The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
Issue link: https://comanpub.uberflip.com/i/1412876
58 THE WOLVERINE OCTOBER 2021 BASKETBALL RECRUITING SEVERAL 2022 RECRUITS STILL ON THE BOARD Head coach Juwan Howard and his staff continue to look for other big men and forwards to join point guard Dug McDaniel and big man Tarris Reed — both rated by Rivals.com as four-star prospects — and will likely take four to- tal recruits from the 2022 class. It's still very likely that four-star Jett Howard, Juwan's son, joins the class, meaning there would be room for one more player — here are the most likely candidates and potential visitors this fall: GREGG GLENN 6-7 • 210 • PF Calvary Christian Rivals.com's No. 77 senior nationally Glenn has a final five of Michigan, Iona, USF, Georgia and Virginia Tech, and he plans on visiting all of them be- fore deciding. While some have ques- tioned whether he's a 'take' in the 2022 class, the Wolverines' coaches proved they were serious about him in bring- ing him up for an official visit Sept. 18 weekend. Glenn isn't a shooter — far from it — and that's led many to question whether U-M can afford to bring in an- other player who needs to work on that aspect of his game. But he can pass it, is good with the ball for his size and has some skills. "I would describe my game as a hard- nosed player. I am versatile," he said. "I can get to the basket when I want. In the paint, I can score multiple ways. My shot is getting better, and I am one of the best passers in the country." He also likes to buckle down on the other end of the floor. "I play defense well, and I bring en- ergy and excitement to the floor," he said. "People say I play like [NBA tal- ents] Draymond Green, PJ Washington and others." Glenn will likely put pen to paper in the early signing period. We wouldn't bet against him ending up at Michigan given what he said about his visit. "It was a great weekend," Glenn said. "All the fans were awesome. The cam- pus was great. "It was amazing — people welcoming me and telling me to come there; the coaching staff was really great. Every- thing 'wowed' me." Asked if he talked to the coaches about committing, he responded only with, "no comment." COLIN SMITH 6-8 • 200 • PF Chandler (Ariz.) Compass Prep Rivals.com's No. 73 senior nationally A shooter who "plays like a big guard" in his own estimation, Smith is enter- ing his first (and only) year at Compass Prep in Chandler, Ariz., after transfer- ring from Dallas St. Mark's. He's been to Michigan for camps twice and will return for a Sept. 24 official visit. "I feel like I'm a three-level threat — I shoot threes, I have a mid-range game and I can finish at the rim," he said in early September. "I want to be a better playmaker, get my teammates open. "I feel that I already bog down on the defensive end well. I want to keep on working on ball handling, being a big guard." Smith has already visited Stanford, once considered his heavy favorite, Vanderbilt and Arizona State, and he could make a decision soon after his U-M trip. "I'd say that Vanderbilt, Arizona State, Michigan and Stanford are my top four," he said. "Right now, the only official visit I have left is Michigan. I have visited Stanford unofficially mul- tiple times, and I plan to take [another] unofficial visit to Vanderbilt. "I'm not planning to make my deci- sion until after that Michigan visit. I'm going to a school where I feel that I can really fit into the program and see how they can use me. Academics are impor- tant, too, because I want to find a major that interests me. I'm also going to look at the city where the school is, and just the vibe I get from the school." ERNEST UDEH 6-10 • 232 • C Orlando Dr. Phillips Rivals.com's No. 29 senior nationally Udeh is one of the faster risers in his class, after he moved up an incredible 86 spots to No. 29 in the Rivals rank- ings and is now one of the most coveted recruits in the country. Michigan recently made his top 10 with Alabama, Florida, Georgia Tech, Kansas, Tennessee, UCLA, Miami and Baylor; his 10th option is playing in the Overtime Elite league. He'll visit U-M this fall, though he has yet to set a date. "The Florida native improved every time out this summer with Southeast Elite and during June with his Dr. Phil- lips team," Rivals.com's Dan McDonald Four-star forward Gregg Glenn — Rivals.com's No. 77 senior nationally — was at Michigan for an official visit the weekend of Sept. 18. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM