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Searching For New Targets: Isaiah Philmore, Matt Vogrich, and More

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Dylan
on August 12, 2008
in Givon Crump, Jake Cohen and Recruits
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Matt Vogrich (SG 2009). It looks like Vogrich is becoming one of the main targets on the board. According to this article, Vogrich has plans to visit Ann Arbor and pick up his “official offer on campus. Vogrich sounds like the perfect Beilein player but the depth chart in the backcourt would make this offer at least a little questionable.

Next, there are two fresh premium articles on Scout on Givon Crump (SF/PF 2009). First with the Rutgers site, and also with the Maryland site. A lot of east coast schools on the kid who plays prep ball out east and is a D.C. native. The big step for Michigan is getting him on campus.

Isaiah Philmore is a new combo forward on the board. Philmore is a Rivals 150 (barely at #148) four man from the east coast (Scout profile, Rivals profile). Here is what CollegeHoopsNet had to say on Philmore’s play at the Hoop Group Elite Camp:

Clearly one of the more talented players at the camp, Philmore does everything well but did not really dominate as much as he could have. Offensively, he has a versatile game, showing the ability to score in a variety of ways. He can post-up defenders, as well as take them off the dribble and finish around the rim. Philmore also had a nice mid-range game and has a decent stroke. In general, he is a major match-up problem for defenders. Defensively, he is a good shot-blocker that changes shots with his athleticism. He can rebound at both ends very well, and can also handle the ball and pass. He runs the floor well, is unselfish and hustles for loose balls.

Collegehoopsnet went on to list these schools for Isaiah:

Virginia Tech, Virginia, South Florida, Providence, Massachusetts, George Washington, Michigan, Temple, Saint Joseph’s, Auburn, Kansas State, Central Florida

Certainly a guy who hasn’t done much narrowing down of his list, but I think he definitely qualifies for the ones to watch list.

Two other players mentioning U-M at Hoop Group are Jason West and Tyree Harris according to HoopGroup.com. West lists Drake and USF as favorites but mentions that he is hearing a lot from Michigan. HoopGroup also listed Isaiah Philmore as one of the top performers of the camp.

Khalil Murphy (2009 SF) is another forward who seems to have caught Michigan’s eye. Murphy has offers from Stony Brook, NJIT, Rider and Fordham but has schools like Michigan, Ohio State, Virginia Tech and Texas taking a look. The article I just linked was from pre-Vegas week, heres Rivals latest premium scoop.

More notes.

  • Some other names that some heads up commenters brought up after my hot board updates are: Tony Nixon, Davonte Elliott ($), Kawhi Leonard, Keenan Hornbuckle, Jake Cohen (old link) and Thomas Daniels. I haven’t seen these names mentioned a lot but they are certainly worth keeping an eye on.
  • Tucker Halpern (2009 PF) is off the board to Brown.
  • I also forgot to mention Matt Kamieniecki on the list of future targets, the 2010 and 2011 lists need updating and Kamieniecki is definitely one to watch.
  • As expected Keith Appling (2010 SG/PG) committed to MSU. Appling is a great get for MSU but Michigan really never had a shot at him.
  • If you are looking for an alternate to Rivals and Scout for your local recruiting coverage you might want to check out Saginaw Head coach Lou Dawkin’s new service, Best of the Best Scouting. There are some free posts there with some good scouting info on some Michigan kids. The service will cost $100/year for fans.

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Recruiting Notes: Novak, Douglass and Cohen

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Dylan
on March 31, 2008
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Novak and Douglass look to have had solid games yesterday in the Indiana North/South game. I was not able to watch but Douglass was 3-9 (2-6) in the game for 8 points and Novak was 5-9 (3-6) for 13 points (Box score). Contrary reports also say Novak had closer to 17 or 18 points and this box score is a little off.

I was not able to watch (or listen to) the game but the best report I have seen was on the Rivals free board from poster blue_in_chicago who attended the game.

On Douglass:

First, Douglass. In the first half, he actually looked kind of bored out there. Had better energy in second half and played quite of bit of the lead guard in the second half. He clearly has EXCELLENT vision and can pass real well, particularly off the pick-and-roll. He actually made a couple of passes that surprised his teammates and they went the wrong way or dropped them. I would say Douglass is a definite 1/2 type of guard.

On Novak:

Much bigger and has big, strong shoulders. More of a 2/3 type of guy and much more physically ready to play in the Big Ten. It would not shock me if he was a starter next year if things go well with LLP and Manny moves to the 3 like the coaches plan to. He is great shooter and had some nice drives down the lane for a lay-up. Like Douglass, he capable of shooting it as soon as the ball crosses mid-court and that is just going to be big help to Manny, Grady and LLP. I think he will be an effective scorer all over the court and is capable of finishing inside b/c of his strength. BTW, I think both Novak and Douglass are about the same height (6-4″?) so they will fit in with Beilein’s desire for bigger guards.

There is a lot more there so check out the whole post, it seems pretty clear that at least one of Novak and Douglass will play a good amount of minutes this year because of how deficient this team is at shooting the three.

I also received a scouting report (thanks to Nick) from a coach in Jake Cohen’s high school conference on his game. Cohen looks like a plan B/backup type kid right now but certainly one to watch.

Cohen would not wow you right now some people are having a hard time thinking he is D1 vs the Lions he went for 11pts and 7 board but you need to get passed that and think what will this kid look like as a 20 year old man and that is why Jake has a chance. He is very skilled  but I will say not as skilled as the kid Dan Geriot from Springfield who is at Richmond right now. So I am not sold on him, if I was at St. Joes he would be on my list as a back up.

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Introducing Jake Cohen

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Dylan
on March 26, 2008
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Jake CohenA new 09 name has popped up on the radar. 6-10 big man Jake Cohen from Pennsylvania lists Michigan along with Penn State, Northwestern, Penn and others.

Penn Live.com reported that Cohen was offered by PSU on 3/10 after Penn State’s upset of the Hoosiers. They also provided this scouting report:

Cohen is a slim big who nonetheless is adept at posting and scoring but also has the ability to step out and shoot to 16 feet. He is an intelligent passer, already adept at kicking out from double teams and feeding from the high post. But his slim build and lack of strength are issues that must be addressed.

Cohen was named honorable-mention All Southeastern PA this year (his junior year), which isn’t all that impressive in itself but there are some ballers on that team Tyreke Evans, Maalik Wayns, Dalton Pepper are just a couple. Rivals posted this premium article today on Cohen and his plans for his recruitment. For you rankings people there are a few Cohen mentions in these PA rankings (thanks to BL).

Cohen definetely seems like one to watch but I think Andy Brown has the be number 1a on the board right now. It is clear that our main focus for recruiting in 09 at this point is getting a point guard and a skilled big to go along with Morgan.

A couple more recruiting notes. Congrats to Stuart Douglass for being named to the all-MIC team. And also congrats to Novak for being named the 2nd best senior in Indiana according to the IBCA.

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