This offseason has been one of change for Michigan women's basketball.

As we discussed with head coach Kim Barnes-Riko back on episode 258 of Defend the Block,

there had never been an offseason of transfer portal activity like this one for the program.

And obviously it's never easy when something like that happens,

but even though this is a first of its kind transfer portal off

season, it coincides with a first of its kind incoming class.

The closest thing in terms of recruiting analysis at the time of the official signings to

Michigan's incoming freshman class was the class of 2018.

That group led by all-time Wolverine great Nas Hillman, laid the foundation

for what is now a program that expects to qualify for and advance in the NCAA tournament.

Now, if anyone in this class or any future class accomplishes more than Nas Hillman did in the

maze in blue, it would be an almost unfathomable feat because of all

Nas did here. But there are two players ranked higher than Nas was, and this class, a top five

class by all available metrics and prognostication, is ranked higher than that class of 2018,

which also featured really good players like Amy Dilk,

Emily Kaiser, and Daniel Rauch.

Now, another disclaimer, Nazwell wasn't even the highest ranked individual in Michigan's 2018 class.

So yeah, it's good to have high rankings as a player or if you were a program for your class,

but this is not an exact science.

But our guest today, Silas Ords, is the highest ranked player in Michigan women's

basketball's highest ranked class ever.

That doesn't mean Silas automatically going to be the best player of this class or the best

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