John Beilein met with the media this afternoon to discuss Michigan’s Wednesday night rematch against the Indiana Hoosiers. Beilein did provide an update on Jon Horford’s status, noting that the sophomore big man is still not cleared to practice full court. Watch Beilein’s press conference in the embedded media player below: Notes and quotes after [...]
It’s almost February and Selection Sunday is just 40 days away. As crazy as it seems, it’s time to start thinking about the NCAA tournament. Halfway through the Big Ten season, Michigan is in great position to not only make the tournament but to earn a high seed. As of now, most bracketologists have Michigan [...]
Photo: Dustin Johnston Halfway through Big Ten play last season, Michigan was 3-6 and the NCAA tournament was little more than an afterthought. Of course, the Wolverines finished conference play by winning six of their final nine games and ending up in the NCAA tournament. Halfway through this season, Michigan sits at 6-3, a game [...]
1. Lenzelle Smith scores 11 points off of eight offensive rebounds In the days leading up to Michigan’s matchup against Ohio State, most of the talk centered around how the Wolverines were going to stop big man Jared Sullinger, or perhaps William Buford and Deshaun Thomas. The Wolverines were effective in limiting Sullinger’s production, defending Ohio [...]
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Michigan coach John Beilein met for the weekly Big Ten teleconference this morning. During the call, he talked about Evan Smotrycz and Tim Hardaway Jr.’s struggles, and why he now refers to Ohio State as ‘Ohio’. (Photo: Jamie Owens) Here are notes and quotes from the call: Opening statement: “We had two tough road games, [...]
Big Ten Efficiency Margins – January 30th, 2012 Team W L Tempo Off. Eff. Def. Eff. Eff Margin Ohio State 7 2 67.7 1.11 0.83 0.28 Michigan State 6 2 63.6 1.15 0.96 0.19 Wisconsin 6 3 58.3 1.03 0.96 0.07 Michigan 6 3 59.6 1.04 1.01 0.03 Indiana 5 5 66.1 1.11 1.10 0.01 [...]
