John Beilein Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press
Michigan basketball coach John Beilein stood in a hallway of Williams Arena on Thursday night and recalled a recruitment that concluded nearly two-and-a-half years ago.
Xavier Tillman has ties to Ann Arbor. His mother, Tanya Powell-May, played for Michigan's women's basketball team and ended her career as the program's all-time leading rebounder.
Tillman grew up in Michigan, attending Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central. He blossomed into a 4-star recruit. And then he picked Michigan State.