Ben Cronin averaged 12 points, 12 rebounds and eight blocks per game during
his junior season at Henninger High. The 7-0, 235-pounder’s perimeter
shooting ability first drew John Beilein’s attention when he was headman
at West Virginia. Beilein then continued to recruit the youngster when he took
over the basketball program at Michigan. The upstate New Yorker visited Ann
Arbor last week, and his positive experience on that to-day trip proved to be
one of the most significant factors in his decision to become a Wolverine.
“I am very happy about where I will be attending college,” Cronin
told GoBlueWolverine last night. “Everyone in my family is very happy…
my dad, mom, grandparents and uncle. My high school coach supports wherever
I go, so I am glad about that.”
“It is a relief that it is over but at the same time I am excited about
it,” Cronin said. “I feel that I can now focus on school now.”
Cronin is the first commitment in the John Beilein era and leaves the Wolverines
with two more scholarships to give for the 2008 recruiting class (assuming no
late 2007 targets are added).
Stay tuned to GoBlueWolverine throughout the day for more from Cronin on
his choice.