John Blackwell was a star at Wisconsin during his three seasons in Madison. He instantly caught on, earning Big Ten All-Freshmen Team. He then became a two-time All-Big Ten player, and following his third season with Wisconsin, Blackwell entered the transfer portal and became one of the hottest transfers on the market. Blackwell would end up committing to Duke, while entering his name in the NBA Draft. He is currently going through the draft process, and if he doesn't stay in the draft, the 18.3 points per game scorer will head to Duke. But there was aspirations to play for the University of Michigan. The Michigan dream Some may not realize it, but Blackwell was in Michigan's backyard and neither Juwan Howard nor Tom Izzo saw it. Playing at Brother Rice in Bloomfield Hills (MI), he was a three-star prospect in the 2023 class. Blackwell played with other elite talent and his true abilities weren't able to be shown on a game-in-game-out basis.…