U of M Basketball Recruiting Discussion

[*JD*]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb16OUjuPnM"]YouTube - ‪AUSTIN HATCH COMMITS TO UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN BASKETBALL‬‏[/ame]

[*JD*]

http://www.freep.com/article/20110617/SPORTS06/106170426/Newest-U-M-hoops-commitments-wanted-play-together?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cs

[*JD*]

I figured that if the Tigers can get "stuck" then the Hoops team deserves the same treatment.

[The Oracle]

Yes, agree. Especially with our '13 PG TBD.

[*JD*]

I'm not sure how but Austin Hatch lost his mom, brother and sister in 2003.

Having lost a parent at a young age, I can somewhat imagine how rough must be for him but it may also explain why he sounds so mature.

[whodean]

Terrible news

Recent Michigan basketball pledge Austin Hatch, a class of 2013 standout out of Fort Wayne (Ind.), was in critical condition Saturday morning following a small plane crash in Northern Michigan. Hatch's father, Steven, and Steven's wife Kim were reportedly killed in the accident.

[*JD*]

Wow. Just awful news here. Austin Hatch's family is once again involved in a plane crash. This time, his father and step-mother were killed and he is in critical condition. My heart goes out to him. No kid should have to deal with such tragedy.

http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/Plane-Crashe-Kills-Two-Fort-Wayne-Residents-Injures-a-Third-124535939.html

[*JD*]

Via twitter:

The_MDA Mr. Anderson
Update on Austin Hatch: 2 punctured lungs, fractured skull but no brain bleeding, is in an induced coma. #PrayForAustinHatch
13 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[WM Wolverine]

Probably broken ribs too which caused the punctures to his lungs.

[SeattleLionsFan]

Wow. That's horrible

[*JD*]

Just heartbreaking irony too to see where the plane crashed:

http://www.umhoops.com/

I took away the big photo and just linked it. It's not graphic but it still is a mangled plane and kind of made me sick to look at a enlarged version of the photo. UM hoops has the photo posted smaller. The plane came to a stop almost directly under a basketball hoop.

[Jamie H]

That is just horrible.

[madootra]

How awful.......damn.

[Jamie H]

Kid has now lost his mother, father, sister, brother and step-mother in plane crashes. That is just more horrible than I can imagine.

[amaizenblue]

Kid has now lost his mother, father, sister, brother and step-mother in plane crashes. That is just more horrible than I can imagine.

And, he survived both crashes. Talk about survivor's guilt. Poor kid.

My brother is in the process of getting his pilot's license, and I realize that flying is statistically safer than driving, but stories like this make me wish he didn't love doing it so much.