2015 Basketball Target Hotboard

Photo Credit: Thomas Beindit

Michigan basketball has been on the upswing for the past few years, but its recruiting has also been improving.  Whether it was landing underrated point guard Trey Burke in 2011,  5* recruits Mitch McGary and Glenn Robinson III for the 2012 class or 5* recruit Zak Irvin in 2013, the Wolverines have been on the upswing in recruiting.  The 2014 recruiting cycle has been in full swing for awhile, but Michigan has been looking deeply at many players in 2015 as well.  Check out the list below and links to breakdowns on each target:

• Point Guards
• Jalen Brunson - 4*
• Eric Davis - 4*
• Hyron Edwards - 4*
• Bakari Evelyn - 3*
• Justin Jenifer - 3*
• Prentiss Nixon - 3*
• Corey Sanders - 4*
• LaMonta Stone - NR
• AJ Turner - 4*
• Glynn Watson - 4*
• Chandler White - NR
• Khari Willis - 3*
• Wings
• Dwayne Bacon - 4*
• Michael Benkert - NR
• Jalen Coleman - 4*
• Davon Dillard - 3*
• Austin Grandstaff - 4*
• Bryan Hoeing - NR
• Sean McDermott - NR
• Matt Ryan - 4*
• KJ Walton - 4*
• Chandler White - NR
• Tyler Williams - 3*
• CJ Williamson - NR
• Bigs
• Esa Ahmad - 4*
• Evan Boudreaux - 3*
• Brad Brechting - 3*
• Myles Carter - 3*
• Noah Dickerson - 4*
• Nathan Fowler - NR
• Brennan Gillis - NR
• Matt Holba - NR
• Trevor Manuel - 4*
• Alex Owens - 4*
• Jeron Rogers - NR
• Cody Schwartz - 3*
• Josh Spiedel - NR
• Ryan Welage - NR
• Stephen Zimmerman - 5*
• Previous
• Jordan Ash - Northwestern
• Sedrick Barefield - SMU
• AJ Harris - Ohio State
• Luke Kennard - 5* - Duke

(All rankings from the 247Composite. Offers highlighted in bold.)

Target Spotlight: Hyron Edwards

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A nice breakdown on 2015 point guard target Hyron Edwards:

Target Spotlight: Hyron Edwards

Michigan Recruiting - September Visitors

Michigan has a big game against Air Force, but there will be a lot of action in the stands and elsewhere in terms of Michigan athletics.  Not only will the football program be bringing in a multitude of visitors, but several sites including UMHoops and Tremendous have highlighted long lists of visitors for the Air Force game on the basketball front.  There are always a lot of visitors for football games and especially the home opener, but I feel the need to comment today because there will be so many in the stands this weekend that can make such a difference long-term for the school.

2013
There isn't too much to report here.  Derrick Walton and Zak Irvin will be on campus, but both are solid Michigan commitments and are likely on campus just to enjoy the game, get more familiar with the surroundings, and do a little recruiting on some other recruits prospects.  They might help make the visit better for the 2014 and 2015 recruits, but beyond that not a lot to note here.  The one thing that is worth noting is that 2013 prospect Reggie Cameron will be visiting campus for the UMass game on September 15th.  He has already been offered by Michigan and could very well be Michigan's last addition in the 2013 class, taking the former spot of Austin Hatch, who reclassified to the 2014 class.

Introducing 2015 Prospect Hyron Edwards

Right now, 2013 and 2014 recruiting is all the talk, but 2015 recruiting has already been heating up for Michigan as well.  No offers have been given out and they probably won't be given out until June 2013, but that doesn't mean that Michigan isn't pursuing recruits.  One of the hottest on the list is Hyron Edwards from East Chicago, Indiana.  He's been getting a ton of attention from many big-time college basketball programs and is definitely all over Beilein's radar at this point.


Standing at 5'11" and weighing 145 lbs, he's a pretty average sized point guard.  However, being so young, I don't think there's any doubt that he will be much bigger when he gets to college.  Whether it's just an inch or half a foot, he should be taller and I don't think there's any doubt that he will put on some weight as well.  Edwards has been identified for his ball handling, passing, and ability to get around defenders.  However, the major part of his game that drives these factors and takes him to the next level is his quickness.  In reviewing some highlight videos, it seems as if he can get to the basketball at will by using his quickness.  This advantage will obviously be smaller in college with better trained athletes, but he is very fast and I only expect this to be better used as he gets older and more experienced.