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Quick Analysis: Michigan Finds Derrick Walton's Successor in Xavier Simpson

We take a look at what the four-star 2016 point guard brings with his commitment to Michigan

Michigan Basketball added its fourth commitment of the 2016 class on Wednesday afternoon the form of 2016 point guard Xavier Simpson (Lima, Ohio), filling the point guard spot they have been desperately trying to fill.

Simpson is a four-star prospect and the 13th-ranked point guard in the class of 2016, according to the 247 Composite

At 6-foot, 170 pounds, Simpson looks a lot like Michigan's last two starting point guards in terms of size. In his junior season at Lima Senior HS, he averaged 19.