Mitch McGary

Mitch McGary (born June 6, 1992) is a blue chip high school basketball player who has signed a National Letter of Intent to play with the Michigan Wolverines basketball team. At the time of the signing, ESPN.com and Scout.com ranked McGary as the No. 2 player in the Class of 2012, while Rivals.com ranked him as the number three prospect.^[1] He is the consensus top power forward recruit in the nation.^[2] He will be a member of the incoming 2012–13 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team. McGary shoots left-handed.

Background

McGary's father, Tim, coached him until 4th grade. Tim McGary had never played any organized sports. McGary played in YMCA and AAU basketball leagues as a youth.^[3] McGary played on the 2007–08 Chesterton High School junior varsity team as a freshman, while Michigan recruit and future 2009–10, 2010–11 & 2011–12 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team captain, Zack Novak was a senior on the varsity team. He joined the varsity team the following season and played two years. McGary is afflicted with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. He eventually transferred from Chesterton, Indiana to the Brewster Academy, a prep school in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire to repeat his junior year.^[2]

During the summer 2011 LeBron James Skills Academy, McGary stood out as the best player in attendance.^[4] Later in the summer ESPN reported that McGary had narrowed his list of schools to six: University of Florida, University of Maryland, University of North Carolina, University of Michigan, Duke University and University of Kentucky.^[5] On October 4, 2011, USA Today noted that McGary had completed his campus visits, which included only three campuses: University of Michigan, Duke University and University of North Carolina.^[6] McGary is from Chesterton, which is the home of Novak.^[6] His reported best friend,^[7] Glenn Robinson III, son of Glenn Robinson, had commited to Michigan on September 14, 2010.^[8] On November 3, 2011, McGary announced his verbal commitment to Michigan in a nationally broadcast press conference on ESPNU over his other two finalist Florida and Duke.^[9][10][11] Within hours of the commitment, ESPN announced that Michigan ranked as the fifth best class in the nation.^[12] He signed a National Letter of Intent with the team on November 9.^[1] After several other schools announced their commitments, the signing of McGary moved Michigan from outside the top 25 at the end of October to the number 7 class in the nation, according to ESPN.^[13][14]

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mitch McGary PF	Chesterton, IN	Brewster Academy (NH)	6 ft 10 in (208 cm)	247.5 lb (112.3 kg)	Nov 03, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 97
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 2   Rivals: 3  ESPN: 2
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Michigan 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/basketballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/commitments/2012/alabama-29. Retrieved 2010-05-03.  "2012 Michigan Basketball Commits". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=162&p=9&cfg=bb&c=8&yr=2012. Retrieved 2010-05-03.  "ESPN". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/130/class/2012. Retrieved 2010-05-03.  "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=162&p=9&cfg=bb&c=14&yr=2012. Retrieved 2010-05-03.  "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1262046. Retrieved 2010-05-03.

Personal

His father was a Chesterton High School alumnus and his mother worked there as the school treasurer.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "McGary Signs NLI to Join Wolverines in 2012–13". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2011-11-09. http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110911aaa.html. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Estes, Ben (2011-11-03). "Touted hoops recruit Mitch McGary commits to Michigan". Michigan Daily. http://www.michigandaily.com/sports/touted-hoops-recruit-mcgary-commits-michigan. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Through the Eyes of a Father: Mitch McGary". Duke Hoop Blog. 2011-10-12. http://www.dukehoopblog.com/2011/10/12/through-the-eyes-of-a-father-mitch-mcgary/. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
4. ^ "LeBron James Skills Academy Wednesday Recap: Troy Williams, Mitch McGary". Tar Heel Times. 2011-07-07. http://www.tarheeltimes.com/article33353.aspx. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
5. ^ Telap, Dave (2011-08-09). "Mitch McGary narrows it to six". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/college-sports/recruiting/basketball/mens/story/_/id/6846645/mitch-mcgary-narrows-six. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
6. ^ ^{a b} Snyder, Mark (2011-10-04). "Recruit Mitch McGary narrows choices to Michigan, Duke and North Carolina". USA Today. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2011/10/michigan-basketball-mitch-mcgary-duke-north-carolina/1. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
7. ^ Webb, Sam (2011-11-03). "Mitch McGary would be U-M's best 'the moment he walks on campus'". Detroit News. http://detnews.com/article/20111103/OPINION03/111030439/Mitch-McGary-would-be-U-M%E2%80%99s-best-%E2%80%98the-moment-he-walks-on-campus%E2%80%99. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
8. ^ Burkhardt, Dylan (2010-09-14). "Glenn Robinson III to Michigan". UMHoops.com. http://www.umhoops.com/2010/09/14/glenn-robinson-iii-to-michigan/. Retrieved 2010-10-06. 
9. ^ "Brewster's Mitch McGary chooses Michigan". ESPN. 2011-11-03. http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/high-school/post/_/id/11037/brewsters-mitch-mcgary-chooses-michigan. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
10. ^ Grimala, Mike (2011-11-03). "McGary commits to Michigan". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/blog/high-school/indiana/post/_/id/282/mcgary-commits-to-michigan. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
11. ^ Jordan, Jason (2011-11-03). "Mitch McGary commits to Michigan". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/college-sports/recruiting/story/_/id/7186833/no-2-ranked-prep-prospect-mitch-mcgary-commits-michigan. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
12. ^ Baumgardner, Nick (2011-11-03). "With Mitch McGary in tow, Michigan basketball now has a top five class for 2012". AnnArbor.com. http://annarbor.com/sports/um-basketball/with-mitch-mcgary-in-tow-michigan-basketball-now-has-a-top-five-class-for-2012/. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
13. ^ "Class of 2012 Team Basketball Recruiting Rankings". ESPN. 2011-10-31. http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/classrankings?classyear=2012&classmonth=10&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncb%2frecruiting%2fclassrankings%3fclassyear%3d2012%26classmonth%3d10. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
14. ^ "Class of 2012 Team Basketball Recruiting Rankings". ESPN. 2011-11-17. http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/classrankings?classyear=2012&classmonth=11&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncb%2frecruiting%2fclassrankings%3fclassyear%3d2012%26classmonth%3d11. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 

External links

• LeBron James Skills Academy highlights at SLAM Magazine

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