Three Man Weave College Basketball Top 100 Players: Michigan with 3 in Top 100
A website I have been following recently has had some nice features with Top 100 players for upcoming CBB season released today. I summed up the Big Ten teams and North Carolina.
https://www.three-man-weave.com/3mw/top-100-players-2022
Michigan:
Hunter - 6 (seems fair)
Houstan - 37 (lower than I was expecting for consensus top 10 recruit)
DeVante’ Jones - 89
Illinois:
Kofi - 2
Curbelo - 16
OSU:
EJ Liddell - 5
Indiana:
Trayce Jackson-Davis - 7
Purdue:
Trevion Williams - 9
Jaden Ivey - 15
UNC:
Armando Bacot - 21
Dawson Garcia - 33
Caleb Love - 58
Rutgers:
Ron Harper - 67
Iowa:
Jordan Bohannon - 85
MSU:
Tyson Walker - 99
Maryland:
Eric Ayala - 90
Totals:
Michigan - 3
UNC - 3
Purdue - 2
Illinois - 2
Maryland - 1
Rutgers - 1
Michigan State - 1
Ohio State - 1
Indiana - 1
Iowa - 1
September 7th, 2021 at 11:32 AM ^
Also, they have Michigan #7 in their preseason rankings with link to their article here: https://www.three-man-weave.com/3mw/michigan-2022-preview
September 7th, 2021 at 11:36 AM ^
Kofi as the #2 player in all of college basketball? 30 years ago, I'd agree, but there are so many athletic wings who do much more. Under 10 rpg, 1 bpg, and shoots 55-60% from FT. I know he's a force, but under duress he panics, and he's no outside/passing threat. Meh..
Interesting that after a big recruiting season for MSU, only 1 guy in the top 100?
September 8th, 2021 at 1:34 AM ^
Too bad the ratings were not for the top 98...
September 7th, 2021 at 11:44 AM ^
Surprised Diabate isn’t in there?
September 7th, 2021 at 11:50 AM ^
In similar light, max christie isn’t on the list either for MSU.
September 7th, 2021 at 12:15 PM ^
....but Emoni Bates is.
/disrespekt!
September 7th, 2021 at 8:59 PM ^
Under appreciated comment
September 7th, 2021 at 11:46 AM ^
Jaden Ivey is too low. General consensus I've seen from NBA scouts / media is that he's the top prospect that returned to school this year. He was voted to U19 All Star team along with (arguably) the two best prospects in the world in Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama.
September 7th, 2021 at 12:01 PM ^
It’s impressive how much steam the Ivey hype train has gained… sounds like he is a likely lottery pick. I just don’t think he is some can’t miss elite talent that will vault Purdue to the final four, but perhaps I’m biased based on his 3/14 performance in 31 minutes in a blowout loss to Michigan last year
September 7th, 2021 at 3:19 PM ^
A lot of the hype comes from Ivey’s showing at the Fiba U-19. He was named to the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup All Star Team…that’s a mouthful ?
September 7th, 2021 at 1:05 PM ^
if ivey puts on 10-15 lbs this off season to absorb contact in the lane, he will be a much better player; very much like dosunmo.
September 7th, 2021 at 1:16 PM ^
His offensive efficiency dropped off fair amount amongst top tier opponents from what I recall.
September 7th, 2021 at 12:04 PM ^
Eli Brooks should be in the top 100, in my opinion. He’s probably our most important player that isn’t Hunter Dickinson. He’s a great defender and great shooter who can also play point guard. When he’s been out with injuries, Michigan has suffered. He’s done an amazing job defending some really talented guys, like Cassius Winston. I’m expecting him to have a big year.
September 7th, 2021 at 12:13 PM ^
i agree that he's an important player, but would you put him in the 100 best category? he's a glue guy that does a variety of things well, and from a team perspective, he's probably our 2nd most critical player (past hunter?) but... do his stats back it up? is he going to average more than 11 and 4 this year?
September 7th, 2021 at 9:18 PM ^
i agree that he's an important player, but would you put him in the 100 best category?
I would put him ahead of Joey Hauser who made it as Honorable Mention. I'd put him ahead of UM and MSU transfer guards and Houstan too.
cmon, who would you rather have for one season? Brooks, Hauser, Walker, Jones or Houstan? It's not who has more upside? Or who is most talented? It's Who Is The Best This Year?
September 7th, 2021 at 12:05 PM ^
Curbelo at 16 is also crazy- he's super polarizing, but I feel like his ceiling is 16, and floor is much much lower.
September 7th, 2021 at 2:53 PM ^
My gawd Big Ten with 5 of the top 10.
September 7th, 2021 at 4:16 PM ^
Kofi Cockburn is the second best player in college basketball? Who's the first, the entire Loyola Chicago basketball team?
September 7th, 2021 at 4:24 PM ^
Emoni at 13, but Jalen Duren at 40? Doesn't make sense to me.
September 7th, 2021 at 8:36 PM ^
Colin Castleton is #53. Good for him.
September 8th, 2021 at 1:12 AM ^
Talk about preseason polling being a joke, this entire thing is ridiculous pure conjecture.