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,...
Papa Kante took two visits to Ann Arbor — the first in early June and the second just last weekend, overlapping with the Michigan-Penn State football game. And while the initial visit imprinted a strong first impression, the second visit sealed the deal. Thursday evening,...
Juwan Howard added his first commitment of the 2023 class today when four-star big man Papa Kante announced his pledge to Michigan. Kante is a 6-foot-10, 215 big man who checks in as a four-star prospect ranked 108th nationally according to the 247 Sports Composite....
Comparing the past two iterations of the Michigan basketball team, you’re almost certain to find a laundry list of differences. The personnel, the schedule, even the way it ran the offense changed significantly. But one drastic difference perhaps stands out the most: whereas it ranked...
Four-star big man Papa Kante has been the top big man on Michigan’s recruiting board for almost the entire class of 2023 cycle. The Wolverines hosted Kante for an official visit in June and have been pushing for a commitment ever since. While his original...
KenPom’s predictions are out which means it’s time to make over/under predictions for all 14 Big Ten teams. Dylan and Brendan go through the league top to bottom and predict whether each team will hit or miss its KenPom predicted win total. Listen to “Over/Unders!...
Joey Baker was supposed to be a star. As a four-star recruit out of high school, Baker reclassified to join Duke’s 2018 recruiting class alongside elite talents in Zion Williamson, Cam Reddish and RJ Barrett. But unlike those three, he never realized his full potential....
Michigan is ranked 22nd in the Associated Press Top 25 Preseason Poll that was released this morning. A year ago, the Wolverines entered the season ranked 6th in the Associated Press Preseason Poll before falling out of the poll a month into the season. The...
When asked about his goals for the upcoming season, Dug McDaniel didn’t hesitate. “The personal goal is to make myself known,” McDaniel, a freshman, said. “People are going to doubt me, but just making myself a presence and letting them know that I’m here. I’m...
Picking up a basketball recruit is usually a cut and dry process. A player chats with coaches, they visit the campus and, if they like the pitch, they commit. It’s an easy path walked by hundreds of recruits each year, and the most red tape...
Michigan opened the doors to the Crisler Center for the first time this season to introduce the 2022-23 Wolverines. Juwan Howard, his assistant coaches and his players all met with the media during the afternoon before opening the doors to a snippet of practice. It...
By now, Juwan Howard is well-accustomed to transfer point guards. Long gone are the days of backcourt stability with Zavier Simpson, a luxury that Howard enjoyed in Year 1 of his tenure and one he still cites frequently. Rather, for the third consecutive season, Michigan...
Here’s a first look at the 2022-23 Michigan Wolverines at the Media Day Open Practice.
Juwan Howard opened the doors to practice for around 45 minutes on Friday afternoon after holding court for Media Day in the Crisler Center. The Wolverines ran through some ball handling and transition drills before working through ball screen reads during the portion of practice...
Here’s Hunter Dickinson, Youssef Khayat, Jaelin Llewellyn and Jett Howard at Michigan Media Day 2022.
The 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup tipped off today in Switzerland, and both Michigan...
Dusty May was interviewed by “SearchSZN” Twitter burner account Curry Hicks Sage in an...
Michigan will open the 2025 Players Era Festival with games against San Diego State...
Michigan sophomore big man Morez Johnson Jr. has put together several impressive performances at...
Michigan redshirt freshman Oscar Goodman’s New Zealand squad is 3-1 at the FIBA U19...