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Game 17: Michigan at Ohio State Preview

Michigan and Ohio State face off on Sunday afternoon in what sets up to be the college basketball game of the year. It is a top-five matchup of rivals slotted nicely in a national CBS slot on Sunday afternoon (1 p.m.). With March around the...

Big Ten announces updated regular season schedule

The Big Ten announced several schedule updates this evening including two rescheduled Michigan games and one rearranged date. The Wolverines will now host Iowa next Thursday, host Illinois on March 2nd and host Michigan State on March 4th. That leaves Michigan with a 17-game Big...

Michigan at Ohio State Flash Sale! 50% Off!

Michigan and Ohio State are set to play the biggest game of the 2020-21 season thus far on Sunday afternoon (1 p.m. on CBS).  The top five matchup will help settle the Big Ten Championship race and also has major NCAA Tournament seeding implications. As...

Bracket Watch: February 19th, 2021

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 and will outline where Michigan stands in current bracketology models, both in his own bracket and notable national...

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.