Michigan Basketball Recruiting: Brazdeikis Visit Adds To Big Weekend
Michigan was set to host one fast-rising senior this weekend in Justin Ahrens ... now the Wolverines are set to have Canadian wing Ignas Brazdeikis on campus, as well.
"I am visiting this weekend," Brazdeikis confirmed while tweeting the news, as well. He'll visit Vanderbilt Sept. 15 and Florida Sept. 29.
Brazdeikis averaged 22.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game in 15 regular season Nike EYBL (Elite Youth Basketball League) games with CIA Bounce. He averaged 17.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in five games at the July Peach Jam.
Brazdeikis was originally considering reclassifying to the 2017 class, but chose to stay 2018.He currently has seven on top … Michigan, Florida, Vanderbilt, UConn, Illinois, Va. Tech and SMU.
He also mentioned Baylor as a possiblity.
“I like their style of play and have a great connection with the coaching staff,” he said of Michigan this summer. "I took an unofficial visit last year and I loved the facility and crowd.”
He'd be a top 50 player if he played in the United States, Rivals.com's Eric Bossi said.
Ahrens, meanwhile, is now Rivals.com's No. 138 player nationally.
He initially committed to Ohio State, backed off of his initial pledge in June after the coaching change in Columbus but is still considering the Buckeyes and will visit there Sept. 23. He tripped to Xavier Aug. 22.
Running with the C2K Elite unit on the Under Armour circuit this summer, he averaged 13.5 points and three rebounds per game.
“It’s obviously a good offer and a good fit for me, I feel like,” Ahrens said after his summer visit “I like them a lot. I really think I fit in there well, and Coach [John] Beilein does, too ... they play a bunch of ball screens, spread the floor and get the ball to their shooters.”
Watch for more on the two visitors after the weekend.
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