 30 Iowa at Wake Forest – 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU Georgia [...]

Aug 9, 2010 at 11:43 am by Dylan Burkhardt Filed under: Uncategorized

Denzel Valentine to Michigan State

Denzel Valentine to Michigan State

The Lansing State Journal is reporting that Denzel Valentine committed to Michigan State today. Once Michigan State offered Valentine a scholarship, many considered this a forgone conclusion because Valentine’s father Carlton played basketball at Michigan State. “I felt like I just could have the best career there. Being a hometown kid, pretty much it’s the [...]

Aug 9, 2010 at 12:52 am by Dylan Burkhardt Filed under: Recruits

Recruiting Roundup (8-9-10)

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Nike Global Challenge Nike Global Challenge: Watch Dominique Pointer's thunderous dunk in traffic The video above is Dom Pointer ruining some poor kid’s Sunday night. (Video courtesy of Oregon Live) Here are more highlights from the NGC as well. Kevin Pangos Kevin Pangos might not possess the most potential in the world but it’s clear [...]

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