Michigan Basketball: 7 top prospects warming up to Wolverines
Harrison Ingram
In a world where everything revolves around money, especially college basketball, and there is so little regulation that law enforcement has to get involved to out the wrongdoers, it’s refreshing to hear someone with a strong set of morals.
“I just want to make sure that with Harrison, more so him than with Will, I’m involved,” Tyrous Ingram, father of Harrison Ingram, said. “Because of Will’s more modest basketball aspirations, he did not come in contact with the sort of piranhas Harrison will likely encounter. I don’t leave him with the AAU coaches, I go with them. A lot of these guys want to control the kids. They want to get paid off the kid. They want to handle the kid, use the kid as leverage. There’s a lot of ways these AAU guys make money, and it’s a shame.”
Read Caught in the Net written by former Clemson men’s basketball head coach Tates Locke, or google the words college basketball scandal and you’ll have an entire weekend of reading about the horrid issues surrounding the college game. Money, cars, houses, jobs all given to recruits or their families, or both, for their services.
That’s not what Tyrous wants for any of his kids. He wants them to get an education and not just any education, one that means something, a degree that Harrison can be proud of as he glares at his framed diploma from his desk once the basketball days are behind him.
“One of the things I want to make sure of is that when Harrison does go to school that the coach and the coaching staff won’t impede his progress in terms of getting a degree,” Tyrous said.
Having a father express those standards bodes well for Michigan basketball as the program is well known for winning, and for being clean. It doesn’t hurt to have a charismatic coach that’s ‘meshing well’ with Harrison.
“Everything is going good with Michigan,” Ingram said. “I can’t say too much because we just started building the relationship, but Coach Howard and I are meshing well.”
247 sports ranks Harrison 18th nationally, the sixth-best SF, and No. 1 from TX. Here’s their evaluation:
"A unique prospect with what many would describe as an “old man” type of game. Ingram is one of the most intelligent kids in the country both on the court and off of it. He has a 4.0 GPA and has a bright future in every aspect of life. On the court he is kind of a point forward who uses savvy, skill and intelligence to dominate games. Ingram can play on the ball or off of it, knows how to create space for himself by changing speeds, and is one of the better passers in the class. Also, despite not being a fantastic athlete, Ingram is a very solid rebounder, and competes on the defensive end. His elite IQ and skill make him one of the best prospects in the class, and someone who will exceed his physical tools as a player and producer."
Matt’s musings
It’s too early to tell who will be the first to jump on the Wolverine commitment list for 2021, but I really think Michigan has a shot with Ingram, Tschetter, and a guy not named on this list, four-star Angelo Brizzi.
There are also some unknowns with Kobe Bufkin – also not listed – who’s family were fans of the Fab Five and Jaden Akins, who seems to be leaning towards MSU. Michigan could swoop in and steal.
Follow @Matthelmkamp on Twitter for the daily content