Hoops: Michigan lands 4/5 star Khani Rooths, a 6’8 200lb power forward. Great pickup for Juwan
November 12th, 2023 at 12:24 PM ^
Should add be came out of IMG in Florida, same school as Caleb Houstan and Moussa Diabate
November 12th, 2023 at 12:31 PM ^
And Jett Howard?
November 12th, 2023 at 12:54 PM ^
Yep, forgot he played for IMG
November 12th, 2023 at 1:22 PM ^
So one and done???
(too soon?)
November 12th, 2023 at 2:26 PM ^
I hope he plays that well.
November 12th, 2023 at 1:29 PM ^
Houstan played at Montverde with Duren
November 12th, 2023 at 1:35 PM ^
Yep, man, I’m way off today with me memory. So, alas, it was Diabate and Jett from IMG
November 12th, 2023 at 1:30 PM ^
Man, seeing those names just makes me hope we get more than a single half-baked season out of him.
November 12th, 2023 at 1:42 PM ^
Also DMV kid outta Baltimore. So right in Juwan's wheelhouse. Welcome Khani!
November 12th, 2023 at 2:46 PM ^
Rockville/Georgetown Prep are not Baltimore. He’s a DC native. Baltimore is a good ways up I95N.
November 12th, 2023 at 3:04 PM ^
My fault for only scanning thru his highlights & seeing mention of his play in Baltimore this summer - think it was EYBL.
November 12th, 2023 at 12:25 PM ^
Love seeing good basketball news again!
November 12th, 2023 at 12:25 PM ^
How many games does Pettiti suspend Howard for this?
November 12th, 2023 at 12:36 PM ^
He will announce the night before we play MSU. It will go in front of a committee made up of MSU fans.
November 12th, 2023 at 3:29 PM ^
I’ve heard Petitti and other B1G coaches have indisputable video evidence.
The images are of many members of Michigan’s staff - across multiple sports - both men’s and women’s - captured on video, which have not yet been posted on social media. These are extremely disturbing to see.
Apparently, staff members have repeatedly been seen - and captured on video - jaywalking on many B1G campuses during “road games”. There are instances when both players AND coaches are seen in a single video image. In numerous instances, crosswalks were available within 400 yards of the alleged offenses.
The latest revelation shows the aforementioned staff, coaches, and players taking “short cuts” and walking on grassy areas of different B1G schools.
Secretly captured video also revealed underage Michigan students athletes drinking water from plastic bottles - not necessarily adhering to Sustainability preferences.
Very sorry to say these things - but, the case and video evidence is extraordinarily compelling.
November 12th, 2023 at 12:25 PM ^
Nice.
November 12th, 2023 at 12:26 PM ^
I saw the CBs for him this morning. Where is the link to your source that he committed?
November 12th, 2023 at 12:26 PM ^
Man, my feelings about the basketball program have significantly improved in the last week
November 12th, 2023 at 12:35 PM ^
Agreed Rob. Win lose or draw this years team is a breath of fresh air. Who knew they were so ready on offense? 90 point games back to back? That is not something you see a lot in the Big ten. Hell we didnt score the last 2 and half minutes last game.
November 12th, 2023 at 12:41 PM ^
The balance and chemistry seem better this year. The roster construction makes a lot more sense. It could be a pleasantly surprising season!
November 12th, 2023 at 5:14 PM ^
Looking forward to our game tomorrow night vs St. Johns @ MSG!!
November 12th, 2023 at 12:29 PM ^
Brings the class up to 16th nationally and 5th in the Big Ten. Good get!
November 12th, 2023 at 12:47 PM ^
Good get? Or BET?
November 12th, 2023 at 4:28 PM ^
Not seen much else here on other signees. Did I miss something?
November 12th, 2023 at 12:31 PM ^
Very good news indeed.
the weekend started out terribly with Petty's stupid decision but Michign still won at top ten PSU, wrecking <most> talking heads talking points and we get BBall playing well and landing a borderline 5 star.
Turned to be a great weekend despite Petty and the B1G
November 12th, 2023 at 12:33 PM ^
Basketball hoops sure has turned it around. Maybe Jim's journey should let us all have more faith in our coaches.
