The no. 1 recruiting class in the country, Catching up with Eric Turner, and more - Michigan Basketball Insider
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🗓️ 12 November 2020
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Sam Webb and Tim McCormick discuss five-star power forward Moussa Diabate's commitment to Michigan and how the Wolverines managed to land the nation's best recruiting class. They then recap highlight each member of the class: Caleb Houstan, Frankie Collins, Isaiah Barnes, Kobe Bufkin, and Will Tschetter. The the duo catches up with one of the best high players in to ever play in Michigan, a former standout at the University of Michigan, and one of Tim's former teammates, Eric Turner.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to another edition of the Michigan Basketball Insider and a special one of the signing period is officially upon us and the majority of Michigan's class. |
| 0:11.5 | Letters are in, faxes are in, the guys are officially signed. |
| 0:15.7 | And as he does every single week leading the way on the Michigan Basketball Ins insider, breaking things down, sharing his personal perspective on things. |
| 0:25.5 | One of the all-time greats here in the state of Michigan, a standout at the University of Michigan before going on to the NBA. |
| 0:30.5 | And now one of the top broadcasters around, both when you talk about the Pistons with Fox Sports Detroit and with college basketball |
| 0:38.6 | with ESPN, none other than Tim McCormick. |
| 0:41.4 | Tim, good afternoon, my friend. |
| 0:43.1 | How are you? |
| 0:44.4 | I'm good. |
| 0:45.1 | And I want to send a special thank you to Joanne Howard, the way he is hooking up our |
| 0:50.2 | podcast by spreading out all the information. |
| 0:52.9 | Three weeks ago was Sean D. Brown's announcement |
| 0:55.5 | and then Caleb Houston. And then this week we've got Musa Di Di Jibate. And it's just so nice. |
| 1:04.3 | I'm really, really excited about this week on the recruiting trail, though. And I was thinking, |
| 1:10.0 | I think it's pretty safe to say |
| 1:11.6 | that this is the best two-week period in school history with Caleb Houston. And, you know, |
| 1:19.0 | the number one class was pretty much secured when Caleb signed. And now to get Musa that |
| 1:25.4 | cements it. I don't recall if maybe Jalen and Chris signed in the same |
| 1:30.7 | week. I don't think they did. Juan signed much earlier. So would you agree this is the best recruiting |
| 1:37.5 | two-week window in Michigan basketball history? You know, it's tough for me to say. I remember |
| 1:43.2 | Jaylen committing towards the end of the cycle, |
| 1:47.7 | and I don't know that anything will ever submit. Chris Weber, Chris Weber committed to Michigan, |
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