Trent Montemayor took our inquiry for help to heart and volunteered to construct and maintain a running database of Big Ten Recruiting Rankings. The idea is borrowed from MGoBlog, who maintains a similar list for football classes. There will likely be some tweaks in future iterations but...
Several of our friends, rivals and companions in the Michigan sports realm have announced major staffing moves over the last month and now we want to take the opportunity to announce a move of our own. Kevin Raftery will be joining the team as a...
2012 Michigan recruiting target Mitch McGary was invited to play in the Boost Mobile Elite 24 event in Venice Beach this weekend and made headlines but shattering the backboard with a dunk during warmups. Here’s footage of McGary’s dunk: McGary will begin taking visits next...
Mitch McGary’s upcoming visits are set, per Dave Telep: Michigan official 9/3; Kentucky unofficial 9/5; North Carolina official 9/7; Duke official 9/8. McGary shared his thoughts on each school left on his list with Scout.com ($). Glenn Robinson III and Nick Stauskas both saw their...
From Michigan Basketball on Facebook Michigan lands an important local recruit in bold Derrick Walton Jr. “Coach Bacari said it a lot — that he wanted a lot of guys from the Detroit area, so I guess I was his main target and it was...
In what we hope to make an annual feature on the blog, here’s an early look at some of the Big Ten players that could have breakout performances during the upcoming season. These are generally players that had limited roles in the offense due to...
We’ve posted several scouting and highlight videos of 2012 Michigan commitment Glenn Robinson III this summer, but here’s some additional footage from both the NY2LA Summer Jam and Invitational compiled by the Midwest Ballers. Previously: Video: Glenn Robinson III Summer Highlights Video: Glenn Robinson III...
Borrowing an idea from our friends at Inside the Hall, here’s an early look at five major storylines affecting the Michigan backcourt for this upcoming season. How does Trey Burke perform as a true freshman point guard – In all but the rarest circumstances, freshmen...
Above: John Beilein on ESPN U with Andy Katz, Kevin Stallings and Andy Kennedy U-M’s Beilein talks money, Big Ten, Darius Morris and more Beilein chats with the Free Press 8/12/11 –Bartelstein Blog: Summer Days Going Fast, the Rookies and the League Bartelstein bloggin’ Catching...
From @MichiganPrepStars: What are the chances of Michigan landing Mitch McGary and/or Gary Harris if at all? Michigan has a shot at McGary. The Wolverines have already landed an unofficial visit, made McGary’s top six and have developed a strong relationship with the SYF Players...
Baylor’s basketball program is currently in the middle of the foreign trip to Canada this summer and the Bears faced off against a Canadian youth squad that featured 2012 Michigan commitment Nik Stauskas. Baylor won the game easily, 104-78, but Stauskas put together a solid...
More from Foster Specialty Floors ESPN announced the locations for the upcoming season of College GameDay this morning. The basketball edition of the show will make eight stops on the road, one of which will take Jay Bilas, Digger Phelps, Hubert Davis and Bob Knight...
John Beilein and his staff have made their presence felt in the state of Indiana after landing commitments from Glenn Robinson III, Zak Irvin and Austin Hatch within the last year. Beilein has made a conscious effort to focus on the state, which seems to always produce...
Dave Telep is reporting that 2012 big man Mitch McGary has narrowed his list to just six schools: Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, Michigan, Duke and Kentucky. Here’s McGary on his choices: “I stayed low in July but I talked to coaches on Facebook and stuff...
The Detroit News posted a great question and answer feature with the Michigan basketball coaches. The range of subjects spans last season, next season, recruiting philosophies and just about everything in between. Times and television assignments for the 2011 Big Ten/ACC Challenge were announced yesterday...
Michigan added a surprise commitment from Danish big man Marcus Moller Engelhardt on Tuesday afternoon....
Morez Johnson Jr. and Oscar Goodman both had productive tournaments at the 2025 FIBA...
Michigan sophomore big man Morez Johnson Jr. has put together several impressive performances at...
Michigan added a commitment from 7-foot-3 center Marcus Moller today, as first reported by...
Michigan redshirt freshman Oscar Goodman’s New Zealand squad is 3-1 at the FIBA U19...