Vogrich is pick to click as freshman at Michigan

History tells us that there's no fool-proof way of predicting which high-school seniors are going to be boomers when they begin playing basketball at the college level, and which are going to be busts.

But that uncertainly hasn't stopped the college-basketball writer for The Sporting News magazine from predicting which incoming freshmen will make the biggest impacts on the hardwood next winter.

TSN writer Mike DeCourcy picked four, and one of them was recent Lake Forest High graduate and University of Michigan-bound guard Matt Vogrich.

In the magazine article, it was pointed out that the players who rank at the top of each year's freshman class rarely wind up as the big-impact players as the season unfolds.

DeCourcy believes Vogrich, a 6-foot-5 shooting guard and a first-team pick on The News-Sun's All-County Team last winter, is going to make a big impact right away as a Wolverine.

Here's what the writer had to say about our area star:

"Considering the Wolverines shot (a mediocre) 33 percent from 3-point range in an offense that emphasizes long-range shooting, they did well last year to reach the NCAA tournament's second round.

"Although (basketball-recruiting Web site) Rivals.com rates Vogrich No. 137 (of all incoming NCAA Division I freshman hooopsters), he could be the purest marksman in his class."

Clearly, big things are expected of Vogrich right out of the blocks at Michigan.

That should come as no surprise to those who saw him star at Lake Forest High last winter. He led the county in scoring (nearlyi 23 points per game), and ranked in the top five in 3-point baskets, even though he often had to play in the paint against bigger teams.

Primarily because of Vogrich, Lake Forest won the North Suburban Conference basketball title and also claimed an IHSA Class 4A regional title.