The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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BASKETBALL RECRUITING each one has," Milwaukee Rufus King coach Jim Gosz told The Mil- waukee Journal-Sentinel. "Their roles are pretty much defined, but they're feeling each other out, getting rid of the jealousies, trying to get their summer legs out of them and making them compete on every possession versus every third time." Poole scored 28 points in a 68-57 win Dec. 1, including 20 (and six made triples) in the first half. He notched 17 to lead a 75-64 win over Milwaukee Marquette at the Terry Porter Classic held at Milwaukee South High Dec. 5, scoring 10 of his points in the first half, and recorded nine points in three quarters of an 86-63 blowout of Racine (Wis.) Case Dec. 8. MICHIGAN STILL WATCHING 2017 PROSPECTS On paper, Michigan has only one scholarship to offer in the 2017 class. That could (and probably will) change with attrition, etc., but as of now the coaches are being selective with their offers, having extended only two. One was snapped up by Poole. The other went out to Indianapolis Park Tudor power forward Jaren Jackson (6-9, 215, No. 61 junior in the coun- try) this fall. Others, though, remain on the list. One — Maishe Dailey (6-5, 180, un- ranked) of Beachwood (Ohio) High — is an under the radar shooting guard who could still go in the class of 2016 if he gets the right offer, but could be willing to prep and reclas- sify to 2017 if necessary. That's what U-M would prefer, but Dailey hasn't committed to the Wolverines. Illinois is one of many schools making a push. "It would be huge for me," Dailey said about a possible Illini offer. "I'm really interested in them. If they were to offer, I think I would take an of- ficial visit there before making my decision to stay 2016 or go 2017. "I'm hearing from schools like Michigan, Nebraska, Illinois, Wis- consin and Xavier. I don't have any favorites. I'm still open to anyone. If something comes up in the 2016 class that I can't pass on, then I'll take it." Dailey was on the Michigan cam- pus for the second time in Octo- ber, taking in U-M's home football weekend with Northwestern. He's been very good in the early going, notching 23 points and five threes in a 62-42 win over Pepper Pike (Ohio) Orange Nov. 28 and 14 points in a 70-56 defeat of Willoughby (Ohio) Cornerstone Christian Dec. 2. Illinois continues to evaluate him for this year. "It's between me and a couple of other players. I think I played really well [in front of them] and left them with a good impression," he said. Bridgeport (W.Va.) Notre Dame High point guard Jarrod West (5-11, 165, unranked) also fits the mold of what Beilein is looking for in a player. He shoots the ball extremely well, has high basketball IQ and car- ries a 4.3 grade point average. The bloodlines are strong, too — he's the son of former West Virginia