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Game 2: Houston Baptist at Michigan Preview
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Who: Michigan (1-0) vs. Houston Baptist (0-3)
Where: Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI
When: Friday, November 20th, 7 PM
TV: BigTenNetwork.com
Radio: MGoBlue, WTKA-AM (1050), Sirius Ch. 130
Houston Baptist is a member of the new Great West conference. You know, the one who’s...
First Look: Old Spice Classic
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The Old Spice Classic (bracket here) has quietly established itself as one of the premiere preseason tournaments in college basketball. It might not be as prestigious as the Madison Square Garden tournaments or as exotic as Maui, but it offers up some quality early season basketball...
Live: New Hampton vs. Bridgton
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What: New Hampton vs. Bridgton
Who: Michigan commitment Evan Smotrycz
Where: http://www.newhampton.org/tv
When: November 19th, 6 PM EST
The New Hampton School will be broadcasting New Hampton’s game versus Bridgton live over the internet tomorrow evening. New Hampton features...
Jay Bilas on Manny Harris
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I was among the many people who ripped Jay Bilas for his criticism of Manny Harris after the Purdue game last year. But Bilas had some kind words about Manny Harris in a Sports Illustrated column by Richard Deitsch while talking about his relationships with coaches and players and...
The Killer Instinct
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Note: Thanks to some free tickets, I had the chance to watch the MSU/Gonzaga game in person. Here are some thoughts on the Spartans and their closer than expected early season test.
Michigan State just knows how to close games. A text from a friend midway through the second half...
Manny Harris Named Co-Big Ten Player of the Week
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Both Manny Harris and Evan Turner posted an elusive triple double last week, and for their accomplishments get to split the Big Ten Player of the Week award. Here’s the Michigan press release:
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — After recording just the second triple-double in the history...
Weekend Roundup (11-16-09)
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Post Game Fluff
Freshman Darius Morris wants to assist the Wolverines now Angelique profiles Darius Morris
Michigan guard Manny Harris’ sister, Janelle, a key adviser Manny’s sister, Janelle, will be playing in Crisler Arena tonight
U-M freshman Morris not too young to make impact [...]
Game 1: Northern Michigan at Michigan Post Game
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Michigan 97, Northern Michigan 50. Box score.
BTN Highlights (with painful Jimmy King commentary) / Locker Room video / Beilein audio / Manny Harris audio / Matt Vogrich audio / ESPN highlights
While the game was never close, there were plenty of notable storylines. The most obvious...
Game 1: Northern Michigan at Michigan Preview
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Who: Michigan (0-0) vs. Northern Michigan (0-0)
Where: Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI
When: Saturday, November 14th, 7 PM
TV: BTN
Radio: MGoBlue, WTKA-AM (1050)
Opposition Blog: Inside NMU Athletics
And we’re off. Michigan welcomes Northern Michigan to Crisler Arena...
Friday Links: Preview Edition
9 days ago by
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Here’s reading material while I finish putting together the Northern Michigan preview.
KNOCK, KNOCK: Why the Michigan men’s basketball team is at the doorstep of the nation’s elite and how it got there
Michigan Daily season preview.
4-Sight: Darius Morris, the Cali...
Six Questions: 2009-2010
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As we near the regular season opener, here are six questions that appear to be relevant to Michigan’s performance this year. I’d love to hear some thoughts and answers in the comments as well as other questions you may have.
Are the freshmen guards the real deal?
Zack Novak,...
Michigan Adds Two Recruits in Early Signing Period
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It apparently took a while but Michigan has received a letter of intent from Tim Hardaway Jr. and Evan Smotrycz. For more on Michigan’s pair of signees, here are their commitment articles: Hardaway Jr., Smotrycz.
Here are the obligatory Beilein quotes:
“These are two multi...
Commit Diary: Evan Smotrycz
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Michigan commitment Evan Smotrycz signed his letter of intent today and has officially become a Wolverine. Evan has agreed to write a periodical diary here at UMHoops.com, keeping us up to date with information from his season at New Hampton. In his first post, Evan breaks down the...
Signing Day Links
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Today is the first day of the early signing period for the class of 2010. There are not expected to be any surprises as Evan Smotrycz and Tim Hardaway Jr. are both expected to sign. As has been reported for sometime, Trey Zeigler will not sign a letter of intent today, opting instead to wait [...]
Predicting the Big Ten All-Freshman Team
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As the college basketball world becomes increasingly focused on freshmen and finding the next Michael Beasley, Derrick Rose, or Kevin Durant, it’s only natural to take a look at the cream of the Big Ten’s incoming freshmen class.
That being said, there are always freshmen that...
Predicting the Big Ten All-Freshmen Team
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In a college basketball culture that has become obsessed with freshmen, potential, and finding the next super star, it’s only natural that all of the talk in the preseason revolves around these new stars. Potential is always seems to be shinier than production, how else could DeJuan...
State of the Blog: Year Three
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It’s finally basketball season once again. The most exciting Michigan basketball season in over a decade provided a breath of fresh air to a frustrated fan base and, luckily, drove many of you here.
I started this site in the middle of the tumultuous 2007-2008 season and I was worse...
Monday Links
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It’s here! College Basketball Prospectus 09-10
Buy, buy, buy.
Hoops is back … with a whimper
It’s opening day… but who cares? Seth Davis examines college basketball’s weak opening day
RTC Conference Primers: #1 – Big Ten
The Big Ten Geeks helped preview...
Off-season Rundown
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For those of you that haven’t been following the site over the summer (shame on you), here is a listing of some posts from this off-season that might be of interest. Feel free to mention other posts in the comments if you think I forgot something.
General
An Early Look: Big...
Game 0: Wayne State at Michigan Post Game
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Michigan 73, Wayne State 54. Box score.
It wasn’t always pretty but Michigan cruised to an easy 19 point win over Wayne State in their first and only exhibition game of the year.
Michigan rolled out a starting lineup of Darius Morris, Laval Lucas-Perry, Manny Harris, Zack Novak,...
Game 0: Wayne State at Michigan (Ex.)
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Who: Michigan (0-0) vs. Wayne State (0-0)
Where: Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI
When: Sunday, Feb 22nd, 5 PM ET
TV: BigTenNetwork.com for 2.99
Radio: MGoBlue, WTKA-AM (1050)
It’s not quite the real season but it’s a chance to finally see Michigan take on some live competition...
Friday Links
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Preview for tonight’s game will be up soon, here are a few links to hold you over
Pendleton Heights’ Dunham grows into role of prospect
Some fluff on 2012 guard Kellen Dunham
The Midwest’s Best Dunkers
I never thought I would see Zack Novak even mentioned on a list...
Winning Without Rebounds
17 days ago by
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It’s a consensus that Michigan struggled to rebound the ball last year. They played a 6-foot-8 center and a 6-foot-5 power forward so the results are not all that surprising.
On the season Michigan’s defensive rebounding percentage ranked 222nd in Division 1 while their offensive...
Recap: John Beilein on WTKA
17 days ago by
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John Beilein joined Sam Webb on WTKA’s Michigan Insider this morning to talk some hoops. You can catch the podcast here and here are a few highlights:
Still in an exploratory stage, looking for some consistency but noted that DeShawn Sims had a great week last week.
Manny Harris...
Late Night Links
18 days ago by
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Sorry for the light posting, I’m working on a couple of things that should be up this week. But for now, here are a few links.
Weekly Whispers: Another Indiana Visitor ($)
Jerry Meyer talks about Will Sheehey’s upcoming visit to Bloomington and mentions that Sheehey’...
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