For most college basketball players, the offseason follows a well-worn script. Go home and see family, return to campus, then grind in the gym before a new season dawns. That’s a luxury that Michigan transfer forward Olivier Nkamhoua doesn’t know. His offseason has been chaotic...
Michigan forward Olivier Nkamhoua met with the media on Saturday evening for the first time since joining the program. Nkamhoua discussed his fit in the new program, his upcoming trip overseas for the FIBA World Cup and more.
Editor’s note: Welcome Paul Nasr as a new beat writer this year. He’ll be on the beat with us covering the team and his first story comes from a Youssef Khayat podcast interview translated from Arabic. Appearing in just nine games and averaging 1.3 points...
West Virginia transfer Jose Perez will take an official visit to Michigan on July 28th, per a report by Trilly Donovan. Perez is a graduate transfer who entered the portal after Bob Huggins resigned from his post as head coach. He averaged 18.9 points, 4.5...
Tray Jackson still remembers the moment he realized his Seton Hall Pirates had an away game scheduled with the Michigan Wolverines. “My eyes lit up,” Jackson recalled Tuesday on the ‘Defend the Block’ podcast. “I knew that I had to have a good game.” Jackson,...
The college basketball world descending on the southeast over the last week as college coaches were on-hand to watch prospects at the Nike Peach Jam, Adidas 3SSB and Under Armour Association. All three events were only separated by a couple of hours’ drive as college...
The past three months have been a whirlwind for Olivier Nkamhoua, between his entry into the transfer portal and an extended dalliance with the NBA Draft process. Now, as the calendar flips to July, Nkamhoua is at last settling in — he arrived in Ann...
Summer classes begin in Ann Arbor this week, so summer workouts are officially underway. Newcomers have arrived and are on the court in the PDC with their new numbers and practice jerseys. The real season is over four months away, rosters aren’t set across the...
Michigan sophomore guard Kobe Bufkin was selected 15th in the 2023 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. Bufkin averaged 14 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game in a breakout sophomore season. Bufkin started his sophomore year slowly, but grew more comfortable as the...
Michigan freshman wing Jett Howard was selected 11th in the 2023 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic. Howard averaged 14.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2 assists per game in his lone season at Michigan. He got off to a terrific start in November and December,...
Michigan’s 2023-24 schedule had already been reported, but now it is official. Here’s the full non-conference slate: November 7th: UNC Asheville November 10th: Youngstown State November 13th: at St. John’s (Madison Square Garden) November 17th: Long Beach State November 22-24th: 2023 Battle 4 Atlantis (Bahamas) Michigan,...
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Michigan’s 2023-24 schedule hasn’t officially been announced, but all games and events have been reported — thanks in large part due to Rocco Miller’s quality work. The Wolverines are still waiting for the Battle 4 Atlantis bracket to be announced, but the non-conference slate should...
Just two years ago, Michigan ripped off an inspired run through March Madness, advancing to its fifth consecutive Sweet Sixteen. Yet that success feels ancient. After two tumultuous offseasons, the Wolverines enter the 2023-24 campaign boasting just one contributing player from that Sweet Sixteen team:...
Rutgers guard Paul Mulcahy entered the transfer portal today as a graduate transfer and Michigan is reportedly among the schools to be in contact. Adam Zagoria reported that Kentucky, Kansas State, Michigan and West Virginia were “some early schools to reach out” to the 6-foot-6...
It’s NBA Draft Combine week in Chicago, a pivotal week for Dusty May and...
NBA Draft Combine week is heating up in Chicago. Dusty May and his staff...
Michigan added a commitment from 6-foot-6 wing Patrick “Ricky” Liburd today, he announced on...