Scott Mapes Michigan opens Big Ten play on the road tonight in Minneapolis where they will face the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Wolverines have won four straight at Williams Arena, but will be facing first-year Gopher head coach Richard Pitino for the first time. Tip...
Basics Who: Michigan (8-4) at Minnesota (11-2) Where: Williams Arena (Minneapolis, MN) When: 7:00 p.m., Thursday, January 2nd, 2013 TV: BTN Radio: MGoBlue, 950 AM, 102.9 FM, Sirius 92, XM 190 Beilein quotes, Notebook, Opposition Q&A Michigan has a clean slate as it opens Big...
Jonathan Foster has been blogging about Minnesota basketball for years at From the Barn. We enlisted the Minnesota hoops expert to answer a few questions about the Gophers before tonight’s Big Ten opener. I also answered some questions about the game from a Michigan perspective...
The National Championship game last April pitted Michigan coach John Beilein against Rick Pitino of Louisville. Nine months later, Beilein will face a Pitino again — this time Richard, Rick’s son and the first-year head coach at Minnesota. (Photo: Scott Mapes) During a teleconference on...
John Beilein addressed the media this morning on a conference call to preview Michigan’s upcoming match-up with Minnesota (Thursday, 7 p.m.). The Wolverine head coach discussed the Golden Gophers, Mitch McGary’s injury and the point guard situation. (Photo: Scott Mapes) On Mitch McGary’s surgery: “They...
Our weekly feature tracking the performance of Michigan players performance over two game segments of the season. (Photo: Scott Mapes) *Form Tracker is now interactive. Readers can vote on each player’s rating by hitting ‘Too low,’ ‘Too high’ or ‘Agree.’ Glenn Robinson III: 9 (Last week: 9)...
Scott Mapes Michigan wrapped up its non-conference season on Saturday with a decisive victory over Holy Cross. However, the ease with which the Wolverines dispatched the Crusaders was far from indicative of their season to this point. Michigan played an extremely challenging schedule and came...
DJ Wilson had something of a national coming out party at the Max Preps Holiday Classic, leading Capital Christian to the Championship Game where they’ll face Jackson (WA) tonight. Wilson made good on the rare opportunity to play with his high school team in front...
1) Glenn Robinson III plays screener in the pick-and-pop Michigan fans have seen Glenn Robinson III turn up his aggressiveness over the course of he past few games, and the Wolverines’ 88-66 win over Holy Cross continued that trend. Robinson got started early and was...
Scott Mapes Michigan 88, Holy Cross 66. Photo gallery. Beilein presser. Horford and Morgan videos. Box score. All eyes were on Jon Horford and Jordan Morgan to see how they reacted to the pressure of replacing Mitch McGary but Michigan’s wings stole the show in...
Michigan coach John Beilein spoke with the media following his team’s decisive 88-66 victory over Holy Cross at the Crisler Center on Saturday. Beilein addressed the absence of Mitch McGary, how he thought his big men stepped up and much more. You can watch the...
All photos by Scott Mapes. Full gallery after the jump.
Michigan’s duo of experienced big men spoke with the media following the Wolverines’ victory over Holy Cross at the Crisler Center on Saturday. They talked about replacing Mitch McGary, their increased roles and more. You can watch both interviews using the embedded media players below....
Dustin Johnston Mitch McGary is sidelined indefinitely but the season goes on. Michigan looks to end the non-conference season on some sort of high note as Holy Cross travels to Ann Arbor for a Saturday evening contest. Tip off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. from...
The news that Mitch McGary, Michigan’s preseason All-American and starting center, will be out indefinitely following back surgery next week was devastating for the Wolverines. But what does it mean for the rest of the team? The two players most immediately affected by the news...
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As first reported by Jon Rothstein, Michigan will host Villanova at the Crisler Center...