The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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BASKETBALL RECRUITING with 13 points and five rebounds. "Gunn isn't a high-flyer or an above- the-rim player, but he showed very good shooting from distance, tremen- dous basketball IQ and fundamentally sound defense on the interior. While not a shot blocker, the 6-foot-6 Gunn walled up taller players in both the Indy Hoosiers' quarterfinal and semifinal wins, regularly causing missed shots." He'll be one to watch. JUSTIN ROBERTS, PG Indianapolis Pike Rivals.com three-star prospect The 5-10, 160-pound Roberts has been to Purdue a number of times, having ties to the school through family. Though he's young and the recruit- ing process is only just beginning, Roberts is already well traveled. X a v i e r, M i c h i g a n , Michigan State, Kentucky, Butler, Ohio State and Indiana have all already had him on their campuses for recruiting visits. "It's been ver y exciting," Rober ts, a 'lightning quick and creative point guard off the dribble,' told Goldan- dBlack.com. "It's great to be able to go on these visits and see things at these schools people wouldn't normally be able to see. I'm very blessed." MALIK WILLIAMS, PF Fort Wayne (Ind.) Snider Rivals.com's No. 35 junior nationally Williams made Bossi's honorable men- tion among biggest summer stock ris- ers, having moved from No. 47 to No. 35 in the rankings. Recently measured at 6-11 with a 7-2 wingspan, the class of 2017 forward is get- ting interest from Big Ten, Big East and ACC schools, Rivals.com re- ports. I n d i a n a , P u r d u e , Michigan State, Cin- cinnati, Iowa and Wake Forest have all been in to see the four-star this fall. Those schools and Butler, Illinois, Michigan, Xavier, UCLA, Florida, Memphis, Syra- cuse, Oklahoma and Villanova watched him in the Under Armour Finals in Atlanta in July when he had a strong showing with the Legit Basketball club. Williams said he hasn't really started evaluating schools, but he hopes to take visits soon. For now, he is just lis- tening to what coaches have to say. "I'm not going to start getting into it deep until after the basketball season or at least not until halfway through it," he said. TRAE YOUNG, PG Norman (Okla.) North Rivals.com's No. 26 junior nationally Young has received scholarship of- fe r s f r o m A r i z o n a , B a y l o r, C a l i f o r n i a , Co n n e c t i c u t, D u k e, F l o r i d a , H o u s t o n , Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, North Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oral Rober ts, S M U, Te x a s , Te x a s Tech, Texas-Arlington, UCLA, Virginia,