The local and national media will convene in Chicago today for the Big Ten’s annual media day. Michigan will be represented by head coach John Beilein, Tim Hardaway Jr., Zack Novak and Stu Douglass. You can catch John Beilein (and every other Big Ten coach)...
After shutting things down for the last two weeks, Mitch McGary is almost ready to announce his decision. The 6-foot-10 big man from Brewster Academy will decide between Florida, Duke and Michigan next week, according to his most recent blog at ESPN.com. I’m planning to...
Jaren Sina is a 6-foot-2, 175 pound guard out of Gill St. Bernard’s School in Gladstone, NJ. He recently decommitted from Alabama and now garners offers from several Big East, ACC and Big Ten schools. Michigan has also recently gotten into the recruiting process, and Sina...
Jon Horford was the number eight man in Michigan’s rotation last season and played fewer than seven minutes per game. Despite his limited playing time, the sophomore big man is regarded as the most likely breakout player on Michigan’s roster. Horford has the bloodlines –...
Video: Michigan’s Zack Novak can kick it Goodman stops by Michigan’s practice and Novak heads to the Big House to kick field goals (watch the video here if above link doesn’t work). Goodman was also impressed with Michigan point guard Trey Burke: “Watched Michigan practice....
The differences between Michigan and Tennessee were striking as both teams ran onto the floor at Time Warner Cable Arena for their round of 32 NCAA tournament game last March. The Vols were markedly bigger and stronger at almost every position. As Michigan struggled with...
Our fourth and final Position-by-Position piece focuses on the conference’s diverse collection of combo forwards. Whether they play inside-out or outside-in, combination forwards with size and skill have become a mainstay in modern college basketball. Some of the league’s most talented players are in this...
Michigan is ranked 18th in the USA Today/ESPN College Basketball Preseason Top 25 Coaches Poll which was released this afternoon. Michigan is the one of three Big Ten teams ranked in the top 25, coming in behind Ohio State (3) and Wisconsin (14). Michigan State...
Photo: Michigan Stadium Aerials Horford has high hopes for new season Chantel Jennings on Horford, his added weight, quest for more playing time and more at Wolverine Nation. MICHIGAN BASKETBALL PLAYER DEVELOPMENT CENTER *updated as of 10/15/2011* Fresh pictures of the Player Development Center at...
John Beilein addressed the media before practice this afternoon and discussed everything from what he’s seen out of the freshmen to his expectations for this year’s squad, noting that Michigan’s goal should always be to win a championship. Here’s video of what the Beilein had...
Zack Novak, Stu Douglass and Tim Hardaway Jr. met with the media this afternoon to discuss their first official week back in the gym with the team. You can find the Douglass and Hardaway videos after the jump.
Bob Baptist from the Columbus Dispatch joined us for the next installment in our Around the Big Ten preview series featuring question and answer posts with various journalists and bloggers covering Big Ten schools. (Previously: Penn State, Minnesota) 1. Jared Sullinger, Will Buford and Aaron...
MPG PPG RPG APG ORtg Usage eFG% 3PFG% DR% OR% A Rate TO Rate FT Rate 30.4 7.1 3 1.7 97.3 14.8 51.9 35.8 10 2 10.9 17 5.5 Stu Douglass is the most polarizing player to discuss on the Michigan basketball team. Common perception...
Next up in our positional Big Ten previews, which will feature guards, wings, combo forwards and bigs, we have the wing guards and forwards. The wing group is highlighted by Ohio State senior William Buford, Michigan sophomore Tim Hardaway Jr. as well as a pair of...
The next feature in our Around the Big Ten preview series of Q&As, Jonathan Foster from FromTheBarn stops by to discuss Minnesota’s team this season. Previously: Penn State The Gophers lost 10 of their final 11 games last season despite a promising non-conference start. What are...
German big man Malick Kordel is enrolled at Michigan and listed in the online...
The talent in Michigan’s four-man transfer portal class is undeniable. Yaxel Lendeborg could have...
Dusty May and his staff were in attendance at the NBPA Top 100 Camp...
Morez Johnson Jr. was named one of 18 finalists at the USA Basketball U19...