Huge news for Michigan basketball today as the #4 player in our 2012 rankings, Mitch McGary, has decided to commit to the Wolverines. Heading into his announcement today on ESPN U, McGary listed Michigan, Florida, and Duke as his final three. Ultimately he chose Coach Beilein’s Michigan Wolverines.
McGary’s commitment gives Coach Beilein a very strong 2012 class, McGary will be joining Nick Stauskas and Glenn Robinson III who are both top 100 guys themselves. Continue reading
Ever since the NBA enacted the rule to ban players straight out of high school we have seen more and more freshman having major impacts. Kevin Durant was the one that really set the bar, winning the Wooden Award in his first and only season on campus in Austin. Others that have been very impressive have been Michael Beasley, John Wall, Derrick Rose, and the list goes on. So who are some players to keep an eye on this year? Continue reading
Michigan State’s Delvon Roe has decided to end his collegiate career citing knee pain as a result of numerous injuries. Roe was a 5-star recruit coming out of Lakewood St. Edward (OH) in the 2008 class. He chose to attend Michigan State over North Carolina, Michigan, and the home state Buckeyes. Continue reading
 Ohio State’s incoming freshman class took a big hit today with the announcement that 6’8″ forward LaQuinton Ross has been ruled ineligible. However this doesn’t come as a surprise because this has been speculated for some time now, but today it became official.
The NCAA declared that Ross is a non-qualifier, resulting in the standout small forward being unable to attend Ohio State for at least the fall semester. According to the Columbus Dispatch, Ross has returned home to Mississippi to take a class and attempt to improve his ACT score in hopes of becoming eligible to join the Buckeyes at the start of the spring semester in January. Continue reading |
According to Bob Hunter of the Columbus Dispatch, Ohio State freshman LaQuinton Ross could be ruled ineligible due to transcript discrepancy. It’s being reported that two D grades Ross received in Mississippi were registered as C grades on his transcript.
“The difference in Ross’ cumulative grade-point average, combined with his entrance test score, could make him ineligible as a freshman,” writes Hunter.
While Ross isn’t projected to play a major role for OSU this year, this is still a big blow for the Buckeyes. Ross is a top 50 recruit and I’m sure Coach Matta was counting on using him off the bench. Also the possibility of losing the Ross altogether is very real. If he is found ineligible he could decide that he’s going to go the JUCO route and leave the Buckeyes.
