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Early season a chance to hone shot selection, ball movement

When Michigan takes the floor against Appalachian State on Tuesday night, it will merely continue the process of learning who it is. Juwan Howard learning how to handle in-game college basketball coaching decisions for the first time. Michigan’s players learning how to wed prior habits...

Five takeaways from Michigan’s exhibition opener

Michigan coasted to a straightforward win over Saginaw Valley State on Friday evening in its last preseason tune-up before Tuesday’s season opener against Appalachian State. Here are five takeaways from the exhibition opener including thoughts on Eli Brooks, Michigan’s sophomores, defense and more.

What the Miami Heat’s offense can teach us about Michigan under Juwan Howard

Eric Shapiro studied the Miami Heat’s offense this summer to preview Michigan’s offense under Juwan Howard. Shapiro broke down Miami’s most-used offensive sets in 2018-19, and we’ve already seen Michigan utilize most of them in preseason play. Given the amount of overlap in Michigan’s preseason...

Podcast: Previewing opening night

The offseason is over and college basketball is back. Brendan and Dylan preview Michigan State’s matchup with Kentucky in the Champions Classic and dive into Michigan’s first game under Juwan Howard against Appalachian State. Listen to “Previewing opening night: Michigan State vs. Kentucky, Michigan vs....

Exhibition: Saginaw Valley St. at Michigan Recap

Michigan’s exhibition performance on Friday night wasn’t perfect, but it provided a useful assessment of where the Wolverines stand before Tuesday’s season opener. Michigan handled Saginaw Valley State, 82-51, but the game featured a few expected hiccups. Despite jumping out to an early 12-point lead...

Photo Gallery: Michigan 82, Saginaw Valley St. 51

Video: Juwan Howard, Isaiah Livers recap exhibition opener

Juwan Howard and Isaiah Livers discussed Michigan’s exhibition win over Saginaw Valley State on Friday evening.

Exhibition: Michigan vs. Saginaw Valley State Open Thread

Michigan tips off against Saginaw Valley State tonight (7 p.m.) in its lone exhibition game before the 2019-20 season. The game will be streamed by BTN Plus ($), so tune in and join the discussion in the open thread below.

What to watch for: Saginaw Valley State

Michigan hosts Saginaw Valley State tonight for its only exhibition game before the 2019-20 season. The Wolverines are going through their final preparations before the Juwan Howard era officially begins on Tuesday evening against Appalachian State. We haven’t seen much from Michigan this offseason, but...

The most important things Juwan Howard said before Michigan’s exhibition opener

Juwan Howard met with local media on Thursday afternoon to preview Michigan’s exhibition game against Saginaw Valley State. Howard discussed what he hopes to get out of the game, how he plans to use his starters, and much more in the 20-minute press conference. Here...

Podcast: Preseason takes! Scrimmages, exhibitions and practices

Brendan and Dylan react to Michigan and Michigan State’s secret scrimmages, open practices and exhibition games over the past week in the final offseason podcast of 2019. The Spartans rolled past Albion on Tuesday night while Michigan beat Detroit in a secret scrimmage last week...

What I know and what I want to know about Michigan basketball in 2019-20

Michigan’s first basketball game of 2019-20 is less than a week away. Juwan Howard will take the floor as a head coach, and we’ll learn what he’s all about possession by possession. We haven’t seen much of Michigan this offseason, just 45 minutes of transition...

Recruiting Roundup: Moses Moody down to three

Michigan has seven outstanding scholarships in the 2020 class and three of those prospects could sign in the early signing period, which begins in just over two weeks. Here’s the latest on Moses Moody, Hunter Dickinson, Mark Williams and all things Michigan basketball recruiting.

Takeaways from Michigan’s open scrimmage

With just over a week until Michigan’s season-opener against Appalachian State, the Wolverines opened the doors to the public Monday evening for a scrimmage and other fan festivities. There’s plenty of mystery surrounding the upcoming season — with the Juwan Howard era set to get...

Video: Watch Michigan’s 2019-20 Open Practice

Michigan opened up the Crisler Center on Monday night to give fans their first look at the 2019-20 Wolverines under Juwan Howard. Here’s a full video Michigan’s five-on-five action from the open practice session.