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2025-26 Player Power Rankings: Aday Mara

Over the last few years, we’ve borrowed an idea from Adam Jardy of the Columbus Dispatch to roll out our season preview player profiles in a power-ranking format. We’ll preview every player on the roster, ranking them by an arbitrary combination of ability, importance, and...

Report Card: Oakland at Michigan

Welcome to Report Card, a new UM Hoops+ feature that grades Michigan’s performance after every game. The goal is simple: turn every box score into a deeper story. We’ll track consistent metrics — shot quality, shot-making, on/off impact — and pair them with film-driven insights...

Film Room: Michigan’s offensive clinic vs. Oakland and what to expect from Wake Forest

Welcome to Film Room with Joe Jackson, our in-depth video series breaking down Michigan’s offense, defense, and upcoming opponents. Each week, Joe takes you inside the film to show what’s working — and what still needs work — for the Wolverines. You can find more...

Five takeaways from Michigan’s season-opening 121-78 win over Oakland

Monday night’s season opener for the No. 7 Michigan men’s basketball team was one for the record books. The Wolverines set a program record with 69 first-half points and tied the most made 3-pointers in program history with 19. Against Oakland, a strong mid-major team...

‘Junkyard dog’ Morez Johnson Jr. dominates in efficient debut

Michigan coach Dusty May was anything but brief when describing Morez Johnson Jr. after his debut. “He’s such a hard worker and he’s so accountable,” May said postgame. “I can get on him for a mistake that maybe wasn’t his sole responsibility, because he’s so...

Game 1: Oakland at Michigan Recap

After months of hype and anticipation, Michigan opened the season with fireworks. The Wolverines set a program record for first-half points (69) and rolled Oakland by a 121-78 final score, even with deep reserves and walk-ons playing out the final eight minutes. Nobody knows up...

Video: Dusty May, Michigan players recap season-opening win

Dusty May, Trey McKenney, Will Tschetter and Aday Mara were among Michigan’s representatives in post-game media after a blowout win in the opener.

Photo Gallery: Michigan 121, Oakland 78

At the Buzzer: Michigan 121, Oakland 78

Rapid reaction to Michigan’s (1-0) 121 – 78 win over Oakland (0-1). The Moment  In complete desperation, Oakland guard Brody Robinson wanted to heave one up from the right wing. Just ahead of the first-half under-12 timeout, the Golden Grizzlies were already down 30-10. The...

Game 1: Oakland at Michigan Open Thread

Michigan basketball is back! The Wolverines tip off at 8:30 p.m. tonight (FS1) against Oakland at the Crisler Center. Read the game preview and our state of the blog update, and then get ready for the action. The discussion starts on our message board before,...

State of the Blog: A New Era for UM Hoops

A new Michigan basketball season tips off tonight — and with it, the next chapter for UM Hoops. We’ve grown together, built something rare in college hoops media, and now it’s time to take it even further. We are incredibly excited about our coverage this...

Game 1: Oakland at Michigan Preview

Michigan opens the 2025-26 season tonight against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (8:30 p.m., FS1) on a banner night in Ann Arbor. It’s the official celebration of Dusty May’s first Michigan team, hoisting a Big Ten Tournament banner into the Crisler Center rafters, but also the...

2025-26 Player Power Rankings: Morez Johnson Jr.

Over the last few years, we’ve borrowed an idea from Adam Jardy of the Columbus Dispatch to roll out our season preview player profiles in a power-ranking format. We’ll preview every player on the roster while ranking them by some arbitrary combination of ability, importance,...

Coaches ‘bullish’ on Trey McKenney ahead of highly-anticipated debut

Michigan freshman guard Trey McKenney’s unofficial debut left much to be desired. His coaches don’t expect that to be the case when the regular season tips off Monday night. McKenney went 0-for-7 against Cincinnati in the exhibition game. It was his “welcome to the league”...

Video: Mike Boynton Jr., Aday Mara and Yaxel Lendeborg preview season opener

Mike Boynton, Aday Mara and Yaxel Lendeborg met with reporters on Friday afternoon to preview Michigan’s Monday night opener against Oakland.