Pretty sure Baylor was the first high-major to offer Beverly.
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Number of factors and reasons. Been on him way longer than anyone else. Especially Baylor. They were the first high major he got. About a year ago. They have been on him hard ever since and haven’t waivered. He also has a family connection there. Ekpe Udoh, who actually played at Michigan, became a star at Baylor after transferring. Another of his uncles is a sports agent who I know deals with a ton of former Baylor alums who play pro ball overseas or in the NBA, and another of his close friend or family members is a pro trainer and he somehow has a Baylor connection. Can’t ignore signs like that.
Xavier has been on him for almost as long even though the offer hasn’t been there as long. And they were the first school to truly recruit him as a PG which ideally is the position he wants to play but it isn’t a dealbreaker if as a SG. Edmund Sumner was a former Detroit guy who had a great career at Xavier. There’s been a strong Detroit to Xavier connection for years, and Beverly’s AAU Program REACH Legends has a huge Xavier connection. A former REACH coach was just considered for one of the assistant coaching spots on Steele’s staff but didnt get the job. And then REACH also sent Jalen Reynolds to Xavier who was a success. Just lots of connections to both schools and the longetivity of their recruitment at him and he always being a priority for those schools makes it hard to not think he will end up at one of those schools if he doesn’t add anymore big offers or new schools showing interest.
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They were indeed. And he loved the school and facilities when he visited there last August.
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Sounds pretty convincing!
Yes. Unfortunately lol. I’d love to have Beverly at Michigan. His character off the court far exceeds that of most kids you will ever come across and his upside is huge. Might be the best upside of Michigan kids in 2019. He’s been around NBA players his whole life so he’s ahead of the curve in that department. Amazing family and good support system. Low maintenance kid and big time talent. He has the size, skill and versatility to play the 1 or 2 on both ends of the floor Easy. We will see if Michigan can make up lost time.
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Cade Cunninham got MVP of yesterday’s game. Beverly tonight.
Not sure if this should go under Cunningham or here. Cunningham almost had a triple double.
“Here I was worrying that we may have over-ranked Harlond Beverly seeing that his recruitment has received little attention and all of the talk coming out of Montverde this fall surrounded some of his more heralded teammates. Boy, was I wrong. Beverly is more than worthy of his top-75 ranking and could actually receive a small bump. He completed his time in D.C. with a perfect shooting game, making all nine of his attempts for an even 20 points on the day. Beverly is an above-average athlete than can shoot, finish at the basket and also defend. Baylor, Creighton, Georgia, Providence and Xavier are just a few that have come to push for his pledge.”
Beverly gets a write up from Corey Evans from this past weekend. Evans only mentions some of the schools that have offered.
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Full highlights from Montverde’s game. Beverly had 20 points and 4 steals on 9-9 shooting. Cunningham had close to a triple double in points rebounds and assists.
Highlights from this past weekend’s 3 games. Not sure how realistic of a target Beverly is anymore but i think they are still somewhat interested in him. If additional guards declare or transfer then the interest could ramp up. But Beverly might decide before Michigan even knows if players are declaring or leaving so we will see.
Wish we’d pick up interest here…
Would like an explosive 2G in ‘19 or ‘20. I feel like if we really pressed, he’d be a more realistic option then others.
Hard to pick up the pace when we don’t know if we’ll have a spot or not. We’re already technically oversigned for 2019 as it is. We can’t give him a definitive answer, which I’m sure is hurting us but can’t make a kid a promise you’re not sure we can keep.
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Sure would prefer him over Nunez
I’ve dug him from the start but I’m not sure about that. Nunez might have a real nice role here depending on the roster make up. I don’t think Nunez was just some late add on. Guy can really play.
Beverly overall it’s easy to make that case but if you have lots of athletic wings but lack shooting than Nunez really makes more sense.
Straight up, I think most would pick Beverly over Nunez. But roster building isn’t that simple. I don’t like Beverly more than some of our other guard prospects in 2020 and I think the roster is skilled and talented enough to wait on those guys. If Poole or Iggy announced tomorrow that they’re leaving, I’d for sure take him. But we don’t have that luxury.
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Problem is Nunez has look absolutely horrid shooting the basketball. Sometimes the 3 ball doesn’t always translate from one level to the next (see Eli and his struggles)
He has 8 shot attempts in 26 minutes … 
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You can’t educate everyone, Dylan.
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I’m typically not overly reactionary when it comes to small in-game sample sizes, but I just don’t think he will be the sharpshooter everyone thinks he has the capability of being. Not worth going into it since it’s my personal opinion and you lean on giving freshman the benefit of the doubt, but I’ve considered his scholarship to be a waste since we offered him. Obviously would be more than happy if I’m wrong on this one, but I think he’s going to be another Ibi Watson in terms of production.