Stories by Daniel Wasserman
Notebook: Michigan etches its start in history, wingmen turn in double-doubles
- Todd Needle/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
In the history of the Michigan basketball program, 13 teams have won the Big Ten Championship, four (including the vacated Fab Five teams) have reached the Final Four, while one has won the national championship.
Wolverines overcome slow start to torch Hawkeyes, 95-67
- Alden Reiss/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
After a slow start, the No. 2 Michigan basketball team spent most of the half with a 20-plus-point cushion, eventually winning, 95-67. The win extends the unbeaten streak for Michigan (2-0 Big Ten, 15-0 overall), which is off to its best start since the 1985-86 season.
Men’s Basketball
Michigan rolls past crosstown foe Eastern Michigan
- Tracy Ko/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
On a day that began with all of college basketball’s eyes watching as prized recruit Jabari Parker picked Duke over Michigan State, another green-and-white school from the mitten state was dealt a losing hand.
Michigan looks for another lopsided win against Binghamton on Tuesday
- Alden Reiss/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
The Michigan basketball team is a 38-point favorite over Binghamton in Tuesday night’s game. But that doesn’t necessarily equate to an easy week for the Wolverines.
Burke, Michigan look to avenge last year's loss to Arkansas
- Alden Reiss/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
When the Michigan basketball team traveled to Fayetteville, Ark. for a midseason tilt against the Razorbacks last season, it didn’t know what it was in for.
Michigan easily handles Western Michigan, 73-41
- Todd Needle/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
With a little more than three minutes left in the first half and the Maize Rage counting down the ticking seconds left on the shot clock, Trey Burke tried creating space for himself, going first to his left and then to his right.
Michigan welcomes N.C. State on banner-raising day
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
Michigan’s 2011-12 season will finally be put to rest on Tuesday night, when the Big Ten Championship banner will be raised to the Crisler Center rafters. After that, the Wolverines will face their biggest challenge of the season, when they welcome North Carolina State to Ann Arbor.
In wake of fathers, Hardaway and Robinson excel on NBA floor
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
NEW YORK — For their whole basketball careers, the rich pedigree that Tim Hardaway Jr. and Glenn Robinson III were born into have come with equally high expectations. And that was before they stepped into the bright lights that bear down on the Madison Square Garden court, where their dads once shined as NBA All-Stars.
Michigan to play for first NIT Season Tip-Off championship
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
NEW YORK — In the Michigan basketball team’s last Madison Square Garden preseason tournament appearance, the Wolverines pulled off a stunning upset of then-No. 4 UCLA in the 2008 2K Sports Classic.
Daniel Wasserman: How the alley-oop redefined Michigan’s expectations
- Alden Reiss/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
John Beilein is no stranger to watching his players loft a basketball from beyond the 3-point line. For much of his career, it’s been the bread and butter of his offense — something his teams practiced so often that he even developed a special ball to help players track the rotational spin of their shots.
