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2015 big man Noah Dickerson likes Michigan, planning camp visit
When Noah Dickerson was 10 and 11 years old growing up in New Jersey, he remembers his mother holding a select few colleges especially close to her heart. One of those schools was based quite a ways west from his home: the Michigan Wolverines.
“We would always talk about schools around the house, and one of them was Michigan. She loved that school,” Dickerson recalled. “It...
NBA Draft: Assessing Burke, Hardaway’s stock with draft order set
With the NBA Draft order set in stone after last night’s lottery, the NBA Draft picture is slowing coming into focus. With just over a month until the June 27th draft, Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr.’s draft stock continues to improve and the duo could be the first pair of Michigan players to go in the first round since Jalen Rose and Juwan Howard in 1994.
Trey Burke didn’t...
Report Card 2013: Nik Stauskas
“Nik Stauskas, he’s not just a shooter.” That fact was proven again and again so many times that it became a running joke to anyone who watched more thana few Michigan games. Over and over, Michigan’s freshman guard from Mississauga, Ontario showed off his diverse skill set against the country’s best players. And every time an analyst saw it live, he acted as if he was...
ESPN: Hardaway moving toward 1st round after combine performance
Tim Hardaway Jr. was one of the stars of the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago and could be moving toward the first round according to ESPN’s Chad Ford.
Hardaway Jr. has been hiding in plain sight for the past three years. Whether it was comparisons to his father or the fact he was surrounded by so much talent at Michigan the past two years, he’s struggled to convince scouts he...
Burke’s prep is on the dot
Mike Rothstein profiles Trey Burke after spending two days of draft prep with the point guard:
His game has been honed for this moment since he was a sophomore in high school. Burke has been thinking about the draft, about where he’ll go, about the next stage of his life, almost daily.
“It gives me goose bumps, really,” Burke said the next day, after an appointment with a chiropractor...
AJ Turner transferring to New Hampton, moving to class of 2015
AJ Turner, a guard formerly in the class of 2014 at De La Salle, has decided to reclassify to the class of 2015. Turner will also be transferring from De La Salle to New Hampton Prep in New Hampshire. Turner will repeat his junior year and play two seasons with New Hampton.
Turner was thought to be one of the leading candidates for Michigan’s Mr. Basketball award next season after...
Report Card 2013: Tim Hardaway Jr.
Report Cards are back and a month late is better than never. We’ll start with the NBA Draft prospects and work our way through.
When Tim Hardaway Jr. committed to Michigan, he was a 6-foot-4, rail-thin 3-star prospect whose skills were limited mostly to outside shooting. As his body and his skill set developed at Michigan, so did his role.
He carried Michigan to the NCAA tournament...
Tim Hardaway Jr. at the NBA Draft Combine
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Ford: Hardaway has “a chance to leap frog a lot of people”
Draft Notebook: Tim Hardaway Jr. impressing in early workouts
Ford: Hardaway has “a chance to leap frog a lot of people”
Chad Ford was available to the media as part of ESPN’s coverage of the NBA Draft Combine and answered a couple questions about Michigan’s participants for UM Hoops.
On Trey Burke:
After two years of watching him, I think scouts have his game down. They all like him. If he was a few inches taller, he’d be Nerlens Noel’s most serious competition for the No. 1 pick. I still...
Draft Notebook: Tim Hardaway Jr. impressing in early workouts
Conventional wisdom has kept Tim Hardaway Jr. out of the first round of this year’s NBA Draft. The junior out of Michigan still has a ways to go toward improving his handle, consistency and shot selection. Hardaway is doing all he can to alter this assessment.
According to ESPN’s Chad Ford, Hardaway has been extremely impressive at pre-draft workouts, not only competing against...
Mailbag: Caris LeVert, Possession Distribution, Rule Changes, More
Dustin Johnston
The UM Hoops Mailbag is a collection of questions tweeted (@umhoops), e-mailed or sent via our Facebook page. Submit your questions and we’ll answer as many as we can.
@joealexis: Isn’t Caris LeVert being overlooked for next season? I think that he has tremendous upside.
@RyanParrill Chances Irvin doesn’t play more min than LeVert like people are concluding...
Three thoughts on Big Ten single-plays
Dustin Johnston
Single-play match-ups for the 2013-14 Big Ten season were announced on Tuesday afternoon. Here are three quick reactions to the draw.
1. Single-play problem needs to be fixed
If you believe the school presidents, an 18 game schedule is here to stay and divisional splits in basketball aren’t coming anytime soon. That means the single-play problem isn’t going away...
Michigan to play Ohio State, Illinois, Northwestern and Penn State once in 2014
Single plays for the 2014 Big Ten basketball season were announced this afternoon and Michigan will play Ohio State, Illinois, Northwestern and Penn State just once next season.
The Wolverines will only travel to Ohio State and Illinois and host Northwestern and Penn State.
Single plays are not guaranteed to flip home and away in the 2014-15 season as they have in previous years...
Devin Booker staying the course despite major attention
To say Devin Booker’s recruitment is “blowing up” right now would be a bit of a misnomer. It’s actually been blowing up for a while.
Two years ago Booker was just one of 60 kids in the underclassmen session of Michigan’s College Practice Camp. Few in the state knew much about him but his big performance in Ann Arbor would be the start of things to come. Since June of 2010...
Eric Davis out to prove point guard skills
Eric Davis just wants to play point guard.
While the Saginaw native might be known more for his scoring prowess at this point in his development, he knows that he wants to play point guard in college.
“A lot of people want to recruit me as a two but really I’m a point guard,” Davis said. “I’m still a point guard. I’d model my game after (Syracuse point guard) Michael...
2015 point guard Jalen Brunson is one to watch
Class of 2015 point guard Jalen Brunson is one of the fastest rising guard prospects in in the country. John Beilein knows a thing or two about evaluating point guards and the Stevenson guard is one that has caught the Michigan head coach’s eye.
Brunson, ranked as a top-50 prospect by Rivals.com, has a lengthy list of suitors including Illinois, Purdue, DePaul, SMU and Xavier but...
EYBL Roundup: Dallas
A summary of how Michigan recruiting targets performed in Nike’s Elite Youth Basketball League over the weekend.
College coaches weren’t allowed on the evaluation trail over the weekend but that didn’t reduce the talent on display at the Nike EYBL. In the third of four sessions, all 40 teams moved steadily closer to qualifying for the Peach Jam in July.
Nike EYBL Session 3...
Notebook: Chatman confirms Michigan visit, U-M tracking 5-star guard
Kameron Chatman and Tyler Dorsey
The Wolverines have been tracking class of 2015 ICP Elite wing Kameron Chatman for quite some time and John Beilein will earn a coveted unofficial visit from the versatile forward. Chatman, who we profiled last week, confirmed in Dallas for the third session of the Nike EYBL that he will take an unofficial visit to Michigan on June 1st. The visit...
Video: Tim Hardaway Jr. talks NBA Draft prep
Tim Hardaway Jr. discussed his NBA Draft prep with HoopsWorld.com.
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Video Roundup: Spiece Run-n-Slam Highlights
We posted a fair amount of content from the last weekend’s Spiece Run-n-Slam Memorial Classic throughout the last week but here’s a roundup of highligth videos from elsewhere including Vince Edwards, Trevon Bluiett, Jalen Brunson, Kevon Looney, Eron Gordon and more.
Vince Edwards
Jalen Brunson
Trevon Bluiett
Kevon Looney
Eron Gordon
Riley Norris
Norris reportedly is hearing...
Getting to know Zak Irvin
Zak Irvin committed to Michigan nearly two years ago in summer of 2011 and has emerged as the top rated prospect in Michigan’s Class of 2013. Irvin took home Indiana Mr. Basketball honors and will look to step into the role vacated by Tim Hardaway Jr. in his first season in Ann Arbor. We caught up with Irvin to discuss his senior year, the transition to college and much more.
Describe...
In-state recruiting battle brewing for 2016 point guard Cassius Winston
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 took it to the next level and Derrick Walton hopes to continue...
State of the Blog: Thanks for the support
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We launched our State of the Blog postseason fundraiser a month ago and wanted to wrap things up (don’t worry you can still contribute if you forgot) with a sincere thank you to all of you that contributed.
The fundraiser was one of our best yet (other than this year’s preseason drive, which vastly exceeded expectations) and that was vital. When we added up the bills...
What They’re Saying: Chris Webber Disassociation Ends
Michigan’s ten year disassociation period with Chris Webber, Louis Bullock, Maurice Taylor and the late Robert “Tractor” Traylor officially came to a close on Wednesday.
While reconciliation between the University of Michigan and the banned players doesn’t necessarily seem imminent, there is enough tact involved in all parties’ comments to believe something could happen...
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