7-2 center John Bol schedules official visit to Michigan

Wichita (Kan.) Sunrise Christian Academy four-star center John Bol has scheduled an official visit to Michigan for September 9th-11th. It will be his first official visit.

The 7-foot-2, 190-pound center is originally from South Sudan. He started playing basketball roughly three and a half years ago while living in Nairobi with his brother.

Bol is the No. 17 overall prospect in the 2023 class, according to the On3 Consensus, the average ranking from all four major recruiting media companies. He’s also the No. 1 center and the No. 2 player in the state of Kansas.

Texas, Texas Tech, Notre Dame, Missouri, Illinois, and others have offered Bol.

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John Bol discusses the Michigan Wolverines

College coaches are also taking note of Bol’s advancements on the court, including Michigan head coach Juwan Howard, who’s extended a scholarship offer to the fellow big man.

The night before the offer came, Bol was casually watching “The Fab Five”, the ESPN documentary highlighting the 1990s Michigan Wolverines basketball team, with of course, Juwan Howard plastered on the screen. 

Funny enough, before watching the documentary, Bol had no idea who Juwan Howard was. 

“I did not know about Juwan, I did not know about Michigan, I had no idea. I didn’t know a lot of things when I came to the United States.”

The following day, Bol received a call from no other than Juwan Howard. 

“The next day when Juwan Howard called me and offered me a scholarship, I was super excited,” he says. “That was the best thing that’s ever happened to me in terms of getting a scholarship. The fact that it was the head coach that called me and offered me, that meant a lot to me. So I was super excited. Knowing Juwan Howard also played in the NBA, being coached by him and being under him, I would gain a lot of knowledge so I’m super excited about the offer.”