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Podcast: Michigan Basketball Season Preview

The Pin Down is back for another season! The new year starts on Monday and this pod has everything you need to get ready for the 2022-23 season. Dylan and Eric dive into the Michigan roster position group by position group, focusing on guards, wings...

2022-23 Player Power Rankings: No. 3 Jett Howard

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,...

George Washington III chose Michigan for expected role, future

Every athlete wants to be an impact player, but that’s a distinction earned through hard work and production. It’s hard to promise success to a recruit, but coaches can lay out how a player will fit in their system. For four-star guard George Washington III,...

Five Key Plays: Michigan 88, Ferris State 75

With limited time between Michigan’s lone exhibition game and its home opener, we’re going with a bit of a Five Key Plays/Five Takeaways mashup. Here’s a look at five key sequences, players or moments with video to fill in the gaps for those who missed...

Exhibition: Ferris State at Michigan Recap

We finally got a sneak peek of Michigan’s 2022-23 roster, and early impressions are that it was worth the wait. The story on dress rehearsal night wasn’t All-American big man Hunter Dickinson or graduate transfer guard Jaelin Llewellyn. Instead, it was the wing duo of...

Photo Gallery: Michigan 88, Ferris State 75

Video: Juwan Howard, Jett Howard and Kobe Bufkin talk exhibition win

Juwan Howard, Jett Howard and Kobe Bufkin met with the media after Michigan’s exhibition win over Ferris State.

Exhibition: Ferris State at Michigan Open Thread

Michigan hosts Ferris State tonight in its only exhibition tilt of the season. Pony up the $10 for BTN-Plus and join the discussion on the message board for tonight’s preview.

Podcast: The state of Big Ten hoops; projecting head coaches’ futures

College basketball is just three days away! Dylan and Brendan discuss the state of the Big Ten and why the conference has struggled to turn good regular seasons into great postseasons. Then they switch over to the end of the bench and discuss the likelihood...

2022-23 Player Power Rankings: No. 4 Terrance Williams II

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,...

What to watch for: Michigan vs. Ferris State

Michigan hosts Ferris State tonight (7:00 pm, BTN-Plus) for its lone tune-up game before Monday’s season opener. The Bulldogs are coming off of a GLIAC Championship and are amidst a terrific run with six NCAA Division II Tournament appearances in the last eight years. They...

2022-23 Player Power Rankings: No. 5 Kobe Bufkin

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,...

2022-23 Player Power Rankings: No. 6 Dug McDaniel

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,...

2022-23 Player Power Rankings: No. 7 Joey Baker

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,...

Four-star guard George Washington III commits to Michigan

For the second time in two weeks, Juwan Howard has landed a class of 2023 commitment. Four-star shooting guard George Washington III announced his commitment to the Wolverines, joining four-star big man Papa Kante in the class. Washington is a 6-foot-2 shooting guard, ranked 76th...