Tuori Sports Report

The University of Michigan basketball team has scholarships left for the 2020-21 season, but they have made a pair of moves that will prepare the team for the 2021-22 season. Nojel Eastern and Chaundee Brown will both be in Ann Arbor to play their final season to add depth to the backcourt that will see the departure of two integral parts after this year. NOJEL EASTERN On May 14, the Wolverines got a commitment from Nojel Eastern. The former Purdue guard, Eastern announced on his Twitter page that he would be coming to Ann Arbor just two days after it was announced that he was leaving Purdue. 💛💙 pic.twitter.com/L27Cniz4iO — Nojel Eastern (@NEblessed_20) May 14, 2020 His exit of Purdue sparked an incredible tirade by Boilermakers head coach Matt Painter on the Dan Dakich Show. #Purdue head coach Matt Painter on the @dandakich show today: "Embrace problems and embrace adversity and fight it. Don't run from it." pic.twitter.com/SsOdWEspZa — Andrew Pogar (@AndrewPogar) ...

Over the last 24 hours, Michigan has been dealt an absolute blow to their recruiting momentum. The Wolverines had the #4 class for the 2020 men's basketball recruiting cycle according to 247Sports entering last night, where they were presumed by many (not by Nick and Zach per podcast Ep. 2) to be the favorite for Top 10 recruit Josh Christopher. It appeared that Juwan Howard had figured out how to dominate the recruiting cycle within just one season. Since 11:24 PM EST on April 14, things have begun to unravel for the Wolverines. First, it was Christopher announcing that he would be going to Arizona State, per his Twitter page. pic.twitter.com/1Etm05r2rY — Josh(ua) Christopher (@Jaygup23) April 14, 2020 This wasn't the end of the world, although it was disappointing for the Wolverines. Christopher was going to be the whipped cream, chocolate sauce and cherry on top of the recruiting sundae that fans were enjoying this offseason. But they still had the fi...