Michigan Wolverines: Bacari Alexander
Guard Caris LeVert (Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington Central) was initially committed to Ohio, but LeVert asked for a release from his Letter of Intent after the Bobcats had a coaching change from John Groce to Jim Christian. He received it, and now Michigan has shown interest.
“He wanted a different environment academically,” Pickerington Central coach Jerome Francis said. “We were very fortunate to win the state and as we moved along our state title run our program got a lot more publicity. As far as central Ohio is concerned, having Trey Burke on your team keeps big blue nation in central Ohio.”
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JOURDAN LEWIS, 2013 Michigan cornerback commit: "Diana Ross. I went with my mom three years ago. I'm kind of a Diana Ross fan I guess, but I really just enjoyed it because my mom enjoyed it."
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