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Four-star center Donovan Clingan ‘excited’ by Michigan offer, chance to develop relationship with Howard

Tuesday night, 7-footer Donovan Clingan of Bristol, CT opened Zoom and tried to envision a future. Michigan’s coaching staff sat on the other end, playing a video tour of the campus, talking about the program and pitching his fit. Clingan, the 7th-ranked center and 45th-ranked...

Five takeaways from Michigan’s win over Rutgers

Michigan slogged its way to a fourth-straight win on Thursday night, beating Rutgers 71-64 to set up Sunday’s top-five matchup at Ohio State. Here are five takeaways. Franz Wagner, the playmaker One of the talking points at the beginning of the season was Michigan looking...

‘That’s what they do’: Michigan’s defense leaves yet another opponent floundering

Steve Pikiell, like 12 coaches who came before him, was exasperated Thursday night. He had studied film of Minnesota’s win over Michigan — the Wolverines’ only loss in 16 games this season — and conjured up a plan to do the same. Instead, Rutgers left...

Game 16: Rutgers at Michigan Recap

No one enjoys playing against Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights play hard and are too aggressive defensively for anyone to enjoy their 40 minutes on the hardwood across from them. But even if they are miserable to play against, they are beatable. Something Michigan managed to...

Video: Juwan Howard, Michigan players recap win over Rutgers

Juwan Howard, Mike Smith and Franz Wagner met with the media after Michigan’s Thursday night win over Iowa.

Photo Gallery: Michigan 71, Rutgers 64

Video: Steve Pikiell talks loss at Michigan

Rutgers head coach Steve Pikiell had this to say after his team lost at Michigan on Thursday night.

Game 16: Rutgers at Michigan Open Thread

Michigan and Rutgers tip at 9 p.m. tonight from the Crisler Center (FS1). Read the game preview and dive into today’s game thread.

Game 16: Rutgers at Michigan Preview

Michigan puts its perfect all-time record against Rutgers (12-0) on the line tonight at the Crisler Center (9:00 p.m., FS1). The Scarlet Knights have had an up-and-down season in Piscataway but are on the verge of punching their ticket to the NCAA Tournament. Rutgers started...

‘That’s everything you want in a coach’: How Juwan Howard is guiding Michigan through an unprecedented season

Juwan Howard hears the doubters. Even now, with 33 wins in his 46 games as a head coach, he sees the backhand compliments. That he’s doing a good job for a first-time head coach — that qualifier serving to detract from his accomplishments. “Of course...

Video: Mike Smith, Chaundee Brown talk return to play

Mike Smith and Chaundee Brown met with the media this afternoon to discuss their roles, Michigan’s return to play and more.  

Video: Juwan Howard talks coaching mindset, Big Ten schedule

Juwan Howard met with the media today to discuss Michigan’s win over Wisconsin, his coaching mindset, and what goes into rescheduling games in the Big Ten.

Subscriber Ask Me Anything: February 17th, 2021

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

For the first time in decades, Michigan State is no longer the benchmark for Michigan women’s basketball

We are excited to introduce a regular women’s basketball feature to the mix this season at UM Hoops. Kent Schwartz is currently a Managing Sports Editor at the Michigan Daily and covered the team full-time last season. He’ll be keeping us updated on the team,...

Five Key Plays: Michigan 67, Wisconsin 59

Michigan knocked off Wisconsin on Sunday in a dramatic second-half comeback. The Wolverines were down 12 points at the half but clawed all the way back to win the game in regulation. Isaiah Livers played another sublime scoring game, while Hunter Dickinson changed the game...