Throughout this weekend, the country’s various basketball awards organizations have been confirming what Michigan fans have known all season: Trey Burke is the best player in the country. Again and again and again. Burke took home his third Player of the Year honor late Friday...
Against Kansas, it was Jayhawk senior Jeff Withey saying that he felt he could “dominate” Mitch McGary, who “wasn’t very tall” in the paint. Against Florida, junior Patric Young talked about how McGary wasn’t much of a post scorer. There has been no shortage of bulletin-board...
All photos by Dustin Johnston. Full gallery after the jump.
Tim Hardaway Jr., Nik Stauskas and Jordan Morgan were also available Friday to speak with media. You can watch their interviews using the embedded media players below. Stauskas and Morgan after the jump.
Dustin Johnston John Beilein and Michigan’s starting lineup – Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr., Nik Stauskas, Glenn Robinson III and Mitch McGary – were on the podium this afternoon at the Georgia Dome to discuss Saturday’s Final Four matchup with Syracuse. Read the entire transcript...
Michigan’s players were available to the media Friday afternoon to preview Saturday’s Final Four showdown with Syracuse. Recent Player of the Year Award winner Trey Burke was available along with teammates Mitch McGary and Glenn Robinson III to discuss all aspects of their match-up with...
Trey Burke was awarded the John R. Wooden Award, the “preeminent men’s collegiate basketball player of the year award”, this morning on ESPN SportsCenter. The Wooden award is the third major Player of the Year honor for Burke, who received similar honors from Burke was...
Michigan will face Syracuse’s vaunted 2-3 zone in the Final Four on Saturday but the Wolverines will also have to stop a talented Syracuse team on the offensive end of the floor. To further breakdown Michigan’s Final Four matchup we dug deeper into the numbers...
ATLANTA — Trey Burke added his second Player of the Year award in as many days this morning as he was announced as the winner of the USBWA Oscar Robertson Trophy. Burke averaged 18.8 points, 6.8 assists, 3.1 rebounds, 1.6 steals and just 2.2 turnovers...
Bryan Fuller ATLANTA — After Florida lost to Michigan in the Midwest regional final, Gators head coach Billy Donovan said he thought Mitch McGary would be less effective against Syracuse’s 2-3 zone because there wouldn’t be the opportunities he had off the pick-and-roll game with...
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...
Dusty May, Nimari Burnett and Roddy Gayle Jr. were in Chicago representing Michigan at...
Michigan and the Big Ten announced the conference and non-conference television schedule today. As...
Five-star guard Brandon McCoy is expected to visit Michigan this weekend, as first reported...
The official unofficial Big Ten poll of conference media members was released today, and...
Last season, Michigan coach Dusty May wasn’t shy about his ambitions. May committed to...