Jalen Coleman takes notice.
Let's hope we can close. We've been at the top of his leader board for more than a year but the blue blood schools have not been involved. If he blows up this summer we could be facing some serious competition. Given that Grandstaff has committed elsewhere Coleman is our top remaining SG option (and he may be a better overall player than Grandstaff). As for the other Jalen who knows. He'll have to compete whereever he goes. In my opinion is he's Walton equal if not better. He shouldn't be afraid of competng at Michigan...
Wasn't Coleman always our top SG prospect?
Depends if you classify Luke Kennard as a SF prospect. He was definitely being recruited before Coleman, and I have to think if the coaches could choose one, it would be Kennard. But those two have been our top wing prospects.
". . . but the blue blood schools have not been involved".
We are a blue blood school:
- National Championship,
- 6 total NCAA Finals,
- 7 total Final Fours,
- Numerous Elite Eights, Sweet Sixteens, B1G Championships,
- Best conference top to bottom in the country
- NBA pipeline for underclassmen,
- Coaching staff regarded as among the best in the nation.
That's a better record than such supposed blue blood schools as Syracuse, Arizona, Georgetown, etc.
If I were a so-called "blue blood" school, I'd be nervous as hell competing with Michigan for recruits.
C'mon man. If you don't think we're in a different historical class in hoops than the true elite -- Duke, UNC, Kentucky, Kansas, UCLA -- you're in la la land.
Being a "blue blood" is not the same thing as "truely Elite". There is another tier of schools with solid (not "spectacular") history and excellent present day situations--Michigan, MSU, Lousiville, Florida, Arizona, and OK State come to mind-- that get blue-chip recruits and put plenty of players in the Association. They may not be one of the big 7 (I'd add UConn and Indiana into that group) but it's not like they are a mid-tier mjor conference team either.
I believe you mean MAAR guards - great!
disagrees with you.
It is great. It's a guard's game. You need some big men, no doubt, but if I had to pick which position to be stronger at, I'd pick guard every time.
Sigh. Someday we will be relevant in football again.
You do remember when we signed the 3rd highest rated player in the country like, 2 1/2 months ago, right?
You mean the one who committed in May and then strongly considered visiting other schools during the time where: We looked like crap on the field, couldn't get anyone else to commit, lost sure thing DeShawn Hand and lost commits from George Campbell and Damien Harris?
Yeah. Football recruiting has got it rolling.
We are a basketball school. Enjoy that for a while. Hopefully someday we can say that again about the football program as well.
I knew it was talking about basketball when the TITLE OF THE THREAD INCLUDED THE CRYPTIC HINT "JALEN COLEMAN."
Sorry. I got loud there for a second.
But Brunson looks like he has been studying film of Burke. Brunson's crafty creativity, using his body to sheild defenders, and his creativity make me want to call him Burke Jr.
If we can land these two, then forget about a big man, wwe will be in great shape, would Brunson mind playing behind Walton as a Sr.?
Brunson to MSU gaining steam. Vill and UCONN also strong. Time to focus on 2016 PGs.
I would hate to play against him....
Source?
illinois247
Cool stuff.
5 * PG Justin Simon to AZ along with Tyler Dorsey
Our chances with Thornton Jr just skyrocketed. UNLV is the other choice.
Also, top50 stretch 4 Danjel Purifoy listed us in his top 5.
I'm only now really getting to know our various 2015 targets. I keep seeing Jalen Brunson and Derryck Thornton Jr. mentioned as PG possibilities. Which one is a better fit for UM, and which one are we more likely to get? (I hope it's not "neither")
EDIT: Gah, I just saw on UMHoops that Thornton's a 2016 guy.