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Video: John Beilein previews Wisconsin

Here’s Michigan head coach John Beilein previewing Michigan’s road game at Wisconsin.

Game 18: Michigan at Wisconsin Preview

John Beilein has been at Michigan for over a decade now. He’s only won in Madison twice. The first win came in 2014 and was part of a 10-game winning streak that propelled the Wolverines to their first outright league title under Beilein. That win was over...

Film Room: How Michigan will lose its first game

Michigan is undefeated, but for how long? The Wolverines will eventually lose a game and the opposition game plan might look something like this. It can be difficult to pinpoint the exact recipe — 17 teams have tried and Northwestern is the only one to come...

What is and isn’t working for Charles Matthews, and eight other things to know about Michigan hoops

Some observations aren’t worth a whole story, but they are still worth discussing. Here are an assortment of stats, observations and more on Michigan basketball through 17 wins.  Today’s post includes a look at Charles Matthews’ mid-range shooting, the best assist duos in the Big...

Four-star wing Micah Peavy impressed by Michigan’s player development

When Michigan beat Northwestern on Sunday to win its 17th straight game and break a program record for the best start to the season, there was an important face in the crowd. Four-star class of 2020 wing Micah Peavy — who is a native of Duncanville,...

Video Breakdown: The Development and Emergence of Jon Teske

Eric has been posting Michigan and other basketball-related videos on Twitter this season and will be providing new content to UM Hoops throughout the season. To find more of his video breakdowns and other basketball musings, be sure to follow him here. After playing 35...

Big Ten Power Rankings: Michigan’s versatility, Michigan State’s defense and chaos in the middle

 Big Ten Power Rankings are back at UM Hoops for 2018-19. Throughout the conference season, I’ll be ranking the league from 1 through 14 and emptying my notebook of stats, thoughts, opinions, graphs and charts about the league at large.

Video: Cole Bajema scores over 30 points in back-to-back games

Four-star Michigan commitment Cole Bajema scored over 30 points in a pair of recent victories vs. Glacier Peak and Wilson.  Here are full highlights of Bajema’s performance in both games. More Recruiting: Michigan offers four-star wing Micah Peavy Video: Cole Bajema Early Season Highlights Video: Jalen...

The Moving Screen: Will these two ever lose a Big Ten game?

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. Another podcast and three more wins for Michigan and Michigan State. When...

Simpson’s career night spurs Wolverines past Wildcats

Eight minutes into the first half of Michigan’s 80-60 win over Northwestern, junior guard Zavier Simpson made his first three-pointer of the game. Except he didn’t. The shot went in, yes, but it got called back because of a foul committed by the Wildcats prior...

Michigan offers four-star wing Micah Peavy

Michigan extended a scholarship offer to four-star class of 2020 wing Micah Peavy on Sunday evening. Peavy, ranked 67th in the 2020 class per 247 Sports Composite, is on an official visit to Michigan this week. Blessed to receive an offer from the University of...

Game 17: Northwestern at Michigan Recap

Northwestern’s strategy was sound on paper: Force two sub-30% 3-point shooters to attempt 15 3-pointers. The plan made sense and it already worked in Evanston when Zavier Simpson went 0-of-5 from 3-point range and was benched late. Playing without senior leader Vic Law, Chris Collins ran...

Video: John Beilein, Zavier Simpson talk win over Northwestern

John Beilein and Zavier Simpson met with the media after Michigan’s 20-point win over Northwestern on Sunday night.

Photo Gallery: Michigan 80, Northwestern 60

Video: Chris Collins talks loss at Michigan

Here’s Northwestern head coach Chris Collins after Michigan’s 80-60 win on Sunday night.