Eastern Michigan got its second in-state verbal commitment Sunday, with a pledge from 6-foot-10 Warren Cousino behmoth Matt Balkema. Bankhoop.com's No. 3 ranked center, Balkema chose EMU over Detroit, Bowling Green and Kent State. Balkema is just huge, and, like MSU commitment Derrick Nix from Pershing, can be an effective low-post player because he can really dig out position. Plus he has a mean streak that a lot of young big kids lack.
Balkema joins 6-3 Jamie Stewart from Clarenceville, the state's No. 4 wing, as a future Eagle.