New Basketball Offer: PF Yohan Traore
Michigan has offered 2022 big man Yohan Traore, he tells @On3Recruits. One of the biggest stock risers this summer.
As has been discussed on the board and main page, good to see offer come through as Yohan has been quite impressive. Seems that offer was imminent, staff just wanted to give Reed the spotlight and this will help convince Yohan that he will be a PF at Michigan if he were to come here. I'm not sure where his rankings will settle out, but I'm guessing easily top 50 (currently #67 on composite). He had a more impressive summer than Reed, which is saying something. Curious if he has any connection with Diabate, both being from France and if that is something that could work in our favor.
August 10th, 2021 at 3:04 PM ^
Good news! Hope the Michigan staff can close
August 10th, 2021 at 3:04 PM ^
Very nice.
August 10th, 2021 at 3:05 PM ^
Matt's Comment from recent Front Page Post:
"Friday was my first time viewing 4-star Yohan Traore (California/Dream Vision Adidas) and it was unquestionably one of the best performances I've seen this year, particularly considering the competition level. Traore absolutely destroyed 5-star Kijani Wright in every imaginable way. Yohan buried multiple triples, connected on step-back jumpers from midrange, looked great facing-up off the bounce from the perimeter and finished with authority as a dump-off option/roll-man. While the old film above is impressive, it is not at all representative of what Yohan displayed over the weekend. I immediately bumped him to 5-star status in the aftermath."
August 10th, 2021 at 3:10 PM ^
Excellent news! Pairing him with Reed would be fantastic.
Reading what MattEM has been writing, it sure seems like we have a really good shot with Traore
August 10th, 2021 at 3:22 PM ^
Here is what MattEM said:
"Yohan has legitimate interest in Michigan and is friendly with current freshman Moussa Diabate."
August 10th, 2021 at 3:16 PM ^
Finally!
August 10th, 2021 at 3:20 PM ^
Glad this offer finally came through. I like the approach as long as Traore was in the loop a bit.
August 10th, 2021 at 3:27 PM ^
Huzzah!
August 10th, 2021 at 3:30 PM ^
I don't know that I can believe this...... I hope there's secondary confirmation of this soon....
August 10th, 2021 at 3:41 PM ^
Vive la France!
August 10th, 2021 at 3:43 PM ^
He'd be a great 4 after Johns/Caleb/Moussa leave. Him and Jett would be amazing additions to the class, it would cover all the bases.
August 10th, 2021 at 3:45 PM ^
Yes! One of the key remaining targets to complete a very solid class (assuming Jett joins). A class that would provide great depth and balance (1, 2/3, 4 and a 5).
August 10th, 2021 at 3:54 PM ^
I know it’s been said about a billion times around here, but the basketball program is everything we want in the football program. Compete for BigTen championships, recruit at a high level, develop the kids and prepare them for their next stop, and every few years make a run at a NC. I think the football program does some of these things some of the time, but basketball doesn’t seem to miss a step, including executing a near perfect and seamless coaching change.
Go Blue
August 10th, 2021 at 4:56 PM ^
That’s what happens when you have a run of good coaches overseeing a program… unlike what has occurred in our football program since, oh I don’t know, 2008?
August 10th, 2021 at 5:34 PM ^
Harbaughbis a great coach, in case the implication that he isn't.
He has achieved the first objective, of passing MSU and taking back the state. No easy feat, they had a monster advantage.
Next objective is up... We have a vet QB in Cade and OSU will be breaking in Stroud. I like our chances.
August 10th, 2021 at 6:41 PM ^
It bears repeating: Those "good coaches" were at the helm when Michigan lost to Appalachian State.
Notice #1 in these:
https://www.si.com/college/2019/08/12/biggest-upsets-college-football-history
For those who'd say "Toledo was worse!" it doesn't appear in any list of that type, ever.
August 10th, 2021 at 4:02 PM ^
yesssss!
I've been hoping for this offer!
This would be an incredible get...
August 10th, 2021 at 4:12 PM ^
Yay!
August 10th, 2021 at 6:32 PM ^
No sexy bits
August 10th, 2021 at 4:23 PM ^
Traore would be an outstanding addition to the Michigan basketball roster.
Basketball is such a wonderful game to play and spectate. Here, we Michigan fans get to sit in the catbird seat and and watch an innate genius of this great game, Juwan Howard, direct this orchestra. There are many ways to do most things well. Juwan has shown, in his two short years at Michigan, that he knows how to put the pieces of this basketball puzzle together. The roster he has built is scintillating and if he pulls in "only" Dug, Jett, Tarris and Yohan the talent binge will continue on.
August 10th, 2021 at 4:39 PM ^
Yes. He is mixing some "high upside" guys like Moussa, Houstan, maybe Yohan, with some "program" guys that are less likely to defect early to the NBA because they are not the same level of athlete (which is fine). You can really benefit from guys like Brooks, Livers, Johns, etc. that will be great players but will stay several years and can build that winning consistency.
August 10th, 2021 at 5:46 PM ^
I don't think he's mixing anything. The program guys we get are because it's near impossible to get all two and done guys because of playing time.
August 10th, 2021 at 9:11 PM ^
I mean, I hear that, but isn’t this an example of the often-cited Villanova model?
August 10th, 2021 at 4:25 PM ^
Basketball program is lead by a championship level coaching staff.
August 10th, 2021 at 5:00 PM ^
Finally, let’s go!!
August 10th, 2021 at 5:05 PM ^
I think he’ll probably end up ranked around 25 or so when all is said and done. This class has a legit chance at having 3 top 50 prospects.
August 10th, 2021 at 6:09 PM ^
Provided Jett joins the class, Tarris and Jett are very likely to be top 50 (Jett likely top 40). Traore would be likely top 25. Dug is top 60 composite.
August 10th, 2021 at 5:06 PM ^
Is MattEM on our staff yet? Because if not he sure as heck DESERVES to be ! Better sign him and fast, because someone will soon..
Hat tip to MattEM.
August 10th, 2021 at 5:59 PM ^
Others echo Matt’s 5 star sentiment…
”It's likely that he becomes a five-star prospect by the time Rivals.com comes out with its updated rankings.
"It’s extremely rare for a prospect to start the travel season not in the Rivals150 and finish it with five stars next to his name, but that’s likely going to be the case with Yohan Traore (1) in the next update," wrote Rivals analyst Dan McDonald.
”After watching Traore stand out at the NBPA Top 100 Camp in late July, fellow Rivals.com national analyst Jamie Shaw concurs that he'll earn a fifth star and end up a top-10 prospect.”
https://michigan.rivals.com/news/michigan-basketball-offers-2022-four-s…
He was also selected to NBPA TOP 100 all star team (one of 12)…including the likes of Jett Howard and a host of 5* as well.
August 10th, 2021 at 6:10 PM ^
It was good that he was there with Jett and Dug both.
August 10th, 2021 at 5:45 PM ^
Don't mess with the Yohan...
August 10th, 2021 at 7:38 PM ^
You don’t mess with the Zohan is an underrated Sandler comedy and I stand by that statement. I might be the only person to ever say that.
August 10th, 2021 at 8:28 PM ^
I really shouldn’t have watched the videos on him from recent camp performances ?. Get him and Jett to commit and call it a sensational top 5 (most likely) class!
August 10th, 2021 at 9:50 PM ^
Yes!
Yes!
Yes!
Yes!