The original plan was to head to Pittsburgh to get a long look at Michigan’s 2012 commitments Glenn Robinson III and Nick Stauskas. Stauskas was nursing an injury and took the weekend off so that meant an even longer look at Robinson. Robinson and Mitch McGary’s SYF Players team suffered a surprising defeat in pool [...]
Monthly archives: April 2011
Scouting: Pittsburgh Jam Fest

MBB: Big Ten Announces Home and Away Designations for Big Ten/ACC Challenge Michigan plays on the road for the second straight season. Assuming the ACC does an even split (all home teams last year play away), I’d guess that Michigan would play at Maryland or perhaps North Carolina. The full challenge match-ups will be released [...]

Max Bielfeldt signed his letter of intent on Wednesday afternoon and made his commitment official. Here’s a snippet from the release: “We love the talent, character, toughness and work habits that Max brings to our basketball program,” said Beilein. “His size and strength at approximately 6-8, 240 should help us a great deal around the [...]

2012 big man Sean Sheldon doesn’t receive as much exposure in Northern Michigan but he quietly continues to develop into a solid prospect. He played well at the Motown Showdown, leading ACB/Bank Hoops to an upset over the Michigan Mustangs in pool play, and is one to watch this summer. A number of major-conference schools [...]

Joe Eberhardt of IndyHSHoops.com passed along this video (and interview) of VJ Beachem from the IndyBall.com Shootout. Beachem is a 2013 wing prospect that lists Butler, Indiana, Purdue, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Michigan, Michigan State and Cincinnati. He only has a Purdue offer at this juncture but has visited Indiana, Xavier, OSU, Purdue, Notre Dame, [...]








