The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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basketball recruiting ginia Tech, Baylor, Clemson and Louisville are among those who have offered the Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy standout. Bacon plans to visit for U-M's first football game this fall and will be joined by point guard and teammate Corey Sanders (6‑1, No. 74 player in the class), a "big-time athlete who makes plays off the dribble," Rivals.com reported. The two would like to attend school together and both like Michigan a lot. Stephen Zimmerman (7-0, Rivals.com's No. 2 junior nationally): Zimmerman plans a visit and will almost definitely receive an offer, though no date has Rated as the second-best prospect in the junior class by Rivals.com, seven-footer Stephen Zimmerman averaged 13.5 points, 11.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game as a sophomore at Bishop Gorman High in Las Vegas. photo courtesy rivals.com been set. Arizona, Auburn, Baylor, Connecticut, Florida State, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Marquette, Memphis, Ohio State, Oregon, Oregon State, St. John's, Texas, UCLA, UNLV and USC have offered the Las Vegas Bishop Gorman star, and the list grows every day. He's serious about academics. Zimmerman averaged 13.5 points, 11.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game last year, but is just scratching the surface of his potential. Diamond Stone (6-10, Rivals.com's No. 5 junior nationally): The Milwaukee Dominican center has visited Indiana and is hearing from North Carolina, Duke, Kentucky, Michigan and others. "Stone is a big, strong kid with great hands and an old-school understanding of how to operate in the low post," Rivals.com's Eric Bossi said recently. "He is efficient in the paint and scores with either hand at the rim." Michigan is one of many schools in the mix for the center but isn't considered a favorite. Elijah Thomas (6-9, Rivals.com's No. 9 junior nationally): Much has been made of the Dallas Prime Prep Academy standout's interest in Michigan, but the 6-9, 235-pounder is open to many schools. He was non-committal in speaking from the recent Pangos All-American Camp in Los Angeles, even after admitting he has long liked Michigan and especially sophomore-to-be big man Mitch McGary. "I feel like every school involved