http://www.umhoops.com Michigan Basketball News, Recruiting, and Analysis Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:10:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Basics Who: Illinois (16-8, 5-6 B10) at No. 25 Michigan (18-7, 8-4 B10) Where: Crisler Center (Ann Arbor, MI) When: 1:00 p.m. ET, Sunday, February 12th, 2012 TV: CBS / Live Stream Radio: MGoBlue, 950AM, 1050AM, Sirius 91, XM 91 More: Beilein Video / Burke & Novak Video / Gasaway Q&A / Inside the Play [...]]]> http://www.umhoops.com/2012/02/11/game-26-illinois-at-michigan-preview/ Pick to Click is sponsored by Moe Sport Shops. Eligible Players: All Michigan players are eligible for this game. Submissions are due by tip off (1:00 p.m. Sunday). Rules live here. Standings and game-by-game results live here.]]> http://www.umhoops.com/2012/02/11/pick-to-click-illinois-at-michigan/ Michigan head coach John Beilein met with the media this afternoon to discuss Michigan’s upcoming matchup against Illinois at the Crisler Center at 1 p.m on Sunday. Here’s video of Beilein, followed by notes and quotes after the jump: Opening statement: “It was good to get that ‘W’ at Nebraska. It was even greater to [...]]]> http://www.umhoops.com/2012/02/10/video-notes-and-quotes-john-beilein-previews-illinois/ Trey Burke and Zack Novak met with the media this afternoon to discuss Sunday’s upcoming match-up with Illinois. Watch their comments in the embedded media players below: Novak after the jump. ]]> http://www.umhoops.com/2012/02/10/video-trey-burke-and-zack-novak-look-ahead-to-illinois/ Jordan Morgan has developed more in the last two years than many expected throughout his career. He’s transformed his body and developed into an effective player around the basket but he’s not an individual offensive threat. Michigan isn’t going to throw the ball to him on the block six or seven times per game and [...]]]> http://www.umhoops.com/2012/02/10/inside-the-play-manufacturing-offense-for-jordan-morgan/ Those of you that have been around for a while will remember John Gasaway as the Big Ten Wonk while those of you that haven’t are certainly familiar with his work at Basketball Prospectus and ESPN Insider. We figured there wasn’t a better time to pick Gasaway’s brain than the Friday before Michigan’s first match-up [...]]]> http://www.umhoops.com/2012/02/10/qa-john-gasaway-talks-michigan-illinois-more/ 1. Novak and Douglass spark 9-2 run to start the game Coming into this game, Michigan didn’t know much about Nebraska. The Wolverines hadn’t played in Lincoln since 1964 and really had no idea what to expect from the Cornhuskers beyond what they saw on film. The best way to settle those early questions was [...]]]> http://www.umhoops.com/2012/02/09/five-key-plays-michigan-at-nebraska/ Photo: Patrick Radigan College Basketball In mid-January, Michigan opened an eight game stretch that featured six road games with a deflating loss in Iowa City. The Wolverines lacked focus and looked lifeless as they were slapped around by Iowa and whispers about their road woes grew louder. Just under a month later, Michigan demonstrated its [...]]]> http://www.umhoops.com/2012/02/09/game-25-michigan-at-nebraska-recap/ John Beilein met with the media following Michigan’s 62-46 win over Nebraska. Here’s video of Beilein’s post-game press conference with notes and quotes after the jump. Opening statement: “I think the game was a lot about our defense today. We have a couple of young men out there, two seniors Stu Douglass and Zack Novak, [...]]]> http://www.umhoops.com/2012/02/08/video-notes-quotes-john-beilein-after-michigans-62-46-win-at-nebraska/ Matt Vogrich, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Zack Novak met with the media after Michigan’s 16 point road win over Nebraska. Watch the video clips in the embedded media players below: Novak and Vogrich after the jump. Videos by Patrick Radigan of CornFedSports.com.]]> http://www.umhoops.com/2012/02/08/video-tim-hardaway-jr-matt-vogrich-and-zack-novak-after-win-at-nebraska/