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Game 11: Eastern Michigan at Michigan Open Thread

Michigan and Eastern Michigan are set for a 2:30 p.m. (eastern) tip today on Big Ten Network. Join the discussion on our message board before, during and after tonight’s game.

Rapid Reactions: Juwan Howard to return to head coaching role

Michigan head coach Juwan Howard will return to his head coaching role on Saturday for the first time this season. Warde Manuel announced the news in a Friday evening statement along with the fact that “nothing was found to warrant disciplinary action for anyone involved”...

‘It’s all in Warde’s hands’: Martelli silent on Howard situation as uncertainty hangs over program

Phil Martelli expects to have a restless night tonight, but it’s not for the reason you might think.  He claims his impending insomnia isn’t a result of the swirling situation surrounding the Michigan men’s basketball program — in which The Athletic’s Brendan Quinn reports there’s...

Video: Phil Martelli talks Juwan Howard, Eastern Michigan

Phil Martelli met with the media after practice on Friday afternoon to discuss what little he could about the reported Juwan Howard incident, and preview Saturday’s game against Eastern Michigan.

Game 11: Eastern Michigan at Michigan Preview

Michigan and Eastern Michigan will square off for the second year in a row after last year’s Emoni Bates Showcase at Little Caesars Arena. This year’s game will have less fanfare and is scheduled for a mid-Saturday afternoon after final exams in Ann Arbor (Sat.,...

Thoughts on Juwan Howard and Michigan basketball after reported practice incident

Michigan won at Iowa on Sunday night, but the narrative shifted quickly to a practice incident between Juwan Howard and long-time strength coach Jon Sanderson. Sanderson didn’t travel to Iowa City with the program, and the incident is reportedly under investigation, per The Athletic’s Brendan...

Game 10: Michigan at Iowa Recap

A conference road win isn’t enough to erase three weeks of frustration. It doesn’t mean that the issues that have plagued the Wolverines for the last month are suddenly fixed. And at this point, it might not even be a quality win by year’s end....

Game 10: Michigan at Iowa Open Thread

Michigan and Iowa tip at 4:30 p.m. in Iowa City on the Big Ten Network this afternoon. Jaelin Llewellyn and Jace Howard are listed as out, but no other Wolverines on today’s availability report. Join the discussion before, during and after today’s game on our...

‘We’re 4-5 for a reason’: Michigan looking for improvements ahead of first Big Ten road test

Olivier Nkamhoua has been playing college basketball for a while, so when it comes to looking for words of wisdom, he’s a great person to provide them. In a Zoom press conference on Friday, he shared a taste of the wisdom he’s constantly providing the...

Game 10: Michigan at Iowa Preview

Amid a tailspin stretch featuring five losses in six games, Michigan heads to one of its Big Ten houses of horrors, Carver-Hawkeye Arena, this weekend to try to figure things out on the road (Sunday, 4:30 p.m.). The Wolverines and Hawkeyes both have top-25-ranked offenses...

Video: Phil Martelli, Olivier Nkamhoua preview Iowa

Phil Martelli and Olivier Nkamhoua met with the media today via Zoom ahead of Friday’s practice to preview Michigan’s Sunday game at Iowa. They discussed what has gone wrong in Michigan’s recent losing skid, what challenges Iowa presents and more.

Despite offseason attention, late-game execution dooms Michigan again

Michigan spent its offseason attempting to address its near-kryptonite. It drilled late-game scenarios, dissecting the multitude of ways it let games slip last season. The Wolverines told reporters that they spent a portion of every practice drilling a late-game situation from last season. They even...

Game 9: Indiana at Michigan Recap

Michigan fell short at home on Tuesday night, suffering its third straight single-possession loss against Indiana. It’s hard to sort out whether to be more disappointed with how poorly Michigan played over the totality of the 40 minutes, or with the fact that the Wolverines...

Video: Phil Martelli, Michigan players talk Indiana loss

Phil Martelli, Will Tschetter, and Nimari Burnett addressed the media after Michigan’s 78-75 loss to Indiana.

Photo Gallery: Indiana 78, Michigan 75