The Dayton Daily News is reporting that Caris LeVert will visit Michigan next Thursday after visiting Dayton and Purdue. After checking out Dayton (Thursday), he’ll take an official visit to Purdue on Tuesday and an unofficial visit to Michigan next Thursday. LeVert, the MVP of...
Luke Winn hands out coaching awards with a nod toward Michigan’s John Beilein for success without depth. The “need for depth” is a myth in college basketball: All four Final Four teams this season ranked 308th or lower in percentage of minutes by bench players....
Michigan coaches paid closed attention to the Southwest Illinois Jets throughout the weekend at the Nike Spring Showdown in Merrillville, Ind. We’ve already highlighted Peyton Allen and Darreon Reddick’s performances but Darius Austin might have been the most impressive Jet on the weekend. Austin, #23...
Darreon Reddick impressed scouts with his smooth combination of handles, athleticism and ability to get to the hole at the Nike Spring Showdown in Merrillville, Indiana. Michigan coaches John Beilein and Lavall Jordan both spent time watching his loaded Southwest Illinois Jets squad and Reddick...
It had been previously reported that Michigan would participate in the Preseason NIT for the 2012-13 season but the other three featured teams had yet to be revealed. CBS Sports.com’s Jeff Goodman is reporting that Pittsburgh, Kansas State and Virginia are the three teams that...
In March, Pickerington Central (Ohio) senior Caris LeVert was committed to Ohio University and was surely rooting for the Bobcats to take down Michigan in the round of 64 in the NCAA Tournament. Just over a month later, there’s a chance LeVert could be a...
2014 Michigan target Peyton Allen shot the ball extremely well at the Nike Spring Showdown in Merrillville, Ind. last weekend. Allen added an Iowa offer with his impressive performance over coaches and demonstrated his lightning quick shooting stroke and seemingly unlimited range. A reminder that scouting...
Keita Bates-Diop led the Illinois Wolves to a perfect 6-0 record in the 16 U bracket of the Nike Spring Showdown over the weekend. The 2014 prospect showed off his length and athleticism at both ends of the floor and drew attention from John Beilein on...
2013 Michigan commitment Zak Irvin has put together a strong start to the spring AAU season. His Eric Gordon All-Stars team (which also features Indiana’s Devin Davis and Colin Hartman, Notre Dame’s VJ Beachem and and Purdue’s Basil Smotherman) has yet to lose this spring, running...
Earlier this morning we scouted Zak Irvin and a handful of other 2014 recruiting targets. In our second scouting report from Merrillville we focus on Tyler Wideman, Drake Harris, top 25 big man Cliff Alexander and many others. Tyler Wideman 6-7 Center, Lake Central (Ind.)/Meanstreets, Class...
Michigan might not be done with its 2012 recruiting class just yet. As first reported by Sam Webb, Michigan is showing interest in 2012 Ohio decommit Caris LeVert. LeVert is a 6-foot-5 guard from Pickerington Central that originally signed to Ohio in November but has been...
A summary of how Michigan recruiting targets performed in Nike’s Elite Youth Basketball League over the weekend. The first session of the 2012 Nike Elite Youth Basketball League tipped off on Friday night and college coaches returned to the AAU bleachers for the first time...
Some of the best AAU teams in the Midwest descended on Merrillville, Ind. over the weekend for the Nike Spring Showdown. The 4th annual tournament tipped off the first April evaluation period and featured 162 teams, drawing some of the top coaches from across the...
The Michigan Mustangs have been cruising behind the strong play of point guard duo Derrick Walton and Monte Morris at the Adidas VIP Exclusive Run. The Mustangs went undefeated in Vegas pool play and advanced to semifinals before being knocked off by Garner Road in...
With an updated NCAA calendar, spring evaluation is back. College coaches took to the road and cramped into AAU gyms across the country. John Beilein and his assistant coaches are no exception and have taken to the road to watch their 2013 commitments as well...
Michigan has a lot of work to rebuild its roster after Dusty May’s introduction...
North Texas graduate transfer guard Rubin Jones announced his commitment to Michigan today. Jones...
Four-star guard Justin Pippen announced his commitment to Michigan today. Pippen is one of...
Auburn point guard Tre Donaldson announced his commitment to Michigan today. Donaldson is a...
Alabama forward Sam Walters announced his commitment to Michigan today. https://x.com/tiptonedits/status/1782452917368238547?s=46&t=xsoD7F1QL4iGG_8kXTdpkw Walters, a former...