John Beilein, Nik Stauskas and Eso Akunne met with the media on Wednesday morning to discuss Michigan’s Big Ten opener at Northwestern (Thursday, 7 p.m.). Beilein focused on the difficulty of guarding Northwestern’s offense while Stauskas made several bold statements about his three point shooting ability and how it stacks up nationally. Beilein provided a [...]
Michigan’s three-year captain, Zack Novak, has moved onto the next stage of his life after graduation but he hasn’t given up his dream of play basketball professionally. Rod Beard of the Detroit News, caught up with Novak to discuss update his attempts of finding a solid landing spot in Europe: “I got a call at [...]
At the Watercooler: 2012-13 ‘Avengers’ team Myron Medcalf picks Trey Burke on his 2013 ‘Avengers’ team along with Nerlens Noel, Cody Zeller, Doug McDermott and Peyton Siva. Michigan basketball walk-on carries on after mom dies of cancer at age 48 Michael Rothstein on Eso Akunne’s relationship with his late mother. Ranking the Big Ten/ACC Challenge [...]
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Eso Akunne will be sidelined for the next six to eight weeks following foot surgery. Here’s the athletic department release: ANN ARBOR, Mich. – University of Michigan men’s basketball head coach John Beilein announced today (Thursday, Jan. 26) that junior guard Eso Akunne (Ann Arbor, Mich./Gabriel Richard HS) will miss 6-to-8 weeks following surgery on his left foot. “We all feel [...]
As Michigan prepares to begin conference play, here are player-by-player observations and grades based on Michigan’s first 12 games. Tim Hardaway Jr. Grade: B+ This grading scale is far from scientific and accounts for the weight of expectations. Hardaway is Michigan’s leading scorer and has been more efficient than a year ago while using a [...]
Eso Akunne and Jordan Morgan met with the media after Michigan’s 76-66 win over Iowa State. Find what Akunne and Morgan had to say about their performances in the embedded media players below. Jordan Morgan after the jump. See also: Burke, Hardaway and McLimans.
