The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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2016 BASKETBALL RECRUITING ISSUE 6-5 now, I'd say." Bossi caught Poole during his first AAU tournament of the year, a great first event for the junior. He's since moved to Mac Irvin Fire AAU out of Chicago (from Wisconsin Playground Elite) and has struggled to get accli- mated, still working on chemistry with his new teammates and on find- ing his shot. He'd shot 27.1 percent overall and 22.2 percent from three- point range through seven Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) games as of May 5 and averaged 9.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists. He did find his stroke against Boo Williams AAU at the Indianapolis Nike EYBL in April, going 3 of 8 from long range and scoring 16 points in a 75-69 loss. "I'm getting there," he said. "I've been working on getting my shot off quicker, and I'm getting more com- fortable with my shot. I'm working on being more explosive with the ball and on defense really sitting down in my stance and moving my feet." Bossi sees a player who's a great fit in the Michigan system. "He isn't a high flyer, but he's clever and has a dangerous jumper out to the three-point line," Bossi said. "He's smart and his best attri- bute is his ability to move away from the ball, which should eventually serve him well in Ann Arbor." His body is definitely starting to fill out, the analyst added. "He's an off-the-ball mover, jump shooter type. He's not a guy who you will count on consistently to make plays off the dribble," Bossi said. "That's not his game. He's not an overwhelming athlete or super quick. "He's going to really have to work on lateral quickness, things like that. As he's matured, he's gotten a bit slower and that's genetics. A lot of things you can have control over, but that's not one … still, he's steadily improved." Poole averaged 18.2 points and shot 75.0 percent (84 of 112) from the free throw line his junior year at King. He was named to the Division I all-state squad by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. The Offered JAMAL CAIN, SF 6-7 • 175 Pontiac (Mich.) Cornerstone Rivals.com No. 70 junior nationally Several southeast Michigan prod- ucts take their games out of state to prep schools, but Cain chose to stay and play for Pontiac Cornerstone. He's been a rock for the program and has c o n t i n u e d t o i m - p ro v e , a v e r a g i n g 26.0 points, 15.7 re- bounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 blocks per game last season. He was averaging 12.9 points on the Nike EYBL circuit as of May 6, shooting 47.9 percent from the floor and 83.3 percent from the free throw line. Three-point shooting is a trait on