1) Derrick Walton starts off strong Lost in the hype surrounding Nik Stauskas making his definitive case for Big Ten Player of the Year on Tuesday night in Michigan’s 84-53 blowout of Illinois was the strong play early on of Derrick Walton. Outside of two-point...
It’s alright if you still can’t believe it. Even John Beilein couldn’t quite wrap his head around it after the game. (Photo: Dustin Johnston) I’m not talking about Michigan winning its first outright Big Ten championship since 1986. While it’s hard to believe it’s been that...
Michigan 84, Illinois 53. Photo Gallery. Beilein Presser. Player Reactions. Groce Presser. Box Score. Photos: Dustin Johnston Michigan’s game at Illinois on Tuesday night was supposed to be a defensive struggle. It turned out to be a victory lap. Facing an Illinois defense that had...
All photos by Dustin Johnston. Full gallery after the jump.
Illinois coach John Groce spoke with the media on Tuesday night following his team’s 84-53 loss to Michigan at home. For the Wolverines, the win meant an outright Big Ten title. For Illinois, the loss put a definitive end to what had been a stretch...
Michigan coach John Beilein was on hand to speak with the media following his team’s 84-53 annihilation of Illinois on Tuesday night in Champaign. The victory gave Michigan its first outright Big Ten regular-season title since 1986. You can watch the press conference using the...
With a decisive 84-53 shellacking of Illinois on Tuesday night in Champaign, Michigan secured its first outright Big Ten regular-season title since 1986. Jordan Morgan, Jon Horford, Glenn Robinson III and Nik Stauskas were on hand to speak with the media following the victory. You...
Dustin Johnston With its victory over Illinois Tuesday night in Champaign, Michigan is officially the outright Big Ten regular-season champion. The last time the Wolverines won the title outright was in 1986. Michigan was never going to be stopped tonight. Against an Illinois team that...
Michigan battles for an outright Big Ten Championship tonight against Illinois in Champaign. The Wolverines and Illini have both won three straight entering tonight’s game and are playing some of their best basketball this season. (Photo: Dustin Johnston) Tip off is scheduled for 7 p.m. (eastern)...
Dustin Johnston The criticism is everywhere. “Let’s not sugarcoat it: Robinson has been a big disappointment.” “Several NBA guys I talked to in attendance for Michigan-Duke were obviously disappointed in Glenn Robinson III’s lack of assertiveness.” “Robinson’s season has careened to the realm of disappointing...
Basics Who: No. 12 Michigan (21-7, 13-3 B1G) at Illinois (17-12, 6-10 B1G) Where: Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL When: 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 TV: ESPN | WatchESPN Radio: MGoBlue, 950 AM, 102.9 FM, 92 Sirius, 190 XM More: Preview story, Video, Pick to Click...
Our weekly feature tracking the performance of Michigan players performance over two game segments of the season. Form Tracker is now interactive. Readers can vote on each player’s rating by hitting ‘Too low,’ ‘Too high’ or ‘Agree.’ Photo: Scott Mapes Glenn Robinson III: 8 (Last week: 6) Glenn Robinson...
With its 66-56 defeat of Minnesota on Saturday night, Michigan secured itself a share of the Big Ten title with two games remaining on the regular-season schedule. But the Wolverines know there is still work to be done. (Photo: Scott Mapes) If Michigan wants to...
John Beilein, Jordan Morgan and Jon Horford were on hand to speak with the media on Monday afternoon to preview Michigan’s matchup with Illinois Tuesday night in Champaign. They talked about limiting distractions this season, keeping focus through the end of the Big Ten season...
It’s Monday, which means John Beilein joined the other Big Ten basketball coaches for a teleconference with the media. Beilein talked about his preparations heading into March, taking on Illinois on Tuesday and much more. You can read the full transcript of the call below....
Michigan added a surprise commitment from Danish big man Marcus Moller Engelhardt on Tuesday afternoon....
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Michigan added a commitment from 7-foot-3 center Marcus Moller today, as first reported by...
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