Stories by Daniel Wasserman
Michigan hosts preseason-NIT regional with New York on its mind
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
Maybe in the realm of the regular season, Monday and Tuesday nights aren’t actually must-wins, but in order to travel to New York City later this month to play in the NIT Season-Tipoff, formerly the Preseason NIT, the Wolverines must beat IUPUI and then the winner of the Bowling Green-Cleveland State matchup.
Wolverines blow past Slippery Rock with strong second half
- Alden Reiss/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
The fans at Crisler Center — accustomed to cheering for The Rock at each home football game — didn’t boo the visiting team during its pregame introductions. Once play started, Michigan even let Slippery Rock take a lead into the first official timeout, when the The Rock led 9-8.
Burke ready to move past eventful offseason
- Alden Reiss/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
Trey Burke’s roller-coaster offseason began drawing headlines just weeks after the Michigan basketball team was knocked out of the NCAA Tournament.
Notebook: Spike, freshmen shine in debut, Burke's suspension over
- Alden Reiss/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
New Crisler Center. New uniforms. New point guard, at least temporarily. Entering Thursday night’s exhibition opener against lowly Division-II Northern Michigan, the focus easily could’ve centered on what was unveiled before the game’s tip-off.
Beilein, Matheny develop friendship over Cardinals
- Erin Kirkland/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
ROSEMONT, Ill. — In 1968, when John Beilein was living in upstate New York, he never would’ve predicted he’d one day be rooting for the Detroit Tigers in a World Series.
Notebook: Novak, Burke take home top awards, Christian comments on transfer
- Todd Needle/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
Senior guards Zack Novak and Stu Douglass built the Michigan men’s basketball program from the ground up, leaving as Big Ten champions. And after Tuesday’s team banquet, they’ll leave Ann Arbor with plenty of hardware, too.
Daniel Wasserman: Don’t hate, appreciate, Trey Burke
- Erin Kirkland/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
Take all the expectations you might’ve had regarding next year’s Michigan men’s basketball team and throw them as vigorously as you can at something hard, so they explode into a million little pieces.
Report: Burke to leave Michigan, enter NBA Draft
- Erin Kirkland/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
According to multiple reports, freshman point guard Trey Burke has decided to forgo the remainder of his basketball career at Michigan and will enter the upcoming NBA Draft.
A way-too-early look ahead to next season
- Alden Reiss/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
Had everything gone according to plan, senior guards Zack Novak and Stu Douglass and the rest of the Michigan men’s basketball team would be busy prepping for a Sweet 16 matchup with North Carolina.
Smotrycz's turnover the lasting image, but not the cause, of Michigan's loss
- Alden Reiss/Daily
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A three-point game. Under 10 seconds left. Sophomore forward Evan Smotrycz with the ball. A simple crossover — a transfer of the ball from his right hand to his left — attempting to free up space for himself.
