Michigan Basketball: What a Jaylen Brown commitment would mean to the Wolverines

Five-star 2015 forward Jaylen Brown (Marietta, Georgia) has narrowed his list of schools down to five with a likely decision date looming. The Michigan Wolverines are in the mix, along with Kansas, North Carolina, Kentucky and California.

With the decision to place Austin Hatch on a medical scholarship, Michigan has one spot open on the roster for 2015-16. John Beilein and staff are free to add a player to the mix if they choose to do so.

Mix both of the above factors together, and it appears the Wolverines have some momentum to make a big splash to close out the 2015 recruiting class.

Michigan is very much alive for Brown, and some even see them as the favorite now, as evidenced by the recent…