The top 2014 targets on Michigan’s recruiting board, Devin Booker and James Blackmon Jr., both took official visits over the weekend. Booker took his fourth and final official visit to Missouri, where his father was a former All-American. Booker told USA Today’s Jason Jordan that his...
John Beilein told MLive.com that Mitch McGary’s health is progressing and Derrick Walton is 100%. “We are very optimistic about him having a complete season — I mean of him being able to play and do everything,” Beilein said Friday morning. “We’re just being very...
ESPN’s Jeff Goodman visited practices at Kansas, Michigan, Michigan State, Indiana, Oklahoma State and Louisville. Glenn Robinson III was the most impressive player he saw. Michigan’s Glenn Robinson III was the most impressive player of anyone I saw on the trip. GR3 will see more...
As the 2013-14 season nears, we run down some of the best players in the Big Ten by specialty. Today, we continue with the league’s top ten defenders (returning players only). Previously: Best Rebounders, Best Newcomers As the nation’s premiere basketball conference, the Big Ten is known...
Michigan is ranked ninth in USA Today’s Preseason Coaches Poll. The Wolverines were ranked 5th in last year’s preseason poll and spent the entire season ranked in the top 11. Michigan ended last season ranked No. 2 overall after a loss to Louisville in the...
As the 2013-14 season nears, we run down some of the ten most promising newcomers (freshmen and transfers) in the Big Ten this year. Previously: Big Ten’s Best Rebounders 1. Noah Vonleh – 6-foot-10 forward – Indiana RSCI Consensus Rank: #8 Vonleh is the highest...
As the 2013-14 season nears, we run down some of the best players in the Big Ten by specialty. We start with the league’s top ten rebounders (returning players only). The Big Ten lost a lot of offensive and defensive rebounding firepower to graduation and...
Rk School # Rivals Scout ESPN 247 Avg. Avg. Score Cum. Score 1 Ohio State 4 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.00 4.19 120.42 1470 2 Maryland 4 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 118.09 1475 3 Illinois 3 3.67 3.67 3.67 3.67 3.67 92.50 1045 4 Northwestern...
Over the next two months we’ll rundown some of the biggest storylines facing the 2013-14 Michigan Wolverines. In this edition we look at the point guard position battle as the Wolverines look for an option to replace Trey Burke. Previously: 2013-14 expectations The past few seasons...
Over the next couple weeks, we’ll preview the Big Ten on a team-by-team basis. Today, we start with Penn State. For many Michigan fans, Penn State represents the low point of Michigan’s otherwise spectacular season. On February 27th, near the close of a brutal Big...
Yahoo! named Derrick Walton one of ten freshmen most capable of making an impact on the 2013-14 season. 7. Derrick Walton, G Michigan (Rivals Ranking: 37) The last time Michigan had to replace an NBA-bound point guard with a freshman, some kid named Trey Burke turned...
Rumors swirled on Thursday that James Blackmon Jr.. had trimmed his list to just two schools, Michigan and Kentucky. Blackmon denied those reports to our Joe Stapleton, insisting that his list still includes Indiana, Michigan State and Kansas as well. However, with a likely decision...
The UM Hoops Mailbag is a collection of questions tweeted (@umhoops), e-mailed or sent via our Facebook page. Submit your questions and we’ll answer as many as we can. TheMikeMcCarty: McGary’s injury has me wondering if he is the most irreplaceable part of the team....
James Blackmon Jr. plans to announce his college choice on October 22nd. Blackmon told Rivals.com’s Corey Albertson that while the date isn’t final, it seems to be the current plan. James Blackmon Jr. on potential October 22nd decision date – "I haven't finalized it yet, but...
In our second video scouting report of the offseason, we look at Glenn Robinson III’s freshman season and what he needs to improve on during his sophomore year in the maize and blue. Remember that you can win prizes if you subscribe to our YouTube...
Michigan added a surprise commitment from Danish big man Marcus Moller Engelhardt on Tuesday afternoon....
Morez Johnson Jr. and Oscar Goodman both had productive tournaments at the 2025 FIBA...
Michigan sophomore big man Morez Johnson Jr. has put together several impressive performances at...
Michigan added a commitment from 7-foot-3 center Marcus Moller today, as first reported by...
Michigan redshirt freshman Oscar Goodman’s New Zealand squad is 3-1 at the FIBA U19...