2010 Prospect Ariel Braker

Michigan has offered a scholarship to Ariel Braker, a 6'1" sophomore from Grosse Point North High School. She led her team to the state title last weekend:

Nobody got the job done quite like Ariel Braker, who led North to a 58-46 victory over East Lansing Saturday for the Class A state title.

Braker, 6-feet-1, is only a sophomore, but she had a weekend that people will talk about for years to come.

In Friday's semifinal, she scored 20 points, grabbed 23 rebounds and had nine steals.

In Saturday's championship game she scored 15 points, pulled down 16 rebounds, had eight steals, five assists and blocked four shots.

"I realize I did good, but it's more about my team than me," she said. "I still have two years to play."

Again, she is only a sophomore, but we need to check her birth certificate because she plays with the poise of a senior.

She doesn't run up and down the court, she glides. It is hard to imagine describing a basketball player as graceful, but Braker turns the game into a ballet.

The neat thing about Braker is that she doesn't realize she is a star, or if she does, she keeps it to herself. She is not a drama queen and is only too happy to be just one of the girls and defer to the upperclassmen.

She is one of the absolute best players in the state, yet the only word she could come up with when Michigan coach Kevin Borseth offered a scholarship last month was: "Wow!"