Harold Baruti '16 in on his way to an OV at UM

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Iā€™m glad you guys have convinced me out of my Aubrey comp.

Really intrigued by his potential as he hasnā€™t played basketball very long. To be at the level he is at, getting late offers and looks from good schools, in those two years is quite impressive.

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I dare say Andre Iguodala is a good comp.

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Is he going to get offered?

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poor mans. Who knows if he can guard like that if so then heā€™s worth it

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Hell, if he can guard like Andre, he should be starting opening night.

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I think the fact that he has only played two organized years and is playing at that level gives him a very high ceiling.

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His HS coach told me there is a holdup on the transcripts - not necessarily grade issues, but likely complications arising from the fact that heā€™s not originally from the US.

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Are you at liberty to say what else his HS coach may have said about either the visit or Harold himself. Coachability, work ethic, basketball IQ, etc.

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Nothing more than what he told Quinn above, his exact words were ā€˜I heard the workout went very wellā€™

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Iguodala was a consensus all american and top 30 recruit. I understand people like to make comparisons but we are talking about a recruit that has barely gotten any recognition to a guy who was a big time high school all american.

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Basically if they can get him admitted, they will offer. Thatā€™s how Iā€™m reading it.
Happy for the young man

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Call me OCD. The next TOEFL test date is May 21 in that part of VA.

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Do you know how long it takes to get the scores back from the exam?

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I donā€™t know much about the TOEFL, but just glancing through the kidā€™s tweets itā€™s hard to imagine that he wouldnā€™t pass easily. He seems to have very good practical knowledge of English and even some command over reasonably complicated idiomatic expressions.

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Some general information I gathered.

-The test is offered often
-It looks like there is no limit to how many times you can take the test (just canā€™t take it twice in 12 days)
-No passing score - apparently it varies depending on the University and what it requires
-The time frame for scores looks to be about two weeks.

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Michigan requires an 88 on the computerized version.

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Iā€™m really hoping we get this guy. Of all of our options, I like him the best. Unless we can somehow get a big time recruit in '17, this guy should be our priority at the moment. With only two years of experience, this kid has a very bright future and is exactly what we need. Might take him a year to be a plus player but with his athleticism and finishing ability to go along with a good looking shot, can be a very good player here. Simpson, Watson, Baruti, and Teske can turn into what we missed out on in '14. I like all of these players and expect them all to be contributors on some pretty good Michigan teams.

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