U of M Basketball Recruiting Discussion

[*JD*]

[ame]https://twitter.com/AdamFinkelstein/status/986291834551971840[/ame]

They'd just updated their rankings today. Johns is 57 and DeJulius is 90, I believe.

[*JD*]

March 12th and some players have slid, for whatever reason.

Johns #74
Iggy #75
DeJulius #130
Castleton #131
Nunez #201

Since ESPN updated their rankings, 247 updated their composites as well. With that said, these are probably (?) 247's final rankings for the 2018 Class:

Johns moves up to #69
Iggy moves down to #76 (still #40 in 247's own rankings and it sounds like that's where he'd be in ESPN's, if they'd ranked him)
DeJulius moves up to #96
Castleton moves up to #123
Nunez moves down to #203

247 has us as the 15th best class and spartie is #13.

[*JD*]

Nice to have depth in the front court. We have a TON in the back court.

Who knows, maybe Larry Nance Jr. will still come as a preferred walk-on? I'm sure his dad still has money so maybe a scholarship isn't so important?

A little flashback. Wishful thinking after the Max Beilfeldt commitment.

[*JD*]

Since ESPN updated their rankings, 247 updated their composites as well. With that said, these are probably (?) 247's final rankings for the 2018 Class:

Johns moves up to #69
Iggy moves down to #76 (still #40 in 247's own rankings and it sounds like that's where he'd be in ESPN's, if they'd ranked him)
DeJulius moves up to #96
Castleton moves up to #123
Nunez moves down to #203

247 has us as the 15th best class and spartie is #13.

Well, 247 did one last composite update:

Iggy moves all the way up to #36
Johns moves up to #65
DeJulius slides to #98
Castleton moves up to #117
and Nunez plummets to #290

[*JD*]

Also, after the final rankings, Michigan wound up having the 8th best recruiting class (according to 247) in the nation and 2nd best in the B1G, behind Maryland. spartie finished at #14/#3.

[*JD*]

BTW- 7 B1G teams finished in the top 24 recruiting classes plus Minnesota #37, Rutgers #40, and Purdue #41 did okay. The league should be a little stronger overall next season.

[WM Wolverine]

Has a good bit of room to improve, B1G was essentially equal with SEC for #4 behind Big XII, Big East, and ACC... Pac 12 was a very, very distant 6th and essentially a mid major.

[*JD*]

6'6" SF Jalen Wilson, #29 (247comp) in 2019 is making a unofficial visit the weekend of May 11th and is rumored to be getting an offer. His Crystal Ball predictions on 247 have it a 3-way split (with only 3 predictions) between Michigan (predicted on 4/5), Oklahoma (predicted in March) and Marquette (predicted in '17). It's been a while since we got a commit from Texas. I don't think Beilein's ever landed one from down there.

[*JD*]

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa4RimVuCyM"]Class of 2019 SF Jalen Wilson Mixtape @ The PH Route 66 Kickoff! - YouTube[/ame]

[*JD*]

Michigan makes Jalen Wilson's Final 6. The other contenders are OSU (Okie St., that is), Marquette, Baylor, Kansas, and UCLA. He's making an unofficial this weekend.

Jalen's quote about U of M: “I talk to assistant coach (Luke) Yaklich and head coach John Beilein all the time,” Wilson told Zagsblog.com last month. “I was named after Jalen Rose … so I know all about Michigan basketball, and my mom loves Michigan. They produce great players in the NBA, and they’re a great program in the Big Ten.

“I love the coaches there. They really get to me and tell me where I’m at, how I will fit into the program, and how much they really want me. I really enjoy talking to them.”

Fab Five fallout!

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/2018/05/07/michigan-among-texas-forwards-final-six/34669707/

[*JD*]

As for producing "great players in the NBA", it's nice that TIMMAY got paid big time, that Caris keeps improving and that Trey Burke had a bit of a resurrection in New York. GR III was injured almost the whole year but still may become a rotation player. Nik, I think, is fighting for his NBA-life. DJ is buried in a deep front-court in Milwaukee, so he may need to find a different team to get minutes. We'll see where Moe lands. Jamal Crawford is from 3 coaches ago, so I don't think his production is relative to this topic.

Hopefully, at least 1 or 2 of our guys get to all-star level. That can only continue to help in recruiting.

[Detroit Dan]

I see McGary had drug problems in the NBA and is now a bowler. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_McGary

[*JD*]

Jalen Wilson and DJ Carton are both getting some Crystal Ball picks for Michigan.

Wilson (#28 in the 247 composite) is now at 88% Michigan, with 8 predictions. Carton (Currently #33), with 7 predictions total, is at 71% Michigan. Let's hope the Crystal Ball is right!

[hack]

I see McGary had drug problems in the NBA and is now a bowler. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_McGary

Yeah, well, The Dude abides.

(I think he participated in some sorta bowling event, but I don't know if a career change per say.)

[The Oracle]

Jerry Meyer thinks it's possible Wilson commits on his visit this weekend. I doubt it,but itd be nice.

Ideal class to me is Wilson, carton, Girard.