2024 basketball roster

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1. Spring Football Game - The Offense

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Brian has survived a science Olympiad and is ready to talk about the spring game. The number of takes we have are minimal, nobody really popped off. The offensive line wasn’t playing as a group and a couple starters didn’t play so it’s hard to project them. Kirk Campbell has said that they’re not looking for a quarterback in the portal. Alex Orji’s game would be to run a lot and he can’t do that in a spring game where you can’t tackle the quarterback. Denegal and Jadyn Davis aren’t ready for this offense, so it’ll be either Orji, Tuttle, or Warren starting. Maybe Michigan is creating a read option offense but isn’t putting it on film? Brian wants Orji to start but thinks it'll be Warren. Marlin Klein showed off a bit of what they were talking about. Gentry was either blowing a guy up or not knowing who to block so right tackle might be a problem spot. The running backs all looked great throughout the depth. All the snaps for Max Bredeson. Craig is banging the drum about Raheem Anderson. 

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Michigan Men's Basketball scooped up a commitment from their first portal target of the offseason, University of North Texas G Rubin Jones: 

North Texas transfer Rubin Jones has committed to Michigan, per his Instagram. He’s a 6-5 guard who can get to the basket and shot 41.6 percent from 3 last year. Michigan’s second commitment of the day, along with Justin Pippen. pic.twitter.com/v7mgLFFv5A

— Austin Meek (@byAustinMeek) April 19, 2024

We had heard some rumors about a mystery portal target who Michigan was in the advanced stages of discussions with, but hadn't been leaked publicly. That appears to be Jones. A four year player at UNT, Rubin Jones was a contributor over all four seasons he's been there. As a freshman he was a relatively inefficient reserve on a UNT team that upset Purdue in overtime of the NCAA Tournament. Jones played much larger roles in his sophomore and junior seasons, before moving back into a 6th man role as a senior, although he was still high usage when on the floor. Seth graphic: 

For his career, Jones is a .364 three point shooter, a relatively poor .426 from two, and a decent .734 from the free throw line. Listed 6'5", Jones has the ability to guard multiple positions and that versatility makes him a logical fit for Dusty May. Of note, Jones and May have a lot of adversarial experience, as both Florida Atlantic and North Texas were in the Conference USA prior to this past season, when both programs moved up to the American Athletic Conference. That familiarity likely played a role in Dusty's identification of Jones as someone he wanted for his team and also probably played a role in the successful courtship. 

We will have a more detailed rundown of Rubin Jones early next week, when Matt posts a Hoops Hello. There is no content after the jump. 

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