The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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BASKETBALL RECRUITING week of Sept. 8. He visited Michigan with his parents this summer and loved the trip, and he's since been to Iowa State. He's a stretch four with ball skills and had a great AAU sea‑ son. Alabama, Florida, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Mar‑ quette, Memphis, Miami (Fla.), Mis‑ souri and Purdue have all extended scholarship offers, while Michigan, Stanford, USC, Xavier and others have expressed serious interest in the four‑star power forward. He'll visit Kansas again Oct. 10, and the Jayhawks seem to lead. SETH TOWNS, SG 6-7, 180 Columbus (Ohio) Northland Rivals.com's No. 124 junior nationally Iowa, Dayton, Virginia Tech, Xavier and Air Force have joined Michigan in offering Towns. He grew up an Ohio State fan, but the Buck‑ eyes haven't shown a lot of interest, while U‑M has. He was back in Ann Arbor this summer for two Michigan camps. He plans to decide when he deems a school the right fit, but he's still looking for offers from UCLA, Stanford, Syracuse, Vanderbilt and VCU. Michigan coaches were in to see him the week of Sept. 8. ❏ On The Web For regular reports on basketball recruiting, plus videos of all the top prospects in the nation and Michigan's commitments, visit TheWolverine.com. NOTES • Michigan head coach John Beilein officially announced the addition of 6‑8 guard Duncan Robinson to the program Sept. 3. The former New Castle (N.H.) Philips Exeter Academy standout will sit out the 2014‑15 season due to NCAA transfer rules, and comes to Ann Arbor after playing one season at Williams Col‑ lege in Williamstown, Mass. Robinson averaged 17.1 points, scoring 548 total points to become the first Williams freshman to ever score 500‑plus points in a season. "We feel very fortunate to add Duncan to our program at this time," Beilein said. "We love his ability to play multiple positions while also stretching de‑ fenses with his three‑point shooting." • Lincolnshire (Ill.) Stevenson five‑star point guard Jalen Brunson (6‑1, Rivals. com's No. 15 senior) pledged to Villanova over Illinois. Michigan had not been heavily pursuing him for a while. Cleveland Shaker Heights senior forward Esa Ahmad (6‑7, No. 69), a former target, committed to West Virginia, and Saginaw Arthur Hill's Eric Davis (6‑2, No. 52) planned to decide Sept. 16, likely between North Carolina State, Texas and UNLV. U‑M offered this summer, but cooled after taking Robinson.