Men's Basketball
Friday's game a result of Final Four Meeting
By: Chris Meszaros
The Final Four isn’t usually the place where you would find a mid-major cupcake team to schedule.
But that was exactly the case for Michigan coach John Beilein.
Nicole Auerbach: Finally, Harris and Sims bring some some star-powered leadership
- Ariel Bond/Daily
By: Nicole Auerbach
Leadership is often one of the easiest aspects to see within an organization, but one of the hardest to define.
Vocal leaders, like last year’s Michigan men’s basketball team captains C.J. Lee and David Merritt, are very noticeable. You constantly heard them chattering on the court, and you saw the way they interacted with younger teammates on the bench.
Notebook: Frontcourt plays bigger than advertised as season begins
By: Gjon Juncaj
In big-time men’s college basketball, there are few tangible benefits in playing sub-Division I teams. The opponent is often overmatched. Crowd attendance is seldom high. Worse yet, the typically easy victories are not counted in the RPI rankings, which in March help determine seeding in the NCAA Tournament.
Freshman Vogrich Finds Stroke
By: Joe Stapleton
Since the early stages of his recruitment, all Michigan fans heard about Matt Vogrich was that the kid had one of the smoothest jump shots in the Midwest. On Saturday, Vogrich showed it.
Harris' triple-double highlights Michigan men's basketball season-opening win
- Ariel Bond/Daily
By: Nicole Auerbach
A triple-double is arguably the rarest of feats for a Michigan basketball player. For 22 years, Gary Grant was the founder, president and lone member of the club. Make room for Manny Harris.
Basketball LiveBlog: Season opener versus Northern Michigan
By: Gjon Juncaj
Please follow the link for all of the Michigan Daily's live coverage of the Michigan men's basketball team's season opener versus the Northern Michigan Wildcats.
https://www.michigandaily.com/content/liveblog-michigan-mens-hoops-seaso...
Michigan's point-guard battles slowly shaping themselves up
By: Gjon Juncaj
Now in his third season coaching the Michigan men’s basketball team, John Beilein started each year by addressing a problem.
Two years ago, it was transitioning a woefully inexperienced team from a motion offense to a perimeter-shooting attack.
Last year, it was convincing players they could compete in the Big Ten under a system that many thought didn’t match the roster’s makeup.
4-Sight: Darius Morris, the Cali kid
By: Joe Stapleton
When talking to people who know Darius Morris’ game best, one thing keeps coming up.
It’s not that he can jump out of the gym, though he can throw down with the best (just YouTube “Darius Morris dunk”).
It’s not that he’s quicker than everyone else, though his speed is at times mind-boggling.
KNOCK, KNOCK: Why the Michigan men's basketball team is at the doorstep of the nation's elite and how it got there
- Max Collins/Daily
By: Nicole Auerbach
It’s easy to let your guard down when talking to John Beilein. It’s easy to trust Beilein when he sits you down and tells you he’s turning around a program. That confidence — and the comfort — in Beilein’s words is one of the oft-overlooked parts of his magic.
Biggest foes in the Big Ten: Previewing the top six teams in the conference
By: Gjon Juncaj and Chris Meszaros
An in-depth look at the other conference teams vying with Michigan for the Big Ten title.
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