Dustin Johnston Michigan and Michigan State battle for more than in-state bragging rights this afternoon. The winner of today’s rematch will grab sole possession of first place in the Big Ten with just two weeks to play. Tip off is scheduled for 12:00 noon with...
On Thursday night, Michigan State traveled to West Lafayette and beat the tar out of Purdue. It wasn’t as if Purdue wasn’t up to the challenge — in fact, the Boilermakers played their second best offensive game of the Big Ten season, registering 1.18 points...
John Beilein, Nik Stauskas and Caris LeVert were all available to speak with the media on Friday to discuss Michigan’s upcoming matchup against Michigan State. The Wolverines will take on the Spartans Sunday afternoon at the Crisler Center for a rematch after Michigan’s 80-75 win...
Basics Who: No. 12 Michigan State (22-5, 11-3 B1G) at No. 20 Michigan (18-7, 10-3 B1G) Where: Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, MI When: 12:00 p.m., Sunday, February 23rd, 2014 TV: CBS Radio: MGoBlue, 950 AM, 1050 AM, 91 Sirius/XM More: Shot Chart Scouting | Pick...
Michigan has a chance to grab hold of first place in the Big Ten this Sunday with a win over Michigan State, and the Crisler Center is sure to be pumped for the matchup. The Spartans are coming off an insanely hot shooting night in...
KJ of The Only Colors has been a friend of the blog for years, and the best Michigan State hoops blogger around took the time to preview Michigan’s rematch with the Spartans on Sunday. (Photo: Dustin Johnston) Gary Harris dominated Michigan in East Lansing, but...
Michigan’s strategy of stockpiling long, athletic wing scorers is serving it so well — Nik Stauskas, Caris LeVert and Glenn Robinson III haven’t been half bad, after all — it appears the coaching staff has decided to pursue another. 2016 forward Matthew Moyer is a...
Last weekend wasn’t very fun for Michigan. After a great win against Ohio State in Columbus, the Wolverines followed up with a clunker at home on Sunday against Wisconsin, falling to the Badgers 75-62. Michigan looked flat out of the gate, and though it made...
I don’t watch much NBA basketball, but came across Kirk Goldsberry’s work over the past few months. Goldsberry constructs shot charts using hexagonal binning and is able to draw some wonderful insights on both individual or team levels. Take the time to read his comparisons...
Scott Mapes Alex: I get in constant disagreements with a friend of mine about LeVert’s defense. I think he is good defensively, overall. He thinks LeVert plays little/no defense at all. So what is your opinion of Caris’ defense? I don’t think there’s any question...
John Beilein watched 2016 star Josh Jackson against 2015 guard Eric Davis on Friday. The Wolverines continue to be in heavy contact with Davis, who visited Michigan for the Arizona game. Davis finished with 18 points in the loss while Jackson tallied 25 points and...
The Big Ten Roundup has been replaced with Big Ten Power Rankings this year at UM Hoops. We’ll take a look across the conference on a weekly basis, rank all 12 teams and attempt to provide some insight about each team. 1. Michigan State (1.10...
1) Wisconsin jumps on Michigan early The first five minutes of the game saw Wisconsin miss its first shot and then quickly follow that with making its next six. Michigan answered with three missed shots and a turnover. At that point, the tone for this...
It’s Monday, which means John Beilein hopped on the Big Ten coaches teleconference to talk about the past week and to look ahead to the next. You can read the full transcript of Beilein’s portion of the call below. Opening statement: “It was quite a week....
Michigan’s loss to Sunday was easily pinned on another disappointing defensive performance. The Wolverines surrendered 75 points in 60 possessions, their second worst defensive showing of the season. Wisconsin big man Frank Kaminsky (25 points) went wild on the inside and his teammates managed to...
Michigan hosted Brazilian forward Mathias Vazquez for an official visit this week. Vazquez posted...
Offseason workouts tipped off in Ann Arbor on Monday, as this year’s new look...
Dusty May and his staff were in attendance at the NBPA Top 100 Camp...
Morez Johnson Jr. was named one of 18 finalists at the USA Basketball U19...
Michigan sophomore Morez Johnson Jr. made the final cut, and will play for Team...