ANN ARBOR, MI — After a disappointing end to the 2023 basketball season, Juwan Howard has been active in the recruiting process to right the ship for future years. Earlier today, Michigan basketball recruiting landed their second major commitment for the 2024 recruiting class.

Michigan basketball recruiting: Wolverines receive commitment from a big-time in-state recruit

Durral Brooks, a four-star point guard, announced his commitment to Michigan earlier today. Brooks’ only official visit was back in October when he visited Ann Arbor. However, Brooks took two unofficial visits to Michigan State, another school listed in his top five.

Despite being pursued by Michigan State, Dayton and Butler, Brooks ultimately decided to become a Wolverine and will join Juwann Howard’s 2024 recruitment class as the second commitment.

NEWS: 2024 Top-150 recruit Durral Brooks tells me he has committed to Michigan.

Story: https://t.co/vX79TaedAY pic.twitter.com/zwKB3vwJzm

— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) May 14, 2023

Brooks played basketball at Catholic Central High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In both his sophomore and junior seasons, Catholic Central High School won their conference and finished the season top 25 in the state of Michigan. Brooks currently stands at 6-foot-2 following his junior season.

Looking forward to the class of 2024

Brooks is ranked 13th among point guards in the nation and No. 1 in Michigan according to 247 sports composite rankings. Michigan landed another four-star guard back in 2021 when Christian Anderson announced his early commitment to the 2024 class. Brooks and Anderson now make up the 22nd-best recruiting class for 2024.

Michigan is also in a fantastic position to land five-star center John Bol from Wichita, Kansas. After the loss of Hunter Dickinson to the transfer portal, Michigan needs another center. Bol, who stands tall at 7-foot-1, would fit the bill perfectly and help round out a 2024 recruiting class that currently only consists of guards.

Michigan has also expressed interest in three other five-star recruits. Among them is Boogie Fland, a 6-foot-3 guard from White Plains, New York, who currently has Michigan atop his college list. Fland officially visited Ann Arbor on May 4th and is a big-time recruit to watch for the 2024 class.

Despite a disappointing previous season, the future of Michigan basketball is looking bright. The 2024 class now has two significant commitments, and the sky is the limit for Juwan Howard.

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Juwan Howard is hard at work assembling the next great Michigan Wolverines basketball recruiting class. Following a poor season in 2022-23, the Wolverines are looking to reload in the coming seasons and have already snagged some top talent via the transfer portal since the season ended. This week, four-star forward and top-30 composite recruit Amier Ali released his top-8, and Michigan basketball made the cut along with some elite company.

2024 4⭐️ Amier Ali just released his Top 8. Here are the programs he’s considering:

Kentucky
Ohio State
Texas
Arizona State
Florida State
Michigan
Alabama
Arkansas

Ali will take an official visit to Ohio State at the beginning of May. #24 in the ESPN100 pic.twitter.com/6PSHu1ZA3t

— 24/7 High School Hoops (@247HSHoops) April 24, 2023

Michigan Wolverines basketball recruiting: Michigan in the running for elite 2024 prospect

Amier Ali is one of the top national recruits according to every major recruiting outlet. The 247 Sports Composite rankings list Amier Ali is a composite four-star forward and rank him as the No. 28 recruit nationally, the No. 8 small forward, and the No. 6 recruit in the state of Florida. He is a product of IMG Academy — one of the nation’s top athletic high schools — and has an impressive 6-foot-8, 175-pound frame. Ali has tons of national interest.

Big time performance tonight by (@simofafan) Amier Ali. Came up big for Houstan Hoops in overtime. @HoustonHoops17U @SCNext @PaulBiancardi @DraftExpress pic.twitter.com/Ld8JrdFON9

— Yusuf Ali (@yu5ali) April 23, 2023

Ali released top-8

Earlier this week, Amier Ali released his final eight remaining schools, and Michigan basketball made the cut. In addition to the Wolverines, Ali is still considering Ohio State, Kentucky, Texas, Arizona State, Florida State, Alabama, and Arkansas. If Juwan Howard can add Ali to his Michigan Wolverines basketball recruiting class, he would be landing one of the best players in the nation that could be an immediate game-changer on the court.

How does the 2024 Michigan Wolverines basketball recruiting class look so far?

So far, Juwan Howard’s 2024 recruiting class ranks No. 21 in the nation per the 247 Sports Composite; it has one commit thus far: four-star point guard Cristian Anderson out of Atlanta, GA — Anderson is ranked as the No. 108 recruit in the class and the No. 14 point guard in the nation.

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Juwan Howard is coming off the heels of the Wolverines’ worst season in over a decade and needs to get his program back on track to where it was two years ago when he won the Big Ten title. Yesterday, it was reported that Michigan basketball recruiting has a brand new target in mind: ESPN 5-star VJ Edgecombe, a major recruit out of Long Island. This could be a huge get for the Wolverines, who are looking to reload in the coming years to avoid the meltdown that we saw in 2022-23.

Michigan basketball is targeting ESPN 5-star VJ Edgecombe out of Long Island

According to the 247 Sports Composite, VJ Edgecombe is a 4-star small forward out of Long Island Lutheran High School. According to the famed ESPN 300, VJ Edgecombe is an ESPN 5-star forward and is ranked as the No. 5 forward in the nation.

VJ Edgecombe carries an impressive 6-foot-6, 185-pound frame and the talent to match, hence why he has heard from a long list of schools. That being said, Michigan basketball has already offered the 2024 star forward and is pursuing him, according to 24/7 High School Hoops.

Thus far in the 2024 recruiting class, Michigan basketball only has one commit: 4-star Christian Anderson out of Atlanta, GA. Adding a major 5-star forward like VJ Edgecombe would be massive for Juwan Howard’s recruiting efforts and could kickstart more momentum on the recruiting trail and beyond for the Wolverines as they enter the 2023-24 season this winter.

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