Updated 247 2023 Basketball Rankings
https://247sports.com/Season/2023-Basketball/RecruitRankings/?InstitutionGroup=HighSchool
247 just updated their basketball rankings for 2023 and there is some interesting movement:
Isaiah Collier is now the #1 player in the country
Elmarko Jackson has risen to be the #18 player in the country
Zayden High is the #55 player in the country
Former 2022 target who reclassified to 2023, Eric Dailey, is the #62 player
In state Curtis Williams is the #78 player
Carey Booth is the #90 player
Papa Kante is the #91 player
Former top 5 player JJ Taylor, who has a Michigan offer, has fallen to #117 player in the country
August 22nd, 2022 at 5:39 PM ^
We need Collier and Elmarko both. We really need some help at the 2.
August 22nd, 2022 at 5:57 PM ^
Really need to close on Jackson and Kante. Getting Collier and High would be icing, but Collier is a bigger need than High. We really need some guards on the roster.
August 22nd, 2022 at 7:45 PM ^
That’s why I said Collier and Jackson. We badly need guard depth
August 22nd, 2022 at 7:55 PM ^
I meant more, bare minimum we need to get Jackson and Kante. Ideally getting both guards would be a huge help.
August 22nd, 2022 at 7:35 PM ^
Would be great to get IC and EJ along with Papa and High. Would be a nice class. Wonder why we haven't looked at the the Bloomfield Hills player?
August 22nd, 2022 at 7:35 PM ^
We need to get those guys committed. For some reason MSU has the 8th, 33th, 45th and 94th ranked players. Don't understand why players want to go there if they have the dream of playing in the NBA? Do they win yes but they don't know how to develop players or make them better while at MSU. Plus Izzo is a fraud.
Second MSU just got Jalen Thompson to commit for football and are in on some other highly ranked players. Wtf is going on they must be giving some NIL money or something. In saying that Michigan needs to step it up in football recruiting. Sucks that MSU might get it's highest ranked class ever. Fcuk the Spartans
August 22nd, 2022 at 7:44 PM ^
Juwan has been open about the need to step the NIL game up a lot. Look at Oregon already for the 2023 class, for example. Two five stars and a four star. Iowa St is in the top 5 right now as well. You know money has to be funneling that way for those teams to be getting top players and Michigan has yet to get one commit. I think Kante is a perfect example, it was largely believed he would be a commit by now and he’s still open to schools not even in his top 4. That to me signals he’s open to the best deal out there. Elmarko is the one we need to make sure we land above all else because he is a talented and a legacy.
August 22nd, 2022 at 7:59 PM ^
Izzo is still a very good coach, but he's very rigid in his style and system and will force whoever is on his team into the roles for his system and his way. It is disappointing to see Michigan suffer a bit in this recruiting class compared to them judging the programs under the last couple of years.
August 23rd, 2022 at 10:53 AM ^
This class may end up being a really good class when it’s all said and done but I’d be lying if I didn’t say I’m a little surprised Michigan hasn’t even gotten a commit in this 2023 cycle yet. You look back at all of Juwan’s classes, he always has one or two commits in the summer.
August 23rd, 2022 at 12:23 PM ^
Collier is going pro no matter where he plays his 1 year of college, so he may as well go to the highest bidder and get as much $ now as well.