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Hoops Recruiting: Surveying The Backcourt
Matt EM • May 1, 2023 • 1:55pm

With the April live evaluation periods in the rear-view, let's take a look at the priority board for guards in the 2024 and 2025 classes. 

 

2024 Christian Anderson

Michigan's lone commit in the 2024 class has been putting up big numbers during the month of April. The perimeter shotmaking ability is beyond question at this point, and Anderson continued to back that up by hitting three triples per game over the last two weekends. The playmaking is a pleasant surprise though, as Christian averaged 4.3 assists over the weekend.

That said, this has to be balanced with the competition level. The original plan was to suit up for the Atlanta Celtics on the Adidas 3SSB circuit, but Anderson is currently playing for Team Judah Nation in the Pro16 League. There's really no way around it, playing in a league that isn't one of the big three shoe-circuits makes it challenging to evaluate a prospect whose biggest question marks surround the lack of size/length/athleticism. 

The good news here is that Christian is transferring to Oak Hill Academy for his senior season of high school. So while we won't be able to get a good feel for what level prospect he is this summer, playing on the NIBC circuit with Oak Hill in the winter will certainly be a good litmus test. 

 

2024 Boogie Fland

I was in Phoenix over the weekend for EYBL Session II and it was clear that 5-star Johnuel "Boogie" Fland sits near the top of the board for the 2024 class. Head Coach Juwan Howard was front row for both Saturday games and Boogie didn't disappoint, averaging 18.3 points through four games over the weekend.

Fland checks a lot of boxes, with good positional size for a lead guard at 6'3, a pull-up game from both distance and midrange and the ability to create shots for others. 

As with all 5-stars, this is an uphill battle. Boogie has offers from the bluebloods and a plethora of SEC programs. In early April, 247 mentioned Michigan as a school that could potentially receive a junior year visit this Summer, and I'm hearing that is indeed a possibility. 

Michigan has a connection here, as assistant coach Howard Eisley's son is a teammate of Fland at Archbishop Stepinac in New York. There's a personal connection here that is keeping Michigan in the hunt. Getting Boogie on campus for an official visit is key. 

[Hit THE JUMP for the full rundown on 2024s + 2025s]

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