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DeVante’ Jones finds his confidence against Southern Utah

DeVante’ Jones knew the transition from Coastal Carolina to Michigan would be tough. It’s the nature of transferring in college basketball — learning new systems, adjusting to new teammates, all under the watchful eye of a passionate fanbase. It’s a transition Jones accepted, but that...

Game 11: Southern Utah at Michigan Recap

You have to walk before you can run, and you have to get up off the ground before you can walk. A home holiday guarantee game was never going to eliminate the disappointment of the first month and a half of the season. The concerns...

Video: Juwan Howard, Michigan players recap win over Southern Utah

Juwan Howard, Frankie Collins and DeVante’ Jones met with the media after Michigan’s blowout win over Southern Utah.

Photo Gallery: Michigan 87, Southern Utah 50

Game 11: Southern Utah at Michigan Open Thread

After a week off, Michigan tips at 7:00 p.m. (BTN) tonight at the Crisler Center against Southern Utah. Read the preview and then join the discussion before, during and after the game on our forum.

Game 11: Southern Utah at Michigan Preview

Michigan has a chance to get back on track with only its third buy game of the 2021-22 season on Saturday evening (7:00 p.m., BTN), but it is in for another test. Southern Utah isn’t a typical guarantee game opponent dragging the 300s of KenPom’s...

Five thoughts on where Michigan goes from here

Just as Michigan appeared to be creating some momentum, it suffered a deflating home loss to Minnesota on Saturday. Now, it’s back to the drawing board for the Wolverines who have a pair of guarantee games — Southern Utah and Purdue Fort Wayne — before...

Podcast: What’s right with Michigan State, what’s wrong with Michigan, and Big Ten thoughts

Dylan and Brendan dive into what has fueled Michigan State’s improvement this season after the Spartans picked up a pair of Big Ten victories to tip off the conference season. Then they flip over to Michigan’s loss against Minnesota and where things go from here...

Subscriber Ask Me Anything: December 14th, 2021

Every month, we host an ‘ask me anything’ discussion on our message board for our members. Any member can ask a question, all you have to do is log in to the message board and add it to the thread. I’ll be answering questions throughout...

Michigan’s offense finds its rhythm against weaker Big Ten opponents

Michigan’s offense came to life this past week, posting 93 and 73 points against Wisconsin and Minnesota, respectively. Those two aren’t the most oppressive defenses — coming in at 236th and 215th in the country in scoring defense — but, still, after struggling against then-No....

‘It’s not high school basketball’: Michigan needs an edge to turn season around

Entering Saturday’s game against Minnesota, Michigan appeared to have at last gotten its season on track.  A week ago, the Wolverines dispatched a solid San Diego State team. On Tuesday, they followed that victory with a throttling of Nebraska in their first conference game. After...

Empty possessions doom Michigan late against Minnesota

There is one possession during Saturday night’s game against Minnesota that kept running in Michigan coach Juwan Howard’s head moments after the game ended. Whenever he was asked about the game, any stretch of it, the same moment would pop back up. “That was one...

Game 10: Minnesota at Michigan Recap

Michigan’s three losses in the first month of the season were disappointing, but they were somewhat explainable. Arizona looks like the best team in the country, North Carolina was a talented team in a hostile environment and Seton Hall was a product of poor execution....

Photo Gallery: Minnesota 75, Michigan 65

All photos by Julia Schachinger.

Video: Juwan Howard, Michigan players talk loss to Minnesota

Juwan Howard, Eli Brooks and Hunter Dickinson met with the media after Michigan’s fourth loss of the season.