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Class |
Position |
Height |
Weight |
|
2014 |
PF |
6'8" |
200 lb |
|
School |
AAU |
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Champaign (IL) Centennial HS |
Rankings
Rivals: (#146 overall)
Scout: (PF)
ESPN: 81 (#19 PF)
24/7: 87 (#48 PF / #202 overall)
City/Suburban Hoops Report: #8 player in 2014
Previous Rankings: 2 stars by Scout; 3 stars/87 (#46 PF/#188 overall) by 24/7; #6 in Illinois by City/Suburban Hoops Report
Honors
2012 Second Team All-Area (News-Gazette)
Statistics
2011-12: 11.4 ppg, 6.8 rpg | Sophomore (Centennial)
Verbally committed to Illinois
Finke came on strong with a very strong summer playing with the Peoria Irish. Though his recruitment started slow with the likes of South Dakota State, Nebraska-Omaha, and a couple Horizon League offers, Wisconsin and Iowa offered Finke on the same day (August 1) he made an unofficial visit to Madison. The wild card in the equation is that Finke is an Illinois legacy play -- his father played both basketball and football for the Illini in the 1980s. He visted Illinois Aug. 28, with planned visits to Iowa on Sep. 15 and a return to Madison planned for Sep. 22. Missouri, Tennessee and Stanford are also calling now. Finke named four leaders in his recruitment and Wisconsin made the cut.
Recent Press
2012
08.01: Michael Finke Talks Wisconsin Offer (ChicagoHoops.com)
07.29: Day 3: G.R.B.A National Championships (ChicagoHoops.com)
07.25: Eye-catching 2014 bigs making noise (City/Suburban Hoops Report)
07.22: 2012 NY2LA Under Armour Summer Jam Recap - Part IV (NBE Basketball Report)
02.06: 6'7" Michael Finke Rising In Sophomore Class (ChicagoHoops.com)
Audio / Video
Interview: RecruitingNation: Michael Finke Interview - ESPN (10.22.12)
Interview: Finke Talks Illini Visit - IllinoisHomePage.net (08.28.12)
Interview: Michael Finke, 2014 forward - Vimeo (07.20.12)
Additional Info
2012-13 Schedule | The News-Gazette
Twitter: @Finke_Michael