Chris Smith Michigan has dealt with seemingly every different kind of ball screen defense over the last month, but it was extremely effective against Wisconsin in Madison. The Badgers defended ball screens much differently than some of the recent teams – Iowa, Indiana – that...
Just over a month before Selection Sunday, it’s time for the first Bracket Watch of the season. Michigan has collected plenty of marquee road wins during conference play, but a few early season losses continue to drag on its postseason resume. At 10-2 in the...
Four of Michigan’s five sophomores are officially on the NBA Draft radar – yes, even Caris LeVert has started to earn mention as a future pro. Here’s the latest on Nik Stauskas, Caris LeVert, Mitch McGary and Glenn Robinson III’s NBA Draft stock after a...
Michigan walked out of Columbus with a ten point win on Tuesday evening thanks to a stellar second half offensive showing and a noticeably improved defensive effort. The Wolverine defense was ugly for the first 10 minutes, but managed to shore things up in the...
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 Derrick Walton: 7.5 (Last week: 7) Derrick...
1) Michigan plagued by bad transition defense in the first half For the first 10 minutes of the game, it looked as though Michigan may have been on its way to another Iowa-type defeat. Unable to make bunnies and steadfastly refusing to guard anyone in...
Any college basketball analyst expounding on Ohio State has one true but tired narrative: words like “gritty” and “tough” and “hard-nosed” are thrown around in vast quantity, especially when describing Buckeye point guard Aaron Craft. Craft is deserving of praise, but I don’t think Michigan...
Michigan 70, Ohio State 60. Beilein press conference. Player press conference. Box score. For 10 minutes Michigan looked like it was going to get run off the floor again. The Wolverines missed shot after shot and didn’t seem too concerned with playing transition defense, surrendering...
Michigan coach John Beilein was on hand to speak with the media following his team’s 70-60 victory over Ohio State in Columbus. It was the first road win against the Buckeyes of Beilein’s Michigan career, and the win moves the Wolverines to 10-2 in the...
Nik Stauskas, Derrick Walton, Jordan Morgan and Caris LeVert all spoke with the media following Michigan’s big 70-60 win over the Buckeyes on the road on Tuesday night. The win was the Wolverines’ first win in Columbus since 2003. You can watch the full interviews...
Dustin Johnston Michigan heads to Columbus in search of its first win at Ohio State under John Beilein. The Wolverines have lost two of their last three, but still sit at the top of the Big Ten standings. Ohio State has turned its season around...
Basics Who: No. 15 Michigan (17-6, 9-2 B1G) at No. 22 Ohio State (19-5, 6-5 B1G) Where: Value City Arena (Columbus, OH) When: 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 11th, 2014 TV: ESPN | WatchESPN Radio: MGoBlue, 950 AM, 102.9 FM, 91 Sirius/XM More: Notebook | Video |...
When Michigan travels to Columbus to take on Ohio State on Tuesday, it will be the final game in what has been a brutal road stretch for the Wolverines. It’s not just that they haven’t been playing their best basketball — it’s that their schedule...
John Beilein spoke with the media on Monday afternoon to preview his team’s upcoming road matchup against Ohio State in Columbus. The coach talked about getting Nik Stauskas involved in the offense, how he’s been keeping Glenn Robinson III’s confidence up through Michigan’s recent skid...
Michigan is in the midst of a bit of a slide at the moment, but the Wolverines are looking to bounce back from a blowout loss at Iowa with a win over Ohio State in Columbus on Tuesday. Dave and I met up to take...
Heading into the No. 7 Michigan men’s basketball team’s exhibition matchup against Cincinnati, coach...
After an offseason of wondering just how big Michigan would play this season, the...
Michigan basketball returns to action tonight (6:00 p.m., B1G+, save 50% with code HOOPS50)...
Michigan’s first exhibition against Cincinnati is in the books. Although the Wolverines didn’t come...
Over the last few years, we’ve borrowed an idea from Adam Jardy of the...