The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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"The first open gym on game point he comes down and nails a three be- hind a ball screen to win. So I have the normal talk with him — 'That's a great shot; we can do better at game time, though.' He said, 'All right.' "He comes down the next game, puts on some spin move with a floater for the win. I don't say anything. He comes down the next game, goes be- hind a ball screen again for an even deeper three for game and I say, 'Don't listen to me. Shoot it every time.'" Therein lies a perfect example of the inconsistency (some would say fallacy) of recruiting rankings. Burke was Ri- vals.com's No. 146 player nationally and a three-star prospect, but he was the Big Ten's Freshman of the Year in leading the Wolverines to a share of the conference title in 2011-12, and he was the Big Ten Player of the Year a season later in helping carry the Wolverines to the national title game, where they lost to Louisville. Hardaway, another key component of both teams, was a MICHIGAN RECRUITING CLASSES UNDER JOHN BEILEIN 2007: Manny Harris, SG (Rivals.com four-star, No. 34 player nationally); and Kelvin Grady, PG (three-star, No. 107) 2008: Zack Novak, SF (three-star, NR); Stu Douglass, SG (three-star, NR); and Ben Cronin, C (three-star, NR). 2009: Darius Morris, PG (four-star, No. 77); Matt Vogrich, SG (three-star, No. 137); Jordan Morgan, C (three-star, NR); and Blake McLimans (three-star, NR). 2010: Evan Smotrycz, SF (four-star, No. 59); Jon Horford, C (three-star, NR); and Tim Hardaway Jr., SG (three-star, NR). 2011: Carlton Brundidge, SG (four-star, No. 106); Trey Burke, PG (three-star, No. 142); and Max Bielfeldt, PF (three-star, NR). 2012: Glenn Robinson III, SF (five-star, No. 11); Mitch McGary, C (four-star, No. 30); Nik Stauskas, SG (four-star, No. 71); Spike Albrecht, PG (three-star, NR); and Caris LeVert, SF (three-star, NR). 2013: Zak Irvin, SF (five-star, No. 24); Derrick Walton Jr., PG (four-star, No. 37); and Mark Donnal, PF (four-star, No. 111). 2014: Kam Chatman, SF (four-star, No. 25); D.J. Wilson, PF (four-star, No. 86); Ricky Doyle, C (three-star, NR); Aubrey Dawkins, SG (three-star, NR); Austin Hatch, SG (three-star, NR); and Muhammad Ali Abdur-Rahkman (three-star, NR). MICHIGAN FINISHES UNDER JOHN BEILEIN 2007-08: 10-22, 5-13 Big Ten (T-9th), No postseason 2008-09: 21-14, 9-9 Big Ten (T-7th), NCAA Second Round 2009-10: 15-17, 7-11 Big Ten (T-7th), No postseason 2010-11: 21-14, 9-9 Big Ten (T-4th), NCAA Third Round 2011-12: 24-10, 13-5 Big Ten (T-1st), NCAA Second Round 2012-13: 31-8, 12-6 Big Ten (T-4th), NCAA Finalist 2013-14: 29-9, 15-3 Big Ten (1st), NCAA Elite Eight