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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. John Beilein after Michigan’s win over Northwestern Posted by Michigan Basketball on UMHoops.com on Sunday, January 13, 2019 Zavier Simpson Posted by Michigan Basketball on UMHoops.com on...

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. Hear from Chris Collins after Michigan’s 80-60 win over Northwestern Posted by Michigan Basketball on UMHoops.com on Sunday, January 13, 2019

Game 17: Northwestern at Michigan Open Thread

Michigan hosts Northwestern this evening (7:30 p.m., BTN) as it looks to stay perfect on the season. Read the game preview and then join the attached discussion.

Game 17: Northwestern at Michigan Preview

Michigan returns home for a rematch with Northwestern (7:30 p.m., tickets, BTN). The Wildcats are the only team in the country to have played Michigan to a single possession game, but they also haven’t been able to string together any consistent momentum this season. Northwestern...

Five takeaways from Michigan’s 79-69 win at Illinois

Michigan picked up its 16th win of the season on Thursday night in Champaign. Zavier Simpson and Jon Teske starred for the Wolverines by operating out of the high ball screen game against Illinois’ pressure defense. Here are five takeaways from Michigan’s win.

Game 16: Michigan at Illinois Recap

The emotions of any given moment in a college basketball game feel monumental at the time, but there are always another 65 or so possessions that count just the same. There were times on Thursday night that Michigan’s 79-69 win at Illinois felt chaotic. The...