Stories by Everett Cook
Ohio State hands Michigan its first loss after comeback bid falls short
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
COLUMBUS — A win would have made Michigan the No. 1 team in the country for the first time since 1992. But in its biggest game of the season, on its biggest stage, No. 2 Michigan was outmatched, outplayed and beat up for most of the contest in a 56-53 loss to No. 15 Ohio State on Sunday.
Men’s Basketball
Behind Enemy Lines: Q&A with Nebraska's Tim Miles
BY EVERETT COOK
Miles is the new man in charge of a Nebraska team that won just four conference games and finished dead last in the Big Ten last year, but he looked like a coach that was more than comfortable at Big Ten Media Day in Chicago.
Everett Cook: Michigan's first true test has yet to come
- Alden Reiss/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
NEW YORK — The telling game, the game that brings everybody back down to Earth and balances expectations, hasn’t happened yet. The game that was supposed to intimidate this young and inexperienced team and make them remember that college basketball is supposed to be a difficult transition hasn’t happened yet. There have been good games against decent teams, but the game that tests this No. 2 Michigan team hasn’t happened yet, and won’t probably won’t happen until January or February of 2013.
Michigan rolls Binghamton, 67-39
- Erin Kirkland/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
The act of indifference came with a little more than eight minutes left in the first half. The No. 3 Michigan basketball team was leading Binghamton 21-12, finally starting to pull away en route to a 67-39 victory.
Everett Cook: Beilein isn't holding out for the future
- Paul Sherman/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
Caris LeVert was destined to redshirt, too skinny and too raw to see regular minutes as a freshman. Michigan coach John Beilein said he wasn’t going to use LeVert in a game this season unless he absolutely needed to, wanting to preserve the forward’s redshirt eligibility.
Michigan holds off resilient Bradley, 74-66
- Paul Sherman/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
PEORIA, Ill. — Carver Arena, home to Bradley basketball, is built like a pit. The stands rise high above the players in almost every direction, a sea of red peering down on the court from the high-rising nosebleeds.
Michigan travels to Peoria to face Bradley in first true road game
BY EVERETT COOK
Over the last week, the No. 3 Michigan basketball team played two games in the famed Madison Square Garden, won its first-ever NIT Season Tip-Off and beat its first ranked opponent of the season. And all three of those games were on ESPN in front of a national audience.
Michigan beats N.C. State, 79-72, in Big Ten/ACC Challenge
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
Three minutes into No. 3 Michigan’s 79-72 win over No. 18 North Carolina State in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, it was quiet in the Crisler Center.
Caris LeVert, the last recruit, waits in the wings
- Alden Reiss/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
Last March, the Michigan basketball team was upset in the second round of the NCAA Tournament by Ohio, ending its season disappointingly early and killing some of the good vibes that came from a season that garnered the program’s first Big Ten title since 1986.
Michigan basketball position-by-position breakdown
- Todd Needle/Daily
BY EVERETT COOK
The Michigan men’s basketball team has one of its most talented squads in recent memory, which means there are roster options aplenty.
