John Beilein’s two guard offense was originally designed to minimize the necessity of a true point guard. He didn’t have a lead ball handler so he leaned on two guards instead of one. In recent years, Beilein’s offense has morphed into a showcase for superb point guard play. Darius Morris started the trend, Trey Burke [...]
A number of Michigan prospects were in action at the 2013 Spiece Run-n-Slam Classic in Fort Wayne, Indiana over the weekend and UM Hoops was in attendance from Friday through Sunday. In part one of our scouting report we look at Kevon Looney, AJ Turner, Josh Jackson, Cassius Winston and a handful of other priority [...]
University of Detroit Jesuit point guard Cassius Winston is one of the most promising in-state prospects in the class of 2016. Winston has drawn rave reviews from many throughout his first year of high school basketball, and UM Hoops was in attendance to watch him against Pershing. Winston finished with 13 points, six rebounds, four assists [...]
We’ve been behind on recruiting updates. Here are some leftover notes, tidbits and scouting reports from the last two weeks. 2013 Michigan commitment Derrick Walton has gone for a triple double in two of his last three games. Walton had 26 points, 10 steals and 10 assists in a win over Ford Academy, and 30 [...]
