September 18th, 2020 at 4:55 PM ^
Hard to turn down a full ride to Stanford.
GL to him.
September 18th, 2020 at 4:56 PM ^
WHY DO GOOD THINGS NEVER HAPPEN TO OUR SPORTS PROGRAMS?????
(Did I do that right?)
September 18th, 2020 at 4:58 PM ^
Good luck in St@fordy.
September 18th, 2020 at 5:01 PM ^
Now that it’s official, I can be a bit more transparent.
Jett Howard was a very real obstacle here. Ingram was legitimately concerned about his place in the offense if he wasn’t going to be a one and done....which he’s not.
From the staff’s perspective, Ingram wasn’t viewed as a game changer. The staff viewed him as a 3 year guy that was more of a top 40-60 level prospect as opposed to a legit 5star.
I tend to agree with the staff. Best of luck to Harrison.
September 18th, 2020 at 5:04 PM ^
Flattering for Jett - wow
Good luck to Ingram
September 18th, 2020 at 5:07 PM ^
This is silly to me. Aren't they totally different players? Doesn't Juwan want positionless basketball where the 2-3-4 are essentially all 6'7" wings who take turns with the ball in their hands?
Regardless of being a 3-year player or 40-60 guy this sounds more to me like Ingram wanting to go somewhere where he could be the star and play with lesser players than compete with top guys. (Plus his parents pushing academics I guess.) The reality is that Ingram should feel good about being able to compete with Barnes or Tschetter for playing time his entire career and Jett is a full year away. Not to mention that Ingram wants to play some guard or point-forward.
Best of luck to him - I think he's going to be a GREAT college player and I wish he was willing to do that for Michigan and make all of these other players better with his passing and skill. I'm sure he'll get a great degree from Stanford someday, which is a good reason to go there. It is a shame we'll never see him play since he's going to a bad team, in a lesser conference, on the west coast.
September 18th, 2020 at 5:12 PM ^
Its ALWAYS about wanting to be "The Man" in most cases. Unfortunately, Ingram viewed Jett as a potential threat in that regard.
This is really only a blow in terms of perception (Ingram isn't really a 5star, and Collins is an outstanding on-ball playmaker), the real position of need is a legit center.
September 18th, 2020 at 5:19 PM ^
Jett not choosing Michigan would lead to the mgobloggiest of all MGoBlog meltdowns.
September 18th, 2020 at 8:26 PM ^
who knows, kids may be able to go straight to the nba in a year.
September 18th, 2020 at 9:00 PM ^
I would just like to say thank you for the fantastic information and insight you provide into the basketball program! I absolutely love reading your posts.
September 18th, 2020 at 8:01 PM ^
You can't go wrong picking Stanford if you're a 3-4 year guy where the NBA may not work out. If he's a legit academic guy, which it sounds like he is, every Stanford alum billionaire in Silicon Valley is going to want to have him work at their company (and be on the company team.)
September 18th, 2020 at 5:10 PM ^
Matt...is Jett really that good?
September 18th, 2020 at 5:57 PM ^
Jett is certainly an upper tier prospect, but the bigger concern was potential favoritism.
September 19th, 2020 at 7:15 AM ^
Matt -- I really enjoy your coverage of B-Ball recruiting. I think you do one of the best jobs out there in recruiting coverage. Thank you
September 18th, 2020 at 5:11 PM ^
Is Jett reclassing to 2021?
September 18th, 2020 at 5:13 PM ^
Thanks Matt, that at least takes away some of the sting from when you did try to break it to us gently yesterday.
September 18th, 2020 at 5:17 PM ^
Much appreciate the insight.
Seems like trying to rationalize most recruiting decisions is a futile effort. Yes even with the kids going to Michigan.
September 18th, 2020 at 7:34 PM ^
I think it is kind of crazy how some kids have no problem going to a school as one of 4 or 5 top 50 players in that class alone. Sure those are Duke/KU/UK's of the world, but still. Then you have Ingram who is scared off by a younger kid who is in a completely different class. Wouldnt you feel better about becoming 'the man' if you had a little competition for it?
Its just rather frustrating how no matter the situation at Michigan prospects have something against it. Akins had the door wide open to come in and be the man but chooses to go into a very crowded back court at MSU.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
September 18th, 2020 at 8:28 PM ^
to be fair, jawan hasn't really proven anything yet. if UM has a solid year, the recruiting will pick up even more, imo.
September 18th, 2020 at 9:18 PM ^
His game reminds me a bit of Antoine Joubert's -- skilled but not very athletic. Am I wrong?
September 18th, 2020 at 5:12 PM ^
I mean you can't be upset to lose a kid to Stanford. I don't know much about Stanford's basketball program but he is going to one of the best schools on the planet.
Best of luck to him.
September 18th, 2020 at 5:14 PM ^
Good luck. I understand Stanford's a decent school.
September 18th, 2020 at 5:35 PM ^
Best school in the country, good for him.
September 18th, 2020 at 5:38 PM ^
Good luck to him. Time to move on. Hopefully, Michigan has other quality fish to go after in the 2021 class at the 2 or 3 spots.
September 18th, 2020 at 5:39 PM ^
jd davidson. should get his offer now. calls have been made.
September 18th, 2020 at 9:13 PM ^
Stop pretending like you know stuff. Last night you said Matt EM needed better sources because Ingram was coming to Michigan. Last month you said two recruits were committing to Michigan, which also didn’t come to fruition.
September 18th, 2020 at 6:11 PM ^
Hard to believe a program of um's stature is now going on 20 years with out enrolling a McDonald's all American. I maintain thats the most incredible stat in college basketball recruiting. Theres 1000% a curse, these recruitments never work out.
September 18th, 2020 at 6:48 PM ^
And fuck this too.
September 18th, 2020 at 7:00 PM ^
On to the next 5 star kid that we will miss out on. Someday things will go our way. But I’m not holding out any hope it will be anytime soon.