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Michigan basketball stopped into Katy (TX) Tompkins High School on Tuesday to see 2018 four-star shooting guard Jamal Bieniemy, according to Corey Evans of Rivals.
Michigan & Purdue are expected in today for top-150 @HoustonHoops17U guard Jamal Bieniemy, per source; Oklahoma offered yesterday
— Corey Evans (@coreyevans_10) April 18, 2017
Along with the Wolverines, Purdue also made a stop at Thompkins High School.
“Growing up, I always liked Michigan,” he said to Orion Sang of UMHoops. “I don’t know — I live in Texas — but I always had a liking for Michigan. And then for them to recruit me, it’s just been like a dream come true.”
Michigan coach John Beilein last visited Bieniemy on March 28th.
Thanks @JohnBeilein for coming by @TompkinsHS today! Great day to be a Falcon and Go Blue! @umichbball @TompkinsHoops pic.twitter.com/fJv06cWmt8
— Mark Grisdale (@MarkJGrisdale) March 28, 2017
“They’ll probably hit me up once a week, see how I’m doing and tell me about the system and how I’d fit in the system,” Bieniemy, who Beilein compares to Caris LeVert, said.
The 6-foot-3, 170-pound athlete is ranked No. 119 in the 2018 class, according to the 247Sports Composite. He is the 28th-best shooting guard and the No. 8 ranked player in the state of Texas. Bieniemy has offers to play for Creighton, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State.
Check out Bieniemy’s highlights from his sophomore season: