Juwan Howard and the Michigan Wolverines added the third member of the 2021 basketball recruiting class on Friday in the form of in-state four-star shooting guard Kobe Bufkin out of Grand Rapids. While still way early in the recruiting process, his commitment gives the Wolverines the third-ranked class in the country and first in the Big Ten so far.
Bufkin (6-foot-4, 175 pounds) is a four-star prospect and the No. 78 overall player in the 2021 class, according to the 247Sports composite rankings. He also held offers from Michigan State, DePaul, Missouri, Northwestern, Ohio State, and TCU.