The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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BASKETBALL RECRUITING those on the radar. "I look at the whole footprint of the Big Ten," Beilein said. "There are a lot of players to go around. Many of them are very talented, and we have great high school coaching across the board. We have really solid summer basketball pro- grams being run all over the place, and we're just always looking for people who fit what we need, ath- letically and position-wise, and who fit us academically." Some initially wondered if Beilein would recruit Detroit while at Michigan — he has. Others openly questioned if his style of play would win in the Big Ten — it has. "It's not like, 'We're going to In- diana to get players, or we're going to Ohio or we're going into Michi- gan' — we're looking for all the good players who Michigan wants to recruit," Beilein said. "It just so happens right now that we have some very good Indiana players, and we're really proud to have them." Freshman Zak Irvin and sopho- mores Glenn Robinson III, Mitch McGary and Spike Albrecht all hail from the Hoosier State. Michigan assistant LaVall Jordan was in La Porte, Ind., recently to see Coleman play at La Lumiere. Cole- man was on fire at the Hoophall Jan. 20 in Springfield, Mass. "Since the summer, the class of 2015's No. 34 player has been in the gym working hard to rebuild his shot," Rivals.com's Eric Bossi wrote. "The 6-3 shooting guard showed much improved mechan- ics during December, but the deep jumper wasn't falling with regular- ity. On Sunday, though, those jump- ers started going in. The four-star prospect was on fire from deep. He dropped 28 points on 10-of-17 shooting and made 8 of 11 from be- hind the three-point line in a win over Centereach (N.Y.) Our Savior. "Capable of handling the ball and running the point for stretches, Coleman can play either off the ball or be used as a combo guard ca- pable of helping initiate offense. He has an ideal basketball frame with his long arms and wiry strength. Laterally quick, Coleman is also an outstanding on the ball defender who harasses his opponents into bad shots and turnovers." Coleman reiterated that he was wide open and mentioned Michi- gan State, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio State, Purdue, Notre Dame, UCLA, Arizona, Illinois, Providence and Cincinnati as having offered, add- ing he's been leaving most of the recruiting to his father. "Lately my dad has been talking to college coaches," Coleman said. "I haven't talked to many of the coaches personally." Brunson, meanwhile, has forged a relationship with Michigan State's Tom Izzo, though he also likes Beilein. He scored 32 points to lead his team over Marian Catholic and Kentucky-bound Tyler Ulis 76-66 Jan. 24 in a monumental clash. "The state's top two point guards lived up to the hype, and No. 5 Ste-