Stories by Daniel Wasserman
McGary, Horford salvage slow start from Morgan and Michigan in win
- Todd Needle/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
CHICAGO — The Michigan men’s basketball team’s interior offense picked up right where it left off from last Sunday’s loss to Indiana. For the Wolverines, that spelled trouble.
Behind the Blog: Josh Bartelstein’s rise from walk-on to captain
- Terra Molengraff/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
March 10, Senior Day for the Michigan men’s basketball team, was Ann Arbor’s first taste of spring. As temperatures climbed into the mid 60s, locals ditched their winter coats in favor of short-sleeve shirts for the first time this year.
Michigan misses Big Ten Championship at the buzzer
- Terra Molengraff/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
With a Big Ten title literally hanging in the balance, a tip-in off the fingertips of redshirt junior forward Jordan Morgan rolled around the length of the rim before finally dropping out of the cylinder, leaving a previously undefeated home team heartbroken on senior night.
Behind a steady Burke, Michigan plays keepaway
- Teresa Mathew/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
Burke finished with 26 points, giving him 1,013 career points, and eight assists. But it’s another number that often draws a lot less attention and what makes Burke so important to his team: one.
LeVert, Albrecht play big roles in limited minutes
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
LeVert played 16 minutes, while Albrecht played just seven. Neither of the freshmen’s stat lines look exceptional in Sunday’s box score, but the pair made their presence felt on a day when several regular contributors struggled.
Beilein hopes week off will do wonders for Michigan
- Todd Needle/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
After a few days to get over the loss to the Spartans and prepare for Sunday’s win over Penn State, Michigan now finds itself at the beginning of a 20-day stretch with just four games before the regular-season finale at home against No. 1 Indiana.
Behind Enemy Lines: Penn State coach Pat Chambers
- Matt Serven/Daily Collegian
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
The Daily chatted with Penn State coach Pat Chambers in October at Big Ten media day, when the coach had just as many wins in conference play as he does now.
Michigan looks to get back on track against Penn State
- Alden Reiss/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
The fourth-ranked Wolverines, who are embroiled in a sense of negativity for the first time this season, have lost three of their past four games. In fact, the back-to-back losses against Wisconsin and Michigan State in the past week mark the first time Michigan has lost consecutive regular-season games since it lost six consecutive games in the middle of 2011.
Daniel Wasserman: Michigan needs toughness, not a t-shirt
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
On the corner of Harrison Road and Kalamazoo Street Tuesday, $10 could’ve bought you the state’s most talked about T-shirt. The “YOU OFF” shirts were actually priced at $15, but the street vendors selling them put up as much of a fight about holding to the listing price as Michigan put up against Michigan State at the Breslin Center across the street.
Michigan State hands Michigan worst loss since 2010
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
EAST LANSING — Flanked by Brady Hoke, Greg Mattison and Lloyd Carr, Zack Novak could do nothing but look on and shake his head from behind the visitor’s bench as chants of “overrated” rained down on the No. 4 Michigan basketball team.
