Michigan’s public scholarships for the 2022-23 season could fill up on Sunday afternoon.
Youssef Khayat from Lebanon, who has played for the French professional team for the past few years, will announce his college selection on Sunday (2pm ET). 68 YouTube channel fields).
Michigan announced last week that it is one of Kayat’s four finalists, along with DePaul, Wakeforest and Xavier.
Kayat, who turned 19 in March, led a team under the age of 21 in Limoges (France) with a 6-foot-8 forward, scoring and rebounding this past season. Born in BeirutKayat basketball prowess I took him to France when he was 14 years old.. (French basketball resources are much better than Lebanon, and Kayat was studying at a French school.) He was offered his contract and moved to France with his mother.
In addition to his professional experience, Kayat played with the Lebanon national team.
The next destination for his basketball trip is the United States, probably Michigan.
“They have experience with international players such as Moe Wagner and Moussa Diabaté.” Khayat told 247sports Regarding Michigan. “I think it’s very impressive that they have experience with international players. The name Michigan is so important in the United States that it is famous in addition to experience with international players. Being a good program is a kind of unique thing. “
Michigan has lost four of its five starters last season, including freshman forwards Caleb Houstan and Moussa Diabaté, who made it to the second round of the NBA Draft on Thursday.
Michigan 4 freshman class Two graduate transfers have already been added: Princeton point guard Gerin Lewellin and Duke forward Joey Baker. However, there are still open scholarships. Juwan Howard’s head coach was recently in France. It’s unclear if he saw Kayat, but he seems to have a serious interest.
In December, Eurohoops.net head scout Ludwig Basso defeated Kayat’s match. “He has great liquidity and coordination, so he can move around his court and get to his place,” Basso wrote. “He’s not extremely vertical, but it’s fast and explosive to get up. In fact, it’s not uncommon to see him dunk with authority at the finish.”
Basso said the kayat would work well without the ball and run hard on the open floor. His signature shot is a floater. Khayat is an above average defensive player due to his efforts and instincts. Basso believes he needs to get stronger and improve his outside shots, but “Kayat is an excellent two-way player at the (Division I) level due to his defensive strength and ability to win the ball in the flow of the game. He’s probably not the one who gets 20 points night and night, but he will influence his high major level wins. “
Whether he has the opportunity to carry out that prediction in Michigan is known on Sunday afternoon.
