Basketball: Chet Holmgren, the #1 player and Center, got his first crystal ball from Travis Branham (247 sports) today for Gonzaga.

Or a link to the Gonzaga 247 site.

Though we technically still have space, with six commits signed (and at least one at every position), our class is basically complete. Guys like Holmgren and Sallis are one-and-dones, and they probably don't want to go someplace that's already signed a top prospect at their position. 

At center you might be right but every NBA scout thought KD would get pushed around and outmuscled as well and always cited his horrific bench as needing to get stronger.  He did none of that and still flourished.

To be honest, Chet reminds me of Porzingis which is huge upside but I worry more about him getting injured than pushed around.  His intangibles are off the chart if he stays healthy.  He already shows nice outside touch that you would covet in a stretch 5 role.  Putting on the weight should be the easy part in a top basketball conditioning program I would think.

Chet plays like a wing. He only plays center in HS because that's a natural position for him in high school where size varies wildly school to school and he can dominate on the inside. In college, he'll be like a forward first and a center second (to mix things up).

Chet has done well in AAU and the NBAPA100 camp against similarly talented competition.

Here's the famous clip of Chet besting Steph Curry on a shake-and-bake. That's not your typical big man. Like some have said, he's a unicorn like Porzingis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC0hpjBo2z8

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I'm hoping Branham's Gonzaga CB will end up incorrect. (I know he has a 98% accuracy rate. Here's hoping he has another rare miss.)

It seems Chet is deciding between Gonzaga and Michigan.

I don't know if Franz leaves after 2 seasons or plays 3 seasons in a Michigan uniform like his brother did.

But I certainly wouldn't mind seeing a Holmgren-Houstan-Wagner-Diabate-Dickinson line-up.

Believe it or not, 7' Chet Holmgren can play like a point forward. (He does that for his high school time to time.) If I'm Coach Juwan Howard, I use that as one of the major selling points. I would let Holmgren periodically play as a 7' point guard and let him initiate the offense in transition or in the half-court.

Chet doesn't consider himself to be a center, and neither does his father, who has said numerous times that his son is a point forward.

7'1" and 190, that's beyond scrawny.  At a minimum, the lack of thickness is a legit concern for first year playing time.

I've been a Gonzaga fan since their first Elite 8 run and obviously a Michigan fan from before that. Watching Gonzaga this year they are huge and talented across all positions. Their center can move and has a bit of forward to his game. Like an older Hunter Dickenson with a bit more to his game. Suggs is a stud and the rest of the team is loaded.

I think Michigan would lose by double digits.

yeah, i don't know too much about Gonzaga's scholarship challenges... "First World" problems though, as I am sure Few will figure something out if that comes to pass.

I am sure Michigan is continuing to stay in touch with a few of the remaining players like Holmgren as well...And if one did want to come, Michigan would probably try to find a way to make it happen.

Tarkanian was a weird SOB.

Wagner, Houston/Diabate, Chet, and Hunter on the same floor. I need to take a cold shower

Unicorn is exactly what he is.  Just like Porzingis.

Wow. Is vehicular homicide the highest charge he can face?

Edit

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