ATLANTA — Trey Burke was announced as the Associated Press Player of the Year this afternoon. Burke averaged 18.8 points, 6.8 assists, 3.1 rebounds, 1.6 steals and just 2.2 turnovers per game during his sophomore season while leading Michigan to its first Final Four appearance...
John Beilein faced the media this afternoon at the Georgia Dome in preparation for Saturday’s Final Four matchup with Syracuse. Read what Michigan’s head coach had to say in the transcript below. COACH BEILEIN: It would be very obvious that the University of Michigan is...
Darren Heitner, a writer at Forbes and sports and entertainment attorney, tweeted that Michigan stars Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. are likely headed for the NBA after this season. Tim Hardaway Jr. will leave MICH early & very strong chance he signs w/Henry Thomas...
There’s been a lot of talk about the high post in beating Syracuse’s 2-3 zone – this site included – but look for Michigan to stick to one of the things that it knows best when facing Syracuse on Saturday: the ball screen. Ball screening...
Louisville was the last team to successfully dismantle the Syracuse zone. The Cardinals scored 56 points in the second half against Syracuse and finished the game scoring 1.20 points per possession. That was the second worst defensive performance of the season by Syracuse and could...
Many college basketball analysts have lamented what is seen as an over-coaching epidemic after seeing scoring fall to historic lows; according to Ken Pomeroy, scoring this season is at its lowest since 1952. Analysts and coaches have speculated that this is partly due to coaches...
2013 Michigan commitment Zak Irvin was named Mr. Basketball in the state of Indiana today. Irvin’s full reaction to the award can be found at the Indy Star. “That was one of the goals that I set,” Irvin said. “We both thought it would be...
It’s understandable for the NBA to be interested in Mitch McGary. At a deceptively coordinated and agile 6-foot-10, his ceiling is hard to place, not to mention the fact that his production has been rapidly increasing throughout the NCAA tournament. McGary is averaging 17 point...
John Beilein addressed the media this afternoon and let them inside the gym to catch the end of practice. Watch Beilein’s comments in the embedded media player below or find footage from practice — warning: predominantly jump shooting (and a Josh Bartelstein dunk) — after...
Mitch McGary, Glenn Robinson III, Nik Stauskas and Jordan Morgan were also available to speak with media following Michigan’s Tuesdsay practice. You can watch interviews with each of them using the embedded media players below. Robinson, Stauskas and Morgan after the jump.
Michigan’s players were available on Tuesday after practice to discuss their trip to the Final Four in Atlanta. They talked about what the atmosphere has been like on campus, John Beilein doing the Harlem Shake and more. You can watch Tim Hardaway Jr., Trey Burke...
The first statistic that is going to be broadcast on repeat this week: John Beilein is 0-9 against Jim Boeheim. Two of those wins were while Beilein was at Richmond, six while he was at West Virginia and one while he was at Michigan. This...
Chad Ford is of the opinion that Mitch McGary could be a first round pick: McGary clearly has benefitted from the play of point guard Trey Burke. Burke has been awesome at putting McGary in a position to score. Without him, I doubt he’d be putting...
Michigan is headed to its first Final Four in 20 years and now sits two games away from its second National Championship in program history. With just three games of the tournament remaining, the national media focus is all on Michigan, Syracuse, Louisville and Wichita...
Bryan Fuller John Beilein and Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim were both available on Monday afternoon via teleconference to share their first thoughts on Saturday’s Final Four matchup between Michigan and Syracuse. Read both coaches comments in the transcript below. COACH BEILEIN: It was quite...
On paper, Michigan has one of the best frontcourt groups in college basketball. The...
The 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup tipped off today in Switzerland, and both Michigan...
Michigan forward Danny Wolf was selected 27th in the 2025 NBA Draft by the...
Danny Wolf was on the podium after getting selected 27th by the Brooklyn Nets...
Michigan center Vlad Goldin wasn’t selected in the 2025 NBA Draft, but quickly signed...