New Hoops Offer - 2022 5* C Jalen Duren
https://twitter.com/TiptonEdits/status/1231652068362006528
Juwan continues to offer high end players by offering 2022 5* C Jalen Duren out of Philly. He is the #2 player in the 2022 class behind Emoni Bates and the #1 center in the class.
If people aren't trying to watch his film for superstitious reasons, his game is somewhat similar to James Wiseman. Really athletic, has a great second jump, has some moves around the basket, can stretch the floor a bit
February 23rd, 2020 at 7:24 PM ^
What a luxury that my initial gut reaction has become: we have a chance with this guy. Thanks Coach.
February 23rd, 2020 at 7:28 PM ^
Yes please
February 23rd, 2020 at 7:36 PM ^
Thanks for sharing. He looks like a young Mutombo to me - an extremely appealing prospect. If only our coach had connections with dikembe or other similarly situated nba big men...
February 23rd, 2020 at 8:02 PM ^
Definitely looks like a rim protector.
February 23rd, 2020 at 8:59 PM ^
thats a man amongst boys. wow.
February 23rd, 2020 at 9:50 PM ^
More like Hakeem Olajuwan for me. Mutombo didn’t have a lot of offensive skills. This guy does like Hakeem.
February 23rd, 2020 at 7:34 PM ^
Live here in Philly... have seen him a few times... reminds me of a cross between CWebb & Amare Stoudemire. Ultra athletic, powerful & quick, chiseled from stone for a h.s. kid, with great hands and runs like the wind.
February 23rd, 2020 at 11:57 PM ^
Nice assessment. The man jams it home like a tennis ball.
February 23rd, 2020 at 7:48 PM ^
Juwan has done extremely well with less than a year here. He’s an A+ recruiter. Give him 2 years to work on a guy and I think he has a really solid chance.
February 23rd, 2020 at 7:57 PM ^
Good Lord, I can't finish watching that video. He's an incredible player, especially gor that age. But history tells us guys like that go to Duke or Kentucky. I really really hope Juwan-bsll is a different reality.
February 23rd, 2020 at 8:39 PM ^
I think the new challenge in recruiting players like this is convincing them to play college bball.
February 24th, 2020 at 9:14 AM ^
I agree. Two points.
1) This is why college sports need NIL at the least.
2) World Wide Wes guided Dajuan Wagner to college when there was an expectation of straight to pro. Not saying that JH has the same relationship with WWW that Calipari did/does, or that WWW is to Duren what he was to Wagner - it's definitely not the same situation. Just saying that strange things do happen so nothing is a foregone conclusion.
February 23rd, 2020 at 8:13 PM ^
Definitely time to get all the Jalens again.
February 23rd, 2020 at 8:21 PM ^
The real question is whether the top guys in 2022 will be able to go straight to the draft.
February 23rd, 2020 at 8:26 PM ^
"His game is similar to James Wiseman"
So his game is to be ineligible to play college basketball?
February 23rd, 2020 at 8:28 PM ^
Scanning the comments... to me CWebb is the right comp. Having seen CWebb, Kemp, LaPhonso, GR Jr, and others in HS, you could have blurred the face and told me this was Webber and I wouldn't doubt it.
And his name is Jalen?! The kid is already 2/5ths of the 5X's.
February 23rd, 2020 at 8:37 PM ^
What I find irrational is the name Jalen seemed to originate with our Jalen Rose...tons wiof andkids have been named after him...yet with all the kids now named Jalen not a single one since has played for us. I'd have thought at least one of them would have wanted to play for his same team.
February 23rd, 2020 at 8:46 PM ^
You mean like Jalen Wilson?
amirite?
February 23rd, 2020 at 10:10 PM ^
You guys seem to be forgetting DeVante Jaylen Wilson.
February 24th, 2020 at 5:46 AM ^
Jalen Wilson didn't play for us, did he ?
February 24th, 2020 at 10:13 AM ^
D.J. Wilson, dude.
February 23rd, 2020 at 9:41 PM ^
Jordan Morgan 2.0.... jk , this guy is a beast ! Martelli go get him ! Phili is yours
February 23rd, 2020 at 10:02 PM ^
I keep hoping that we'll see another Jalen at Michigan.
The name Jalen became an extremely popular among Blacks after the Fab Five.
Hence, a few years ago a number of top 100-200 players (in basketball and football) started popping up with the name Jalen.
/Someone told me that J in DJ Wilson stands for Wilson. His name is spelled Jaylen according to wiki.
//I should have skimmed the entire thread before posting. I should have seen the post Alumnus93.
February 24th, 2020 at 9:41 AM ^
The J stands for Wilson?
February 24th, 2020 at 9:55 AM ^
Yes. Because the J is silent
February 23rd, 2020 at 10:27 PM ^
Can someone tell me if Emoni is a possibility for Michigan or not? He’s in our backyard.
February 23rd, 2020 at 10:42 PM ^
His high school class is the first class that many suspect will be eligible for the draft out of high school since the mid 2000s. So both Bates and Jalen will most likely go to the draft. But if the NBA keeps the current rule, we have as good a chance as any IMO. Izzo has been in on him longer than Juwan obviously, but Duke, UNC and Kentucky will be after him. But how Juwan does next year with Todd and hopefully Christopher - two other top recruits that could be one and some - could go a long way toward a recruitment like this.
February 23rd, 2020 at 11:26 PM ^
It's sounding more and more like the one and done rule is gonna stay in place for the foreseeable future. NBA front offices want the rule to stay because it's too difficult to scout kids in high school
February 24th, 2020 at 7:42 AM ^
There is talk that Bates is considering reclassifying to the '21 class...I am assuming to elevate his competition experience in preparation for the final leap. Bates and Duren would make quite the pairing on a college team-any team for that matter.
Saying that Juwan has changed the Michigan basketball recruiting scene is quite the understatement. It is going to be interesting to see how we Michigan fans change our views in this regard-relative to Duke, Kentucky, North Carolina and Kansas. Because it sure looks as though Juwan now has Michigan entering into the fray.
February 24th, 2020 at 9:20 AM ^
I tend to think Kentucky and UNC are the extremes on the 1-and-done side (certainly there are exceptions yr by yr), but I kind of foresee M looking like Duke or Kansas wrt roster makeup where you have 1-3 underclassman (likely freshman) per year that want to go pro ASAP, and then a handful of talented contributors that stay in the system until they can get to the lottery or until they graduate. I think this is ideal also in terms of winning, bc while Kentucky has had some great teams, they’ve been somewhat limited by youth. The recent years UNC made serious runs they had experienced starters as well.
February 24th, 2020 at 10:21 AM ^
You need to swap UNC and Duke. Duke and UK are really the only programs that consistently fill out their tarting lineup with a majority of freshman. UNC sprinkles them in, although this year they are puling in a Duke level class with three 5*.
February 24th, 2020 at 10:22 AM ^
You need to swap UNC and Duke. Duke and UK are really the only programs that consistently fill out their starting lineup with a majority of freshman. UNC sprinkles them in, although this year they are puling in a Duke level class with three 5*.
February 24th, 2020 at 9:44 AM ^
He stinks!
/ wait, what? Oh. . . uh, never mind