Dustin Johnston The UM Hoops Mailbag is a collection of questions tweeted (@umhoops), e-mailed or sent via our Facebook page. Submit your questions and we’ll answer as many as we can. @joealexis: Isn’t Caris LeVert being overlooked for next season? I think that he has tremendous upside. @RyanParrill Chances Irvin doesn’t play more min than [...]
Dustin Johnston Since Michigan’s run to the NCAA national title game, there has been much speculation about what sort of effect it would have on the many high-profile high school recruits Michigan has been going after. Not surprisingly, John Beilein said he has heard good things from the recruits he’s talked to since Michigan arrived [...]
Dustin Johnston With almost 10 minutes of game time gone by in Michigan’s 61-56 win over Syracuse on Saturday night, the Orange had jumped out to a 14-9 lead and the Wolverines were searching for offense. Michigan’s usual scoring weapons — Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Nik Stauskas — simply weren’t getting it done. [...]
Tim Hardaway Jr., Trey Burke and Caris LeVert were all available to speak with media following Michigan’s 61-56 Final Fouor win over Syracuse. The players talked about facing the Orange’s vaunted zone, production from unexpected players and more. You can watch all three interviews using the embedded media players below. Hardaway and LeVert after the [...]
Dustin Johnston Four minutes into Michigan’s game against Michigan State, Branden Dawson’s elbow made a firm connection with Nik Stauskas’ face. Stauskas went down in the bloody heap and was escorted off the floor with a towel covering his blood soaked face. It was clear that Michigan would be without its best perimeter shooter for [...]
1) Michigan forces Derrick Nix into five first-half turnovers During Michigan’s first match-up with Michigan State in East Lansing, Derrick Nix was dominant. On Sunday at the Crisler Center, it was a completely different story. Michigan forced Nix into five turnovers in the first half and 0-for-4 shooting, setting the tone for a resounding defensive [...]
