The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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BASKETBALL RECRUITING "The teams have been two of the area's best in Division I for years," T h i s We e k N e w s . c o m r e p o r t e d . "Central won a state title in 2012 and conference titles from 2012 to '14. Gahanna made the state tour‑ nament in 2010, won the conference title last season and has played in six consecutive district champion‑ ship games." Watson scored 16, making four tri‑ ples in an 83‑47 win over Lancaster (Ohio) High Jan. 15. JORDAN POOLE, 6-3, SG Milwaukee Rufus King Rivals.com four-star prospect, No. 104 junior nationally Michigan's only pledge to date in the 2017 class, Poole scored 26 points in an 80‑61 loss to Bentonville (Ark.) High Dec. 30, capping an outstanding Max‑ Preps tournament in California. "Michigan commit Jordan Poole has some Dell Curry to him … smooth shooter with range," ESPN.com's Joel Francisco tweeted from the tournament. Poole's best game of the season, a 37‑point outburst versus Mil‑ waukee Morse Mar‑ shall Jan. 8 in which he made five triples, was wasted in a loss. He scored 26 in a 95‑92 l o s s t o M i l w a u k e e North Jan. 12, making three triples, and tallied 20 in a 78‑74 loss to Mil‑ waukee Vincent Jan. 15, King's sev‑ enth straight setback. Poole was averaging 18.7 points per game as of Jan. 18. MICHIGAN OFFERS 2017 FORWARD Barring attrition, Michigan won't have many scholarships to offer the 2017 class, but it appears the Wolver‑ ines are looking for two more play‑ ers — a forward and possibly a point guard. Massillon (Ohio) Jackson 6‑6, 190‑pound forward Kyle Young re‑ cently picked up only the third offer extended to juniors, joining pledge Poole and Indianapolis Park Tudor forward Jaren Jackson (6‑9, No. 61 junior in the country). Beilein saw plenty of Young — who is rated as a three‑star prospect and the No. 126 over‑ all player in the class of 2017 by Rivals.com — his summer, but it wasn't until recently that he pulled the trig‑ ger on an offer. U‑M joined Wisconsin, Il‑ linois and Purdue as teams to offer in the Big Ten. " C o a c h B e i l e i n watched him [Dec. 22] and then offered Kyle on Christmas Eve," AAU coach Dwight B l a i r s a i d . " T h a t ' s when he told people, Rivals.com rates Massillon (Ohio) Jackson forward Kyle Young, who picked up a U-M offer on Christmas Eve, as a three- star recruit and the No. 126 junior nationally. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM