The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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58 THE WOLVERINE FEBRUARY 2023 BASKETBALL RECRUITING room and really lift and train my body has been big. My athleticism has really taken the next step." PLEDGE CHRISTIAN ANDERSON LEADS TALENTED 2024 BACKCOURT PROSPECT LIST Michigan class of 2024 point guard commitment Christian Anderson has continued his scoring tear. He became Atlanta Lovett's all-time leading scorer Jan. 9 with 1,572 points. On the same night, the 5-foot-11, 26-points-per- game scorer (On3.com No. 124 consensus player nationally) scored 40 of his team's 48 points in a loss to Atlanta Pace. Anderson also is averaging 6.0 re- bounds and 5.0 assists per game. He scored 27 points in a 72-46 win over Stockbridge Jan. 10 and notched 16 in a 51-36 Lovett victory over Luella Jan. 3. Head coach Juwan Howard and his staff are after other guard and wing prospects in the 2024 class, as well. Here are the backcourt offerees and where things stand: CALEB WILLIAMS 6-7 • 215 • SF Washington (D.C.) Sidwell Friends School On3.com Consensus: No. 110 nationally Williams is from the DMV region where current Michigan players Hunter Dickinson, Dug McDaniel and Ter- rance Williams once played. He grew up watching them play and spent part of his summer with the same AAU team — Team Takeover — as the trio. He visited Michigan in October and has the Wolverines very high on his list. He might well be the Wolverines' best bet to join Anderson at this point. DYLAN HARPER 6-5 • 180 • CG Ramsey (N.J.) Don Bosco Prep On3.com Consensus: No. 8 Harper, son of five-time NBA champ Ron Harper and brother of former Rut- gers standout Ron Harper Jr., had a great summer but really broke out at the John Wall Holiday Invitational over Christmas. He averaged 28.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 2.0 steals in the tour- ney and continues to excel. He's visited Duke, Rutgers and Indiana, and holds offers from Kansas, U-M and others. This would be a tough get, but Michi- gan is in the mix. JOHNUEL "BOOGIE" FLAND 6-3 • 175 • PG White Plains (N.Y.) Archbishop Stepinac On3.com Consensus: No. 10 The On3 consensus No. 2 point guard nationally has only visited North Car- olina and said he would "most likely" wait until his senior year to make a com- mitment. Kentucky, Auburn, George- town, Villanova, Oklahoma, Louisville, Michigan, Kansas, Indiana and others have offered. Michigan would have to get him on campus to have a shot. SIR MOHAMMED 6-6 • 200 • SF Lexington (Ky.) Myers Park On3.com Consensus: No. 82 Sir is the son of Nazr Mohammed, an 18-year NBA veteran and former Ken- tucky Wildcat. "I've been hearing a lot from Stan- ford, Villanova, Ohio State," he said. "… My recruitment is wide open." Michigan, Penn State, Notre Dame, N C S ta te , G e o rge tow n , C i n c i n - nati, Providence, Xavier and others have offered, and he's visited Stan- ford and Penn State officially, and taken unofficial visits to Ohio State, Villa- nova, Virginia Tech and NC State. "Really any school that I've already been talking to, I'd love to get up there," he said. "I'd love to go to Marquette, Michigan, Notre Dame and a whole bunch of places. "I think I'd describe my game as a guy that can really do anything you ask me to do on the court," Mohammed said. "If you need me to handle the ball, I'll handle the ball. If you need me to just go out there and set the ball screens, I'll do it. You need me to shoot it, I'll just do whatever I need to do to win." TRAVIS PERRY 6-1• 170 • PG Eddyville (Ky.) Lyon County On3.com Consensus: No. 87 Perry took an official visit to Michigan in September and has visited Ole Miss unofficially. He holds offers from U-M, Ohio State, Cincinnati, Kentucky, Iowa, Purdue, Creighton, Stanford, Nebraska, Wake Forest, Missouri and Virginia. "He is a heady, high IQ point guard," On3's Jamie Shaw said. "Perry has an advanced, fundamental skill base with solid size. The junior prospect knows the game, can really shoot the ball, and plays efficiently, within his means on the court." ❏ On The Web For regular reports on Michigan basketball recruiting plus videos of U-M commitments and targets visit TheWolverine.com. MICHIGAN BASKETBALL'S 2023 SIGNEES Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School Papa Kante C 6-10 225 Senegal/South Kent (Conn.) School George Washington III CG 6-2 165 Louisville, Ky./Chaminade Julienne (Dayton, Ohio) MICHIGAN BASKETBALL'S 2024 COMMITMENT Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School Christian Anderson PG 5-11 155 Atlanta/Lovett School Only a junior, Anderson became Atlanta Lovett School's all-time leading scorer Jan. 9 with 1,572 points. He is averaging 26 points per game this season. PHOTO COURTESY ON3.COM