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Game 31: Michigan at Maryland Open Thread

Michigan and Maryland will wrap up the 2019-20 regular season today (noon, FOX). Read the game preview and join the discussion below.

Game 31: Michigan at Maryland Preview

Michigan is comfortably in the NCAA Tournament, most likely as a 6 or 7 seed, and will probably play in the Thursday afternoon 8/9 game at next week’s Big Ten Tournament. The Wolverines don’t have that much to play for in the final game of...

Bracket Watch: March 6th, 2020

As Selection Sunday creeps closer, we’re bringing back Bracket Watch at UM Hoops. This year, Tony Natoci is breaking down the bracket regularly as we lead up to the NCAA Tournament. Natoci publishes his own bracket at Heartbreak City and accurately projected all 16 teams...

Podcast: A Big Ten title on the line in the final weekend

The final weekend of the regular season is here and Michigan State is playing for a Big Ten title. Brendan and Dylan preview this weekend’s games — Ohio State at Michigan State and Michigan at Maryland — and break down the current state of both...

On Simpson’s Senior Night, a reminder of what makes him angry

Zavier Simpson got to pick the photo that would go in his frame on Senior Night. He chose one that showed him yelling, arms bent, head tilted upwards. Angry. The senior guard thought that photo encapsulated his whole college experience. “It’s the expression that I...

Game 30: Nebraska at Michigan Recap

It wasn’t a work of art, but Michigan handled business at home to send off Zavier Simpson and Jon Teske properly. The Wolverines were facing a Nebraska team that didn’t have its point guard and best player, Cam Mack was suspended for the fourth time...

Photo Gallery: Michigan 82, Nebraska 58

Video: Juwan Howard recaps win over Nebraska

Juwan Howard addressed the media after his team’s 10th Big Ten win of the 2019-20 season.  

Video: Fred Hoiberg talks loss at Michigan

Nebraska head coach Fred Hoiberg met with the media after his team’s loss in Ann Arbor.

Game 30: Nebraska at Michigan Open Thread

It is Senior Night in Ann Arbor. Zavier Simpson and Jon Teske will be honored pregame and Nebraska’s Cam Mack is suspended for a violation of team rules. Join the discussion in the open thread below.

Game 30: Nebraska at Michigan Preview

A two-game losing streak took the wind out of Michigan’s sails last week, but Juwan Howard’s team has a chance to bounce back on Senior Night against Nebraska (6:30 p.m., FS1). The Cornhuskers arrive in Ann Arbor on a 14-game losing streak and look like...

The improbability of Austin Davis’ fifth year

John Beilein was confused. After a press conference last February, I had approached him asking for a few extra minutes to talk, “about Austin.” It was for a story that ran in The Michigan Daily a few days later, about Austin Davis growing up in...

Video: Juwan Howard talks Senior Night, Austin Davis

Juwan Howard met with the media on Wednesday to preview Nebraska and Michigan’s Senior Night. He also shared news that he invited Austin Davis back for his fifth year.

A closer look at Michigan’s recent defensive issues

How good is Michigan’s defense? That’s both the most important and most difficult question to answer about Juwan Howard’s team as March begins. The Wolverines are ranked 28th nationally in adjusted defensive efficiency, according to Ken Pomeroy, but have allowed 1.03 points per possession in...

Film Room: Lessons from Michigan’s loss at Ohio State

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. He’s helping us break...