Michigan Basketball Moves Up In National Recruiting Rankings

Michigan Wolverines basketball's 2022 recruiting class moved up in the national recruiting rankings following the addition of Pompano Beach (Fla.) Calvary Christian four-star power forward Gregg Glenn III, who made his pledge public Tuesday afternoon.

Glenn, who made his official visit to U-M Sept. 18, has a strong relationship with head coach Juwan Howard and his family, which helped seal the deal and lead him to pick the Wolverines over fellow finalists Georgia, Virginia Tech, Iona and South Florida.

The 6-7, 210-pounder is the third commit — all of whom are ranked in the top 100 overall — in the Wolverines' haul, joining Fairfax (Va.) Paul VI four-star point guard Dug McDaniel and Branson (Mo.) Link Year four-star center Tarris Reed Jr.

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Following the addition of Glenn, Michigan surged from No. 17 in Rivals.com's national recruiting rankings to No. 12, passing No. 17 Syracuse, No. 16 Vanderbilt, No. 15 Xavier, No. 14 Indiana and No. 13 Villanova in the process.

The nation's No. 77 overall player in his class gave U-M 487 points, bringing the Wolverines' count from 1,215 to 1,702.

Michigan's star average, of course, is four, since all three pledges are four-star prospects. Only three teams that are ranked above the Wolverines — Duke, Kentucky and Oregon — have a higher star average, and all but six of the programs ranked ahead of them hold more commitments.

Howard and Co. are within striking distance of possessing a top-five class. No. 5 Arkansas (2,173) is just 471 points ahead of the Wolverines, who have room to add at least one more prospect to their 2022 haul.

Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy four-star shooting guard Jett Howard — the son of the Wolverines' head coach who will announce his decision Oct. 13 — is likely to join the fold, and it's safe to assume he would push the Maize and Blue into the top five, depending on how other classes across the country shake out over the next eight days.

Michigan's No. 12 ranking is the second highest among Big Ten teams, trailing only Ohio State, which has five pledges and owns the No. 3 spot in the rankings. Below, we've provided a look at how Big Ten teams stack up. It's important to note that Maryland is not ranked, since it does not currently hold a 2022 pledge.

1. Ohio State (3)

2. Michigan (12)

3. Indiana (14)

4. Penn State (19)

5. Illinois (26)

6. Purdue (27)

7. Michigan State (32)

8. Nebraska (39)

9. Minnesota (43)

10. Northwestern (54)

11. Iowa (t-59)

12. Rutgers (t-59)

13. Wisconsin (72)

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