BASKETBALL RECRUITING
BY CHRIS BALAS
A
t one point it appeared the class
of 2015 could be a boon for Michi-
gan basketball. Head coach John
Beilein and his staff, though, have had
the luxury of being extremely picky
thanks to a six-man 2014 class that ap-
pears to be very good, while some of
the top targets they've pursued have
chosen to go elsewhere.
U-M led at one point for Franklin,
Ohio, five-star shooting guard Luke
Kennard (6-5, Rivals.com's No. 24
senior nationally), but he ended up
at Duke. Five-star point guard Jalen
Brunson (6-1, No. 15 senior in the
country) also had Michigan near the
top, but he liked the depth chart better
at the other schools on his list, eventu-
ally settling on Villanova.
The latest to head elsewhere is Co-
lumbia (S.C.) Spring Valley shooting
guard P.J. Dozier (6-6, No. 34 prospect
in the land), who chose South Caro-
lina over Michigan, North Carolina,
Georgetown and Louisville.
"He's going to have to figure out
which way he wants to go. Does he
want to go ahead and leave town and
do it from there or stay here?" his fa-
ther, former South Carolina player
Perry Dozier, said in the days leading
up to his son's decision. "I think all the
schools are great, and it's just him try-
ing to figure out which way he wants
to go."
Dozier 's uncle and sister also
played at South Carolina, so the fam-
BASKETBALL RECRUITING
Michigan Is Still Pursuing A Few Seniors
Marietta (Ga.) Wheeler small forward Jaylen Brown, Rivals.com's No. 2 senior nationally,
has expressed an interest in Michigan.
PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM
