Michigan landed a pair of commitments on June 15th, the first day that the staff extended offers to 2013 recruits, in forward Austin Hatch and big man Mark Donnal. Two other players that received offers on June 15th, Derrick Walton and Zak Irvin, committed shortly after the live evaluation period in August.

Donnal, Walton and Irvin are all ranked in the top-100 of at least one major recruiting site and all three prospects have seen their stock rise after strong July performances.

Hatch remains hospitalized after the tragic June plane crash involving his family and his status going forward remains a mystery. For very understandable reasons, his family has been keeping news of his status very close to the vest while posting some updates on his Caring Bridge page. There is absolutely no doubt that Hatch’s scholarship will be honored in some fashion but where exactly he will fit and what he will be able to do on the court are two questions that have yet to be answered.

Michigan continues to evaluate prospects in the class of 2013 but has the ability to be selective. The latest target to emerge is 6-foot-9 center Dominic Woodson, a big man from Texas that transferred to Vermont Academy. Woodson doesn’t have a Michigan offer at this juncture but three Wolverine coaches have been to his school during the month of September.