Michigan Thursday: Basketball Tries To Fill Its Last 2011 Scholarship Spot

John Beilein's squad has an important game on Saturday against the Spartans, and then the Big Ten Tournament starts next week.  The goal is very clear, but the coaches can't forget they still have a scholarship left for the 2011 class.  The coaches really have three options: 

No. 1: A 6'8", 240-pound forward from Illinois, Max Bielfeldt is averaging 24 points a game and got an offer for Michigan's last scholarship spot yesterday.  Max also received an Illinois scholarship offer and is trying to weigh his two options.  

Max is in the middle of basketball playoffs, but may make it up to Ann Arbor for the State game on Saturday.  A sold-out Crisler, an instate rival, the new basketball facility, Michigan playing its best basketball of the season and the upgrades planned for Crisler should impress this young man.

No. 2: The 6'7" Larry Nance Jr., the son of a former NBA player.  Larry is averaging 18 points and 10 boards a game.  Larry doesn't have any other offers and might be a walk-on candidate if Max takes the final spot in the 2011 class. 

No. 3: Sim Bhullar is the 7'4" Andre the Giant player who we profiled yesterday.  Sim has enough credits to graduate in the 2011 class.  I have heard that John Beilein would prefer him in the 2012 class.  It probably would be good for the young man to get another year of high school basketball.

Football Recruiting

• Sam Webb does his Thursday thing on Ohio DL Tom Strobel.

• TomVH catches up with the Good Counsel Head Football Coach who could have seven prospects that Michigan might be interested in for the 2011 and 2012 classes.

• Colorado OL Shane Callahan is planning a visit to Ann Arbor this spring.

• Michigan still doesn't have a verbal commitment for the 2012 class.  Could the first one be Northmont (Clayton, Ohio) LB Kaleb Ringer?