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The most important things John Beilein said before the Big Ten Tournament

Wednesday afternoon, John Beilein met with reporters ahead of Michigan’s trip to Chicago for the Big Ten Tournament. The Wolverines tip off their postseason with a Friday night game against either Iowa or the winner of Northwestern-Illinois. Here are the most important things that he...

Big Ten Tournament Podcast: Can Michigan defend its crown?

Our first postseason pod of the year! The Big Ten Tournament tips off tonight in Chicago while Michigan and Michigan State will get underway on Friday. We review the All-Big Ten selections and discuss notable snubs (and some of Brendan’s interesting votes). Then we dive...

Five burning questions Michigan needs to answer in postseason play

Michigan suffered a disappointing loss at Michigan State on Saturday night. After letting the regular season crown slip away, the Wolverines will look to regroup in Chicago with the Big Ten Tournament tipping off on Friday. Michigan still has everything to play for in the...

Ignas Brazdeikis, Zavier Simpson collect All-Big Ten honors

The 2018-19 All-Big Ten teams were announced on Monday evening and Zavier Simpson and Ignas Brazdeikis were both selected to the conference’s second team by coaches and media. Brazdeikis named the Big Ten’s Freshman of the Year. He averaged 14.3 points and 5.2 rebounds per...

Bracket Watch: March 11th, 2019

Here's the latest on Michigan's NCAA Tournament seeding possibilities.

2019 Big Ten Tournament bracket finalized

Michigan will open the 2019 Big Ten Tournament on Friday night in the final game of the day against either Iowa, Illinois or Northwestern. Tip-off is scheduled 25 minutes after Game No. 9, which tips at 7 p.m. eastern. The Wolverines earned the 3-seed in the tournament and...

Moving Screen: Regular season finale! A Big Ten banner at Breslin and lots of questions for Michigan

The Moving Screen is a podcast collaboration with The Athletic’s Brendan Quinn. We’ll be tackling Michigan, Michigan State and Big Ten basketball at large with a blend of rational analysis and hot takes. Michigan State beat Michigan on Saturday to win a share of the...

Game 31: Michigan at Michigan State Recap

Michigan landed the opening blows in East Lansing on Saturday night. Ignas Brazdeikis and Jordan Poole delivered an early flurry of offense and the Wolverines led 35-23 with just over three minutes to play in the first half. Michigan managed to contain Cassius Winston and...

Video: John Beilein, Isaiah Livers talk loss at Michigan State

Here’s John Beilein and Isaiah Livers after Michigan’s Saturday night loss in East Lansing.

Photo Gallery: Michigan State 75, Michigan 63

Game 31: Michigan at Michigan State Open Thread

Michigan and Michigan State will tip at 8:00 p.m. for a share of the Big Ten title. Join the discussion below. More on Michigan at Michigan State: Game 31: Michigan at Michigan State Preview Lessons and adjustments from Michigan’s loss to Michigan State Zavier Simpson...

Game 31: Michigan at Michigan State Preview

According to almost every metric and poll, Michigan and Michigan State have been the two best teams in the Big Ten all season. On Saturday evening, they’ll play one game for the ultimate regular season prize. The winner earns a share of the Big Ten...

Lessons and adjustments from Michigan’s loss to Michigan State

There was an element of shock when the final horn sounded and Michigan had dropped its first home game of the season to Michigan State. At one point, it felt like the Wolverines were ready to blow the roof off of the building and pull...

Zavier Simpson is even better than you think

Zavier Simpson’s reputation as both an elite defender and leader is well earned. He’s used both attributes to influence John Beilein as a coach and transform Michigan into the Big Ten’s best defense. But Simpson is more than a pit bull trope. He’s more than...

How Michigan can improve its ball screen defense vs. Michigan State

Eric has been posting Michigan and other basketball-related videos on Twitter and will be providing content for UM Hoops throughout the season. To find more of his video breakdowns and other basketball musings, be sure to follow him here. On Tuesday, I took a look...