Michigan Basketball Recruiting: Brazdeikis Now A Five-Star, More
Michigan class of 2018 signee Ignas Brazdeikis is now a Rivals.com five-star prospect, the third during head coach John Beilein's U-M tenure.
The 6-7 forward has averaged 31 points per game this season at Orangeville Prep in Mono (Ont.) Canada and has dominated most of the year.
"Michigan-bound forward Ignas Brazdeikis - who is not ranked in the Rivals150 because he attends school outside of the United States - has been upgraded to five-star status," Rivals.com's Eric Bossi reported.
Zak Irvin (2013), now back in the United States after leaving his European team, and Glenn Robinson III (2012), currently with the Indiana Pacers, were Beilein's other two five-star prospects.
The updated rankings: UPDATED RIVALS.COM 2018 Top 150
Where they were ranked before and where they are now:
Brazdeikis, as reported, is now a five-star prospect nationally, which would put him among the top 28 players in the country if he played in the United States. He's Beilein's third highest rated recruit ever behind Robinson (11) and Irvin (24).
Mitch McGary was the nation's No. 3 prospect and a five-star at one point before landing at No. 30 in the final 2012 rankings.
Johns, one of the favorites for Michigan's Mr. Basketball award, has a 51-point game to his credit this year. He drops one spot to No. 65.
Castleton has a pair of 43-point games this season for his 10-4 Father Lopez team. He falls from No. 121 to 127 but remains a four-star prospect.
DeJulius badly outplayed MSU-bound Foster Loyer of Clarkston in a head-to-head matchup recently (Loyer is Rivals.com's No. 62 senior), scoring 19 of his 42 in the fourth quarter to lead a win. He moves up to No. 119 and remains a four-star.
Nunez remains a three-star prospect outside the top 150. The elite shooter has averaged 17 points per contest over his last five games at St. Thomas More.
The Wolverines currently stand eighth nationally in the team rankings, second in the Big Ten to Michigan State.
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