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Michigan shows growth in the face of adversity

Michigan coach Juwan Howard raised and turned his hand ever so slightly during his postgame interview Wednesday night. He gave a single, small nod as he admitted a sentiment — one which crept in many viewers’ minds during Michigan’s second-half struggles.  “Let’s call it what...

Podcast: What happened against Northwestern?

Eric and Dylan link up for some late night rambling on what the hell happened against Northwestern in a bizarre, frustrating but important Michigan win. They discuss what Northwestern did to neutralize Hunter Dickinson, what Michigan did wrong in the second half, fouling up three...

Game 17: Northwestern at Michigan Recap

When you spend your winters writing about what happens in college basketball games it is pretty easy to identify patterns. By mid-January, it’s clear what a typical win or loss looks like for a team and results tend to fit neatly into a certain basket....

Video: Juwan Howard, DeVante’ Jones and Caleb Houstan recap win over Northwestern

Juwan Howard, DeVante’ Jones and Caleb Houstan met with the media after Michigan’s rocky win over Northwestern on Wednesday night.

Photo Gallery: Michigan 72, Northwestern 70

Game 17: Northwestern at Michigan Open Thread

Michigan has a chance to make it three in a row tonight when it hosts Northwestern (6:30 p.m., BTN). Check out the game preview and then jump into the discussion on our message board.

Game 17: Northwestern at Michigan Preview

Michigan is coming off of its best week of the season, with impressive wins over Maryland and Indiana, but now it has to build on that momentum. It’s late January, and the Wolverines haven’t strung a three-game winning streak together yet this season, but they...

‘His feel for the game is special’: An in-depth discussion about future U-M point guard Dug McDaniel

Four-star point guard commit Dug McDaniel has gotten off to an excellent start during his senior year at Paul VI with several impressive performances on a national stage. I’m not sure anyone has evaluated McDaniel more closely in the public space than Tyler McKittrick of...

Notebook: Michigan pleased with freshmen growth, defensive intensity

Sitting courtside at Crisler Center, Saddi Washington hardly hesitated when asked to discuss the growth of Michigan’s heralded freshman class.  “Their commitment, their attention to detail,” Washington began, before pausing.  As he looked forward, past the Zoom on his laptop screen, he watched a trio...

Video: Saddi Washington, Frankie Collins talk recent improvement

Saddi Washington and Frankie Collins met with the media via Zoom on Tuesday afternoon to talk about Michigan’s recent progress on the court and the challenges that Northwestern presents.

Hunter Dickinson isn’t just back to being Hunter Dickinson. He’s better.

Plenty of time has been spent explaining why Michigan hasn’t been as good as anyone expected this season. The Wolverines lost a lot of good players, don’t have enough shooting, play two bigs, and the newcomers aren’t as good as advertised. You are undoubtedly familiar...

Michigan returns to interior identity in victories over Wisconsin, Purdue

In No. 7 Michigan’s last week against exclusively bottom-half Big Ten opponents, it took care of business. Not with the flashy 3-point shooting it had shown the prior four games, but with its typical identity: driving layups and dominant post play. It out-rebounding Wisconsin and...

Five Key Plays: Michigan 80, Indiana 62

Michigan picked up its first Quad-1 victory of the season on Sunday night, dismantling Indiana by an 80-62 final score. The Wolverines played one of their best games on offense and controlled the game from wire to wire, thanks to strong performances by Hunter Dickinson...

Podcast: Happier Days. Michigan and Michigan State suddenly trending

Michigan and Michigan State had bounceback weeks with marquee road victories over the weekend. Dylan and Brendan break down what went so well for Michigan and Michigan State and what’s next with Saturday’s rivalry game looming at the Breslin Center. Then they run through the...

Five takeaways from Michigan’s convincing win at Indiana

Michigan took the floor inside Assembly Hall Sunday afternoon with a prime opportunity to secure its best win of the year and spark a turnaround. As Hunter Dickinson conceded after the game, “we were playing for our season.”  After 40 grueling minutes, Michigan’s season is...