Zavier Simpson and Ignas Brazdeikis discussed their prep for their upcoming trip to Spain and what practice is like without John Beilein.
Michigan interim head coach Saddi Washington met with reporters on Thursday to preview Michigan’s upcoming trip to Spain and provide an update on John Beilein’s health. He also provided an update on freshman Colin Castleton, who won’t play during Michigan’s trip to Spain due to...
The NCAA announced approved rule changes to college basketball recruiting and eligibility today. The rule changes are the product of the FBI investigation into college basketball and the committee that was designed around suggesting improvements to the game. The recruiting calendar and the NBA Draft...
Only one of the top eight players who finished Michigan’s 2016-17 season will be on the roster in 2018-19. That player is Zavier Simpson, who averaged just 3.7 minutes per game in the NCAA Tournament as a freshman. Other than Simpson, the Wolverines will turn...
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John Beilein underwent a scheduled double bypass procedure and will miss Michigan’s trip to Spain later this month. Michigan will be touring Spain from August 17th through 26th and will play three exhibition games overseas. Assistant coach Saddi Washington will serve as interim head coach during...
We’ve been covering Cole Bajema’s recruitment for much of the last three weeks leading up to his pledge to Michigan on Saturday. Ethan wrote a great story documenting Bajema’s journey to Ann Arbor, I broke down some of his game film and we rounded up...
When Cole Bajema was eight, his dad built him a basketball court. The family had moved from Grand Haven, Michigan to Lynden, Washington — a place Cole’s father, Shane, describes as “the far corner of the far corner.” It’s about 30 minutes from the Canadian...
Michigan secured a pledge from class of 2019 guard Cole Bajema today. Go Blue! pic.twitter.com/FrIBfJ2h8z — Cole Bajema (@colebajema22) August 4, 2018 Bajema is Michigan’s second commitment in the 2019 class, joining four-star wing Jalen Wilson. Bajema is a 6-foot-7 guard from Lynden Christian who...
Cole Bajema spent July establishing himself as a rising name amongst the class of 2019. When Michigan first contacted Bajema, he was an unknown commodity. Even two weeks ago, when he last spoke to UM Hoops, the guard held offers from only Eastern Washington, San...
The July evaluation period is a wrap. College coaches spent 15 days over the last month traveling between New York, California, Augusta, Las Vegas and everywhere in between in search of unidentified talent. Now that grassroots basketball is wrapped up, we’ll move toward the next...
Michigan published its 2018-19 basketball roster today with updated heights, weights and numbers for the upcoming season. The tallest player in the freshman class is big man Colin Castleton, who is listed at 6-foot-11, 210 pounds. Brandon Johns Jr. is the heaviest incoming freshman at...
Under the radar guard Cole Bajema has emerged as a Michigan target over the last two months. Michigan’s pursuit of Bajema started with a request to review his film and escalated with an impressive performance at Michigan’s elite camp. Now things have continued to heat...
Michigan continues to extend new interest in the class of 2019 and three-star guard Maceo Austin has played his way onto the radar. The Pennsylvania guard discusses his new Michigan interest and what comes next in his recruitment.
The second week of the July evaluation period is in the books. Here's a breakdown of what we've learned thus far.
Class of 2026 recruiting is starting to heat up after the July evaluation period...
Four-star forward Quinn Costello is headed to Michigan, he announced today. Costello is a...
Michigan assistant coach and general manager Kyle Church joined the Defend the Block podcast...
Michigan’s 2025-26 schedule is official with the unveiling of the Big Ten schedule today....
The Big Ten announced the 2025-26 conference schedule today, which means that Michigan’s 2025-26...