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Podcast: B1G beginnings: Week 1 takes, Week 2 previews

Without many quality games in the results column, Dylan and Brendan look at six teams with notable challenges coming up this week: Michigan State, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Purdue and Michigan. They break down the opener, big questions that remain and what we’ll learn from this...

Five Key Plays: Michigan 88, Eastern Michigan 83

Michigan received a tougher test than anticipated on Friday night against Eastern Michigan before prevailing with an 88-83 win. The Wolverines and Eagles went back and forth in a high-scoring affair that featured headlining performances from Emoni Bates and Hunter Dickinson. The performance left plenty...

Jaelin Llewellyn’s late-game escape is a reminder that Michigan needs more

After 39 minutes of theater, the nervous energy that permeated Little Caesars Arena Friday night had finally subsided. Michigan, following a prolonged scare, had pulled away from upset-minded Eastern Michigan, and Jaelin Llewellyn stood at the free-throw line to cement the inevitable.  It’s appropriate that...

Game 2: Michigan vs. Eastern Michigan Recap

The thing about early-season basketball is that you just don’t know. You don’t know what you’ve got, and you don’t know what you’re facing. It makes the results as exciting as they are terrifying for anyone with skin in the game. It’s how teams lose...

Video: Juwan Howard, Hunter Dickinson and Terrance Williams II talk win over Eastern Michigan

Juwan Howard was joined by Hunter Dickinson and Terrance Williams II on the podium after Michigan’s narrow win over Eastern Michigan.

Photo Gallery: Michigan 88, Eastern Michigan 83

Video: Stan Heath, Noah Farrakhan talk loss to Michigan

Stan Heath and Noah Farrakhan met with the media after Michigan’s comeback win over Eastern Michigan on Friday night in Detroit.

Game 2: Michigan vs. Eastern Michigan Open Thread

It’s a late-night tip in Detroit tonight for Michigan and Eastern Michigan. Read the preview and join the conversation on our message board before, during and after tonight’s action.

Game 2: Michigan vs. Eastern Michigan Preview

Michigan faces Eastern Michigan tonight (9 p.m., ESPNU) at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The Eagles knocked off Division II Wayne State in their season opener on Monday, but all eyes will be on 6-foot-9 sophomore Emoni Bates tonight. Bates didn’t play in the opener,...

Podcast: Friday Previews! MSU-Gonzaga, Wisconsin-Stanford & Michigan-EMU

Brendan and Dylan preview some of the notable Friday night neutral court games in the Big Ten, including Gonzaga vs. Michigan State, Wisconsin vs. Stanford and Michigan vs. Eastern Michigan. Listen to “Friday Previews! MSU-Gonzaga, Wisconsin-Stanford & Michigan-EMU” on Spreaker. The podcast is available just...

Video: Juwan Howard talks Emoni Bates, Eastern Michigan

Juwan Howard met with the media this afternoon to preview Michigan’s game against Eastern Michigan on Friday night in Detroit.

Michigan announces signing of Papa Kante and George Washington III

Michigan announced Thursday morning that it has received National Letters of Intent from class of 2023 prospects Papa Kante and George Washington III. Here’s the full release: University of Michigan David and Meredith Kaplan Men’s Basketball Head Coach Juwan Howard announced Thursday (Nov. 10) the...

Subscriber Ask Me Anything: November 9th, 2022

It’s time for our monthly subscriber ‘Ask Me Anything’ and it’s a perfect time to get involved because we have real live basketball to analyze. Any member can ask a question, all you have to do is log in to the message board and add...

Five takeaways from Michigan’s season opener

Michigan opened the year with a win and covered the spread on Monday night in a comfortable but never outwardly dominant victory over Purdue Fort Wayne. The Wolverines took control of the game early with a 20-0 run, but allowed the Mastodons to hang around...

Defense shows tangible growth on opening night

It seemed like deja vu. To start its game against Michigan, Purdue Fort Wayne found back-to-back corner threes from guard Deonte Billups to take an early lead. On the next possession, Billups cranked another three from up top, this time missing. He was firing at...