Michigan basketball: Top 100 guard Joseph Hartman commits to U-M

Michigan coach Dusty May continued his recruiting heater with a pledge today from top 100 guard Joseph Hartman. Minnesota, Iowa, Butler, and Dayton were the schools that got the other visits, but the Wolverines made a great impression on Rivals.com’s No. 61 player nationally on his visit last week.

Hartman (6-4, 175) of Gainesville (Fla.) The Rock School is the son of Florida assistant Carlin Hartman, decided early he wouldn’t be going to the school that employed his father.

“My dad asked questions around the industry, and he talked to a couple of coaches, who coached their sons as an assistant, and they said it’s just difficult,” he told the Gainesville Sun. “Me and my dad just thought the best course was that it would be best for me anyways to move away from home and get something new.

“[Florida] Coach [Todd] Golden and I, we’re really good friends, and he cares about Joseph and cares about our family,” Carlin Hartman added. “Things can get a little muddy, and I didn’t want to put that kind of pressure on my son with me as an assistant on the roster. At the end of the day, as much as I love my job, I love my son even more.”

The younger Hartman was one of Rivals’ fastest risers this summer, moving from No. 129 in the ranking after improving his worth on the AAU circuit. From Jamie Shaw:

“It was a natural maturation for Joseph Hartman this summer. Someone who grew a couple of inches and added some strength became sturdier with his fame. And with that, he slid into a role on his Austin Rivers Elite travel team on the Adidas 3SSB Circuit that he was comfortable with.

“Hartman is a secondary ball handler, a connecting guard … someone who is able to touch the paint, collapse a defense, and make a play while also developing his ability to finish plays on the offensive end. This summer, at a lengthy 6-foot-4/6-foot-5, he averaged 13.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.2 steals per game. He did this while shooting 44.0 percent from three on 4.2 attempts.”

As such, he jumped 68 spots in the rankings with a bullet and earned a scholarship offer from one of the fastest-rising programs in the country. He joins big men Marcus Moller and Quinn Costello and late-bloomer win Malachi Brown in the 2026 class.

Watch for more on Hartman in the hours and days to come.