Michigan Basketball: 3 Thoughts on Will Tschetter, recent 2021 recruiting

Tschetter is a great piece to build around

Entering this cycle, Michigan basketball essentially needed a point guard, a combo guard, a couple of wings and a couple of bigs, preferably a stretch-four type who can shoot and another who can protect the rim, because Hunter Dickinson isn’t that kind of player and Jon Teske isn’t around.

Tschetter may not be a building block like a five-star recruit but with Tschetter and Barnes, a versatile player capable of playing at the two and three positions, the Wolverines have nice pieces to build a quality class around.

Michigan still needs a point guard and another elite wing, which U-M has a shot at more than a few, but the Wolverines added two guys who can shoot, who also would likely be ranked much higher in a normal evaulation period.

Barnes took a big step last season with his high school team and if that had translated this summer, he would have taken an even bigger leap in the rankings. The same could be said about Tschetter, who just hasn’t faced much elite competition.

After missing out on a bunch of five-star prospects last cycle, Howard was smart to mitigate his strategy a little. He’s still targeting the five-star guys, but the coaches are trusting their evaluations and getting players who fill specific needs, while still getting legit talent.