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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. John Beilein at MSU. Posted by Michigan Basketball on UMHoops.com on Saturday, March 9, 2019 Posted by Michigan Basketball on UMHoops.com on Saturday, March 9, 2019

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...

Podcast: Michigan vs. Michigan State and the one pod to end all pods

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. There’s only one game that matters this week: Michigan and Michigan State...

Bracket Watch: March 5th, 2019

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

How Michigan can attack switches more effectively in rematch vs. Michigan State

After their gutty road win Sunday afternoon at Maryland, Michigan finds themselves at 15-4 in conference play with a chance to play for a share of the Big Ten title in their final regular season game, should Purdue falter in one of their two remaining...