The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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basketball recruiting Michigan's chances start with getting him on campus for an official visit. Jordan Barnett (6-7, Rivals.com's No. 85 senior nationally): The St. Louis native is waiting on a Michigan offer after a great unofficial visit, but Beilein needs to see him play first. The soonest that can happen will be end of July when Beilein gets back from Russia with the World University team. "They just made a run with a very young team," Barnett said earlier this summer. "That shows the coaches know how to mature players." Texas, Michigan State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Iowa and Missouri have already offered. Barnett enjoyed an outstanding unofficial visit to U-M with his mother last month, one he called among his best to date. "I feel they are pretty interested, but they said specifically I couldn't get offered until Coach Beilein saw me play," he said. "I'll go to the Orlando Super Showcase, so that might be it." Barnett expects to narrow his list at the end of July. He'd like to decide "sooner that later," though he won't make a hasty decision. Class Of 2015 Updates The following is a look at how Michigan stands through mid-July with the three juniors it has offered: Luke Kennard (6-5, Rivals.com's No. 21 junior nationally): Duke was the Rivals.com rates 6-5 shooting guard Luke Kennard of Franklin, Ohio, as the No. 21 prospect in the class of 2015. photo courtesy rivals.com latest to offer the versatile shooting guard, whose top five now reads like a who's who of college basketball. "Ohio State, Michigan, North Carolina, Duke, and then it's a tough one between Florida, Kentucky, Louisville and Indiana," he said. But he still likes Michigan a lot. He was on campus for the team camp in late June, where he wore his U‑M warm-up and put on a show. "I love going up there," Kennard said. "I pretty much know where everything is now. "Having two players drafted in the first round [Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr.] is an amazing accomplishment. That shows how Michigan can develop their players and