The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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2013 basketball recruiting issue the court and help make you better. They're a great coaching staff. What Coach Barnes Arico did at St. John's was great, and she's trying to bring a new thing to Michigan." Smith hit 63 three-pointers last year, but she can also play with the ball in her hands and create for others, dishing out 130 assists (40th nationally). The Wolverines, who are losing five seniors from last year's team, are grateful to bring in a veteran like Smith. "We're expecting her to come in and play right away. She can play multiple position," Barnes Arico Said. Lockdown Defender Danielle Williams When Williams was 8 years old, her AAU team won the 9-and-under national championship. Her coach Curtis Ekmark, has been along her side ever since and has been the head coach at St. Mary's for the last six years. In that time, he has sent 20 players to Division I schools, including a few who are now playing in the WNBA. So when he unequivocally said, "Danielle is my favorite player that I have ever coached," it's pretty high praise. "She has always had an incredible competitiveness and a phenomenal work ethic," Ekmark said. "She has a will to win. To her, every game, practice and drill is important. She wants to win every single minute that she is Williams, a four-star recruit and the No. 97 overall prospect in the nation according to HoopGurlz, led her Phoenix St. Mary's squad to back-to-back undefeated state championship seasons. photo courtesy danielle Williams