If you follow college hoops, it’s pretty obvious that the University of Michigan owns the state. But on Thursday night, the Wolverines have a golden opportunity to move one step closer to owning the nation when they square off against Texas A&M with the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament on the line. Is owning … Read more
The the first two rounds of the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament are officially in the books and the University of Michigan, despite playing poorly in each of their first two games, has found their way into the Sweet 16. On Thursday night at 7:35 p.m. EST, the No. 3 Wolverines will square off against … Read more
Winning the Big Ten Tournament certainly has its perks. The trophy and banners are always nice to have, but their ranking/seeding heading into the Big Dance could be much more useful. Despite winning it all last year, Michigan only received a 7-seed in the tourney, this year should be different. The AP Poll released today … Read more
On Sunday, the Michigan Wolverines defeated Purdue handily to claim the Big Ten Tournament Championship for the second-straight year. As the tournament played out, especially after Michigan beat Michigan State in the semifinals, Wolverines’ head coach John Beilein started to get plenty of attention nationally for being one of the best coaches in college basketball. … Read more
The Big Ten Tournament begins this week and there will be a few teams in the latest AP Poll vying for the trophy, and more importantly the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In what many have considered being a down year for the Big Ten they still have a couple teams ranked in the … Read more
So, does this mean that the Michigan Wolverines are the true 2013 National Champions? The NCAA officially confirmed today that the University of Louisville must vacate its 2013 National Championship, denying the school’s appeal the original decision last June that penalized them for “arranging striptease dances and sex acts for prospects, student-athletes and others.” Louisville men's … Read more
Is there a better way to spend Senior Day than beating one of your principle rivals? The Michigan Wolverines did just that on Sunday afternoon at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes by a 74-62 final on the back of a 17-point performance from Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman and avenged their 71-62 loss to … Read more
Positive movement for both in state schools in the latest college basketball AP poll. Michigan State creeps a little bit closer to the top, moving up one spot from number five to number four. Michigan basketball had slightly more movement this week going from number 24 to 20. What may come as a surprise to some, … Read more
Its been over a week since the two in-state rivals met at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. It was a game that saw the underdog Michigan Wolverines upset the Michigan State Spartans, 82-72. This win would propel the Wolverines into the Top 25 for the first time all year and MSU, who came into that week … Read more
It’s been over a week and fans are still talking about John Beilein and the Michigan Wolverines stunning victory over the Michigan State Spartans in East Lansing. Embed from Getty Images Now, video of Beilein firing up his players in the locker room at halftime has found its way to social media and we are … Read more
The Michigan Wolverines defeated the Maryland Terrapins 68-67 in a thrilling college basketball game yesterday on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Throughout the game, FOX Sports had Michigan head coach John Beilein mic’d up. It’s always interesting as a fan to wonder what goes through a coach’s head and what types of things a coach … Read more
John Beilein is in his 11th season as the University of Michigan basketball coach. Beilein inherited a Michigan basketball team that was in its final year of scholarship reduction due to the Ed Martin scandal with former Wolverines players. Embed from Getty Images It’s been almost 22 years since the infamous scandal involving former Michigan booster … Read more
We’ve all seen clips of fans hitting half-court shots to win cash prizes, but how about a full-court putt? The feat was accomplished on Tuesday night at Eastern Michigan University, where student Jake Lackey nailed a full-court putt to win a cool $10,000! Drive for show, putt for dough… 💰 Check this out! @LackeyJake nails this … Read more
Anyone who followed college basketball down the stretch last March should remember Michigan as one of the more feel-good stories in the sport. The Wolverines were firmly on the bubble at season’s end before rattling off four straight wins to win the conference tournament, eventually towards an appearance in the Sweet 16 as a 7-seed. … Read more
Last year’s Michigan Wolverines were one of the surprise teams in college basketball, upsetting No. 13 Purdue and No. 24 Wisconsin on their way to winning the Big Ten Tournament, and followed that up with three of the most entertaining games of the 2017 NCAA Tournament, highlighted by a 92-91 win over Oklahoma State in … Read more
When University of Michigan basketball big man Moritz Wagner made the announcement that he was considering entering the NBA Draft, Michigan fans were rightfully nervous. However, fans of the Wolverines can now relax as Wagner has announced he will return to the maize and blue for his junior season. MOE IS BACK! @SKORNACKI dives in with @moritz_weasley » … Read more
