Stories by Everett Cook
Without Morgan, Michigan struggling to find consistency in post
- Todd Needle/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
The redshirt junior isn’t someone that racks up impressive offensive statistics, but his presence was missed immediately after he suffered a right-ankle sprain against Illinois on Jan. 27.
McGary, frontcourt beaten up in East Lansing
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
It had been coming for a couple weeks now, McGary outgrowing his role as the first Wolverine off the bench. He was the spark and the sixth man, a fan favorite, known for pumping up the student section as much as his actual play on the court. But he wasn’t ready, and neither was Michigan in a 75-52 loss on Tuesday night.
Everett Cook: The implications of a half-court heave
- Todd Needle/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
MADISON — There are desperation buzzer-beating shots, and then there are shots like the one Wisconsin guard Ben Brust hit on Saturday to tie the game at the end of regulation against No. 3 Michigan.
Michigan loses in overtime thriller to Wisconsin
- Todd Needle/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
MADISON — The game was destined to be played at a slow pace, not decided by a 40-foot desperation heave. It was Wisconsin after all, the team known for using the shot clock more than any other in the Big Ten, and it was the Kohl Center, where the referees are known for letting teams play.
Without Morgan, Michigan to face Northwestern
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
On Monday afternoon, their professor, Santiago Colas, walked into class and announced something new to his class, something he or anyone in Ann Arbor hasn’t been able to say in more than 20 years.
Behind Enemy Lines: Q&A with Northwestern's Bill Carmody
BY EVERETT COOK
The Northwestern basketball team that will walk into Crisler Center on Wednesday to take on No. 1 Michigan looks completely different than it did in October, and it’s all because of one player.
Robinson plays role of 'Big Dog' against Purdue
- Terra Molengraff/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
Glenn Robinson III got the ball on the wing, felt his man on one side then spun his body the other way. It took the freshman forward two dribbles to get to the edge of the key, where Purdue forward DJ Byrd tried to meet him.
But Byrd can only rise so high. Robinson can fly — Byrd cannot.
Burke highlighted in ‘The Journey’
- Patrick Barron/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
On a darkened court at the Crisler Center, Trey Burke dribbles a ball in and out of his legs, the lone source of movement on a court usually
Surrounded by darkness, Trey Burke dribbles a ball in and out of his legs on the court of the Crisler Center. As the sophomore point guard discusses his decision to forego the NBA Draft and return to Ann Arbor for his sophomore year, the camera pans over the darkened court.
Burke, at the center, is the lone source of movement.
The Statement
Avalon Housing: A place to call home
BY EVERETT COOK
There’s a regular-looking house on a regular corner of a regular Ann Arbor neighborhood that has been a symbol of growth for residents all over the city for the past 20 years. It’s nondescript — three stories, tan, flanked by a long porch — but the beauty of the house lies in this subtleness, because the lives of the tenants inside have been anything but subtle.
After first loss of the year, Wolverines to be challenged in Minnesota
- Alden Reiss/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
The challenge only gets tougher on Thursday night when the Wolverines (2-1 Big Ten, 16-1 overall) will take on Minnesota (3-1, 15-2), who freshman point guard Spike Albrecht calls, “freakishly athletic.” This game, not the one last Sunday, is the game that will end up defining the early stretch of Michigan’s season.
