The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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BASKETBALL RECRUITING 'This kid has earned himself a schol‑ arship tonight.' He watched him score 32 points, grab nine rebounds and get a couple blocks. He had a re‑ ally good game." Young was averaging 23 points and 11 rebounds per game when he was offered, after putting up 19 and 10 as a sophomore. "He's really very close to a five‑ tool player," Blair said. "He can shoot it well, rebounds it, scores in the post. If you talk to him he'd tell you that even as a young kid, he didn't want to be pigeon holed as one kind of player. He wanted to learn every position. "His weakest area is ball handling, and he needs to get stronger. Other than that he's a nice player. He plays in the post for his high school. In col‑ lege, he'll be a three man, maybe a stretch four." Blair believes Young is looking to sign before his senior season starts. The junior plans to play with King James AAU this spring. MICHIGAN WATCHES JARROD WEST AGAIN Michigan continues to look at 2017 point guards, and Bridgeport (W.Va.) Notre Dame's Jarrod West Jr. is one they like. Though under the radar and not yet rated by Rivals.com, West continues to put up huge numbers. U‑M assistant Jeff Meyer was in to see him Jan. 9. West scored 28 points despite playing with an injured el‑ bow. He finished 12 of 20 from the field and 8 of 10 from the free throw line while playing his "best overall game from a defensive standpoint," his father and coach, Jarrod West Sr., said. Trinity High ran box‑and‑one de‑ fense on him (as many teams have this year), but he got more than his share of finishes at the rim and as‑ sists in Notre Dame's win. "He has to find that happy me‑ dium and trust his teammates and still be aggressive when they con‑ centrate on him like that," West Sr. said. "But I was proud of him. When schools come to watch you, you want to play well and might want to force things. He was team oriented and driven throughout. "That's hard to do when your dream school is in, but he was real patient, allowed others to support him and played well. Then when they went man to man, he kind of took over." Notre Dame improved to 9‑1 Jan. 13 behind West's 35‑point game. The junior was averaging 26 points, six assists, six rebounds and three steals per game, while shooting 40 percent from long range. CLASS OF 2018 BRANDON JOHNS IMPRESSES IN SHOWDOWN East Lansing, Mich., is Michigan State's home turf, but Beilein could be spending more time there over the next couple of years. East Lansing High sophomore sensation Bran‑ don Johns (6‑7, Rivals.com's No. 20 player nationally in his class) would be the reason. The smooth‑shooting forward