Michigan Basketball: What 4-star Terrance Williams brings to Wolverines

Michigan basketball got some good news on Jan. 1 with a commitment from 4-star Terrance Williams. Here’s what he will bring to the Wolverines.

New Year’s Day didn’t turn out great for the Wolverines on the football field, but the Michigan basketball program got some very good news as four-star Terrance Williams committed.

Williams was previously committed to Georgetown and made that decision over the summer with the Wolverines finishing as a top finalist.

However, Williams recently re-opened his commitment and paid a visit to Michigan basketball last weekend, attending the team’s game against UMass-Lowell.

Williams came away impressed, as many other recruits have, and yesterday he made it official, becoming the fourth four-star or better in Juwan Howard‘s first full class, which by the way, now ranks No. 4 in the nation according to 247 sports.

In Williams, the Wolverines are getting a piece that will fit perfectly in Howard’s system, which is something Williams alluded to in this interview with 247’s Brian Snow:

"“I just really like the way Coach Howard is doing things at Michigan. I feel like I fit in well with his style of play, and that I will fit their system perfectly. In his offense there aren’t really positions, it is positionless, so they run things for guys in certain sports on the court, and I think I fit in really well with that. He also likes how I compete both on offense and defense and with my rebounding ability, so it is just a very good fit for me.”"

Williams, a 6-foot-6 power forward is ranked 84th in the country according to the 247 composite rankings, as well as 16th at his position. But with Michigan basketball, he could see time at the three or the four and in Howard’s system, it doesn’t really matter.

With Hunter Dickinson and Isaiah Todd, as well as Zeb Jackson part of the 2020 class, Williams would make sense as a 3/4. He’s a physical player that can attack the basket, shoot the ball and stretch the floor, in addition to being a very good rebounder.

In a lot of ways, he reminds me a lot of Isaiah Livers. He’s a guy that could also be part of a really intriguing frontcourt. Obviously, that will depend on if Livers sticks around and how others like Franz Wagner develop.

Unlike Dickinson and Todd, who could each come in and start next season, Williams feels like more of a rotation player early, but he has a solid upside and if needed, he can contribute early.