The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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basketball recruiting patterns his game after Magic Johnson and can handle the ball, though he needs to continue to work on his jump shot. He's an elite talent. V.J. King, SF 6-5, 185, Akron (Ohio) St. Vincent-St. Mary Rivals.com Ranking: No. 8 recruit in the 2015 class. Notable Offers: UConn, MSU, Ohio State and North Carolina State. The latest on King: Michigan is one of many schools that have watched King over the summer. His dad handles his recruitment, and some believe Ohio State is in good shape. Programs like Kentucky, UNC and Indiana have also shown interest, though, and this one could take many twists and turns before it ends. He played AAU ball with U‑M 2015 target Luke Kennard. Tyus Battle, SG 6-4, 170, Gladstone (N.J.) Gill St. Bernard School Rivals.com Ranking: No. 11 sophomore nationally. Notable Offers: UConn, Indiana and Syracuse. The latest on Battle: He is tight with point guard Derryck Thornton Jr. (see below), who is high on Michigan. Indiana, Washington, Syracuse, Connecticut, Villanova, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Providence, Virginia and Cincinnati have offered, while Ohio State, Michigan and North Carolina are recruiting him heavily. He's seen Indiana and UConn already, and was slated to be in for the Notre Dame football week- Michigan is expected to be a player for Gladstone (N.J.) Gill St. Bernard School guard Tyus Battle, who is listed as the nation's No. 11 sophomore by Rivals.com. photo courtesy rivals.com end, but had to cancel. He likes U-M, though, and the Wolverines should be a player. Derryck Thornton Jr., PG 6-1, 160, Henderson (Nev.) Findlay Prep Rivals.com Ranking: No. 22 sophomore nationally. Notable Offers: Arizona, UConn and USC. The latest on Thornton: Michigan assistant Jeff Meyer coached Thornton's dad, Derryck Sr., at Liberty, and there's a great relationship there. That could also help with a number of other prospects in the 2016 class, as well as other Findlay Prep standouts (Justin Jackson, for one). He has a chance to be elite, a point guard who can break defenders down off the dribble, create in the lane and be a dangerous scorer — he just needs to learn to play a bit more in control. U‑M will be a major player here.