The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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BASKETBALL RECRUITING fense leads to good offense. We got them out in transition, played good defense and it's where we won the game." The Bees trailed 32-21 at the half, but went on a 12-0 run over the first 4:53 of the third quarter to come back against Stow (Ohio) High and win 52-47 in the district semifinals. With his team up two in the final minute, Teske reportedly "got the ball near the sideline, fought through a borderline foul, saw a wide-open path to the basket and threw down a thunderous two-handed dunk with 35 seconds left." He finished with 18 points, 13 rebounds, three assists and four blocked shots. Teske's career came to an end when the Ohio Mr. Basketball final- ist scored 14 points, grabbed 14 re- bounds and blocked four shots in a 51-39 loss to rival and No. 1 seed Brunswick (Ohio) High in the district final March 5. JORDAN POOLE, 6-3 SG Milwaukee Rufus King Rivals.com four-star prospect, No. 104 junior nationally Milwaukee Rufus King finished 15-9 behind Poole's 18.2 points per game. He scored 16 points and made three triples in an 87-62 win over Mil- waukee Bay View Feb. 25, and his 22 points (two triples) led the way in a 72-68 regional playoff win over West Allis (Wis.) Hale March 4. The season ended in a 71-66 loss to Racine (Wis.) Park the following night. Poole, a junior, scored 17 and made a trio of three-pointers. MICHIGAN WATCHING IN-STATE JUNIOR WING CLOSELY A new prospect has emerged on the Michigan basketball coaches' ra- dar. Jamal Cain, a 6-7 small forward out of Pontiac (Mich.) Cornerstone Health — Rivals.com's No. 70 junior nationally — scored 42 points and pulled down 20 rebounds in a 101-93 overtime victory over Detroit Persh- ing in February, which opened a lot of eyes. To that point he'd held offers from only Washington State, Xavier, Georgia, Detroit, Oakland and Kent State, among a few others. R i v a l s . c o m r a t e s P o n t i a c ( M i c h . ) Cornerstone Health small forward Jamal Cain as the nation's No. 70 overall player in the class of 2017. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM