Michigan Basketball Pledge/Signee Updates: Isaiah Livers Shines, More
In Kalamazoo, Mich., Central High power forward and Michigan signee Isaiah Livers averaged 16.8 points and 14.5 rebounds in his first four games … and then he blew up for 30 points and 24 rebounds in an 82-73 win over Oak Park Dec. 29 at the Don Jackson Invitational.
A few highlights here: Isaiah Livers' latest double-double.
Livers is now averaging 19.4 points and 16.4 rebounds per game for 5-0 Central.
In La Porte (Ind.), La Lumiere High’s Jordan Poole scored 19 points in an 88-43 victory against Aberdeen Central in the Mike Miller Classic in Sioux Falls (S.D.).The Lakers jumped out to a 16-2 lead and led 51-8 on the way to a 58-17 halftime edge.
Poole is now averaging 15.7 points per game for 14-0 La Lu.
La Lumiere hosts Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph Friday, Jan. 6 before traveling to face Henderson (Nev.) Findlay Prep the next night.
Signee Eli Brooks is now Spring Grove (Penn.) High’s all-time leading scorer. Brooks ended any suspense when he hit a triple on the Rockets’ first possession in a 71-57 win at Warwick.
"It feels really good. It was always one of my dreams," Brooks said. “I looked up at the banner and saw the record a few years ago, but my dad made sure I did it the right way.”
Brooks finished with 25 points to move to 1,699 in his career. He followed up with 30 in a 75-59 loss at rival Northeastern to lead the Rockets in defeat Jan. 3, including 15 with three triples in the third quarter.
"I didn't have that many shot attempts the past four games. I think I was only at, like, 13,” Brooks told GameTimePa.com (highlights included). “They wanted me to get it up to at least 20 in order to win. That was definitely a big factor [in getting 30 points]."
He’s now got his eyes on the 2,000-point mark.
Brooks is averaging 25.5 points per game for 5-3 Spring Grove, which next plays Dallastown Jan. 6.
Finally, Detroit East English Village point guard David DeJulius, U-M’s first class of 2018 pledge, hasn’t played since Dec. 26, when he made 11 straight baskets and had 31 points with 2:58 left in the third quarter of a 92-77 win over Wayne Memorial, the Detroit News reports.
DeJulius finished with 41, going 16-for-23 from the field and 4-for-9 behind the arc, including the dunk below (and-one) for his 39th, 40th and 41st points.
DeJulius is averaging 33.5 points, five rebounds and five assists per game. He scored 46, making nine of 11 triples, to earn his offer in front of Michigan head coach John Beilein earilier this year.
East English Village is now 5-0.
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