It has been far too long since we’ve published a Big Ten Power Rankings feature at UM Hoops. As always, I put more time into investigating the ins and outs and all 14 teams in the league rather than worrying about the specific rankings in...
The Michigan basketball team returned to the practice court on Sunday for 90 minutes, following a two-week COVID-19 shutdown. Juwan Howard said Monday night on the Inside Michigan Basketball radio show that first practice was merely conditioning, since the team has been essentially under quarantine...
Michigan’s Thursday night game against Illinois was officially postponed today. The Wolverines announced the postponement today and are expected to “return to their Big Ten regular season schedule on Sunday, Feb. 14 at Wisconsin.” Here’s the official release: ANN ARBOR, Michigan — The University of Michigan...
Despite the fact that Michigan hasn’t played for two weeks, we’re bringing back Bracket Watch at UM Hoops. Tony Natoci is back this year to provide regular bracket updates as we lead up to the NCAA Tournament. Natoci publishes his own bracket at Heartbreak City...
It’s been an odd winter across the prep landscape, but college basketball recruiting never stops. Juwan Howard and his staff have continued to pursue prospects in the ’21 and ’22 classes. Rumors of increased mutual interest between five-star big man Charles Bediako and Michigan have...
Brendan and Dylan discuss Michigan State’s 0-2 return from an extended pause and then preview tonight’s game against Iowa. They also dive into how Michigan State’s roster ended up this way and what the best path forward is to get back on track. Then they...
It was February 6, 2018, in a hollowed Allstate Arena. Michigan had lost to a lowly Northwestern team, scoring just 52 points. Duncan Robinson — soon to be on the receiving end of a likely nine-figure NBA contract — was well into one of the...
Film Room is an X’s and O’s breakdown of Michigan basketball by Gibson Pyper. Pyper has diagrammed almost every offense in college and professional basketball at The Basketball Playbook and is an expert on the X’s and O’s of the game. If you want to...
The timing is obviously a bit unfortunate but 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....
The University of Michigan Athletic Department is set to undergo a 14-day shutdown after multiple cases of the B.1.1.7 coronavirus were detected within the Athletic Department. The news was first reported by Ethan Sears for the Michigan Daily. Here’s the full Michigan release: ANN ARBOR,...
For the 12th time in 14 games, Michigan won by double digits on Friday night, beating Purdue, 70-53. While the story of the game was the Boilermakers’ Sasha Stefanovic testing positive for COVID earlier in the week, the Wolverines’ performance vaulted them to a season-high...
News broke two hours before tip that Sasha Stefanovic would miss Friday night’s game due to a positive COVID-19 test. The Wolverines knew there was a coronavirus situation at Purdue, but they didn’t learn who would miss the game until it was announced. Despite the...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Michigan basketball team stood on its side of the court waiting, antsy. Mike Smith jumped up to touch the net. If someone was to pull a Rudy Gobert-style cancelation of this game, they were running out of seconds. Eyes turned...
Purdue head coach Matt Painter addressed the media after Michigan’s win in West Lafayette.
Juwan Howard, Isaiah Livers and Eli Brooks met with the media via a Zoom call with a terrible internet connection. Here are their thoughts on the win.
German big man Malick Kordel is enrolled at Michigan and listed in the online...
The talent in Michigan’s four-man transfer portal class is undeniable. Yaxel Lendeborg could have...
Dusty May and his staff were in attendance at the NBPA Top 100 Camp...
Morez Johnson Jr. was named one of 18 finalists at the USA Basketball U19...
Offseason workouts tipped off in Ann Arbor on Monday, as this year’s new look...