Muhammad Ali Abdur-Rahkman has committed to the Wolverines on his visit today. It seems he got a scholarship offer and shook John Beilein's hand and said, "I accept".
MAA-R is a 6'4 180 pound guard that is in serious need of a nickname. This from UMhoops: Muhammad Ali Abdur-Rahkman, a wing from Allentown, Pennsylvania. Abdur-Rahkman had a monster senior year for his Central Catholic high school team, averaging 23.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game this past season. Before his senior year, Abdur-Rahkman held offers from mostly mid-majors: Bucknell, Drexel, Lehigh and Harvard were all in on his recruitment. But since then, he has caught the attention of some high-major schools. One of them is Michigan.
Abdur-Rahkman would be a slight departure from the prototypical Michigan recruit in that he isn’t known for his shooting. In fact, the graduating senior said that while his shot has improved, he made his living getting to the rim and playing great man-to-man defense.
"The Champ" said Coach Beilein was calling him at least 3 times a week, which is a clear sign Coach liked what he saw on tape. Coach Bacari Alexander was at one of his workouts just last week.
He is the 5th player in this class joining: Kam Chatman, Ricky Doyle, Austin Hatch, and DJ Wilson.
Welcome to the team Mohammad!
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Wolverine Weekend Update: "The Champ" Commits
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This question is off topic but I can't help but wonder how is Austin Hatch doing? Do you think he is ready to come and play high major ball?
MuRah!
I don't know that I've seen anything in print... but reading between the lines, I doubt Austin will play ball competatively at the DI level.
He only played sparingly last fall and was quoted in an interview as saying he basically had to learn to walk and talk again after his accident.
I guess is that Coach B will honor the scholarship and will have him on the team, but I doubt he'll see any minutes.
Thanks Scott & Bob!
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