I look forward to coach Juwan building a less one and done roster and get them transfer gems with some multi year recruits. Imagine if this roster (the transfers) had 2-3 years of coaching from our staff.
November 12th, 2023 at 12:34 PM ^
Think it’s way too early to say the hoops team has turned it around.
November 12th, 2023 at 12:39 PM ^
Yeah Im sold on the team. That is functional high energy basketball they are playing.
Not turnaround to a 1 seed but turnaround from that mess we saw last year.
November 12th, 2023 at 12:46 PM ^
They need to get healthy. Jace will provide hustle and defense this team needs and Jaelin Llewellyn will provide another ball handler to back up Dug. This game against St Johns tomorrow will tell a lot about where they are as a team right now.
November 12th, 2023 at 5:07 PM ^
Yep, more like heading in the right direction, albeit faster than I had anticipated.
November 12th, 2023 at 12:42 PM ^
Getting greedy. Are there any more potential commits? Doesn't look like it on our 247 page.
November 12th, 2023 at 12:52 PM ^
Darrion Sutton visited a few weeks back, haven’t heard any more about it since though.
One thing I’ve noticed the difference in with basketball vs football is these commitments kind of come out of the blue and are usually really quick.
Not sure on the status of Lee Aaliya. Looks like we could still use another 2/3 and another 5 for next years roster.
November 12th, 2023 at 1:13 PM ^
Maybe the portal is a better option than these 1 and dones...
November 12th, 2023 at 1:16 PM ^
Sutton is a wing player and I don't think they're taking another wing player in this class. They have CA, Phat Phat and now Rooths. I think they're done with this recruiting class and will focus on the transfer portal to fill in some spots.
November 12th, 2023 at 1:39 PM ^
I started to get into that in my reply about any more recruits but without examining next years roster and the unknowns with the portal I figured I wouldn’t speculate on what they might target. I do feel as you do though, that they are done with wings and will go to the portal for help
November 12th, 2023 at 11:20 PM ^
I think they'll go to the portal to find someone to replace Nkamhoua. With the way he's been playing and Michigan off to a good start, it's very appealing for PF who is looking to up his role to try to get into the NBA.
November 12th, 2023 at 3:37 PM ^
Not sure on the status of Lee Aaliya.
It's very interesting that we have heard like nothing on him since he committed
November 12th, 2023 at 12:44 PM ^
Really nice pickup. Keeps the DMV pipeline trickling to AA.
November 12th, 2023 at 12:45 PM ^
Looks like a good pick up. Seems like a solid shooter and passer, could probably play the 3 or 4 here.
November 12th, 2023 at 1:00 PM ^
Nice 2024 class… Would be great to follow up in 25 with McKenney and Acuff…
November 12th, 2023 at 1:46 PM ^
I'd love to get either of these Michigan kids, both 5* players. Won't hold my breath, but I love the fact we have 3 solid early signees.
November 12th, 2023 at 2:26 PM ^
Will get at least one of them.
November 12th, 2023 at 1:34 PM ^
Did he also sign? I believe the early signing window is still open. Not going to get my hopes up too high of he is just committed.
November 12th, 2023 at 1:52 PM ^
GO BLUE!!!
November 12th, 2023 at 2:26 PM ^
Lots of good info about this over on UMHoops.com.
- Former DMV guy so continues pipeline of HD, TWill, Dug.
- Currently at IMG, continuing the pipeline of Diabate and Jett
- Third highest recruit of Juwan era
- Athletic SF who is a composite five star with a lot of length. Promising shooter.
He probably completes the recruiting class with Anderson (undersizing scoring guard who is shooting over 60% from three in HS so far) and Brooks (low rated PG). They will be looking for a Nkamhoua replacement in the portal next year and then we will see what other attrition opens up spots.
We are pretty good at this sports stuff even when our coaches can't actively participate.
November 12th, 2023 at 3:27 PM ^
We for sure have one open spot and two potentially depending on the Aaliya situation. We also have T Will and Jace who could use their extra year to stay one more. That’s assuming nobody else on the roster leaves. Anywhere from 1-4 spots without someone else leaving for the portal.