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Game 3: Ball State at Michigan Open Thread

Michigan hosts Ball State at the Crisler Center this evening. Tip is set for 7:00 p.m. (BTN) and the discussion will start in the open thread before the game. Read the game preview and dive into the thread.

Game 3: Ball State at Michigan Preview

After a flat effort against Oakland on Sunday, Michigan returns to the Crisler Center tonight against Ball State (7:00 p.m., BTN).  The Cardinals have only played one game this year, a 74-73 loss at Northern Kentucky, but are expected to finish in the top half...

‘COVID Rules, fellas’: Why Juwan Howard is in no rush to trim his rotation

Through two Michigan basketball games, 10 different players have played double-digit minutes. The leading scorer in the opener against Bowling Green, Chaundee Brown, came off the bench. The catalyst in Sunday’s narrow overtime win over Oakland, Hunter Dickinson, also did not start. Five different players...

Video: Juwan Howard previews Ball State

Juwan Howard met with the media this afternoon to preview Michigan’s Wednesday night game against Ball State. Here’s what the Michigan head coach had to say.

Podcast: Previewing Michigan State-Duke and figuring out what to make of Michigan

Michigan State cruised past Notre Dame and heads to Durham to face Duke in the Champions Classic tonight. Brendan and Dylan dive into that matchup and what to expect in one of the highest-profile games of the 2020-21 season thus far. Then they dive into...

Five takeaways from Michigan’s overtime win over Oakland

Michigan’s Sunday night was far more adventurous than anyone expected. The Wolverines didn’t just fail to cover the 31-point spread against Oakland, they needed a second-half comeback and overtime to win the game at all. Juwan Howard’s crew avoided disaster, but the back-and-forth game also...

Cyber Monday Sale! $1 per month!

For today only, our holiday deal is back. We’re matching our Black Friday discount and offering our best price ever on a UM Hoops subscription for Cyber Monday. New subscribers can purchase an annual subscription for just $12 for the first year — that’s just...

Game 2: Oakland at Michigan Recap

A tried and true staple of our game recaps is that things are never as good or bad as they seem in the hours immediately following a game. Michigan’s offense played a near-perfect game against Bowling Green last week, but no team plays its best...

Hunter Dickinson leads Michigan’s escape, and establishes himself in the process

Austin Davis walked up to Hunter Dickinson and gave him a dap, then a hug. They filed to the handshake line. Davis may have lost his starting job, but it mattered little in that moment. Michigan had won. Dickinson had engineered the escape. As tends...

Video: Juwan Howard, Michigan players recap overtime win over Oakland

Juwan Howard, Isaiah Livers, Hunter Dickinson and Terrance Williams met with the media after Michigan’s overtime win against Oakland. They discussed Dickinson’s big performance off the bench and a blow-up between Livers and Howard caught by BTN cameras.

Photo Gallery: Michigan 81, Oakland 71 (OT)

Game 2: Oakland at Michigan Open Thread

Michigan and Oakland are set for a 6:00 p.m. tip at the Crisler Center this evening (Big Ten Network). Read the game preview and join the open thread discussion before, during and after today’s game.

Game 2: Oakland at Michigan Preview

For the first time since December 2011, Michigan will face Greg Kampe’s Oakland Golden Grizzlies on Sunday evening (6:00 p.m., BTN). The Grizzlies only won 14 games in 2019-20 and are looking to regain some of the magic from the early part of last decade...

‘I wanted to stand for something right’: Isaiah Livers steps into leadership role with kneeling

Isaiah Livers scored 17 points on Wednesday, but that’s not what he’s talking about. He looked like someone who could be Michigan’s best player this season, but that’s not the point of today, no. He’s one of the leaders of this team — Juwan Howard...

Notebook: Michigan stresses defense; Livers and Davis named captains

To some extent it’s hard not to make rash conclusions based on the first 40 minutes we’ve seen from Michigan basketball in over eight months. Some new faces impressed. The offense hummed. Michigan appears to have found a point guard. All the necessary caveats —...