Michigan Men's Basketball

January 26, 2009

Beilein notches 500th win

BY ALEX PROSPERI

As time wound down during the Michigan men's basketball team's 68-59 victory over Northwestern on Saturday, fifth-year senior C.J. Lee saw Wolverine coach John Beilein shaking hands with his assistant coaches.

January 25, 2009

: Said Alsalah / Daily

Andy Reid: For 'M' to find success, Harris needs to step out of his slump

BY ANDY REID

John Beilein says he’s not bothered by it. Manny Harris says he’s not getting frustrated. In fact, the whole Michigan men’s basketball team doesn’t seem to be paying it any attention.

January 25, 2009

: Said Alsalah / Daily

Wolverines snap three-game losing streak

BY RUTH LINCOLN

When his team finally hit a string of 3-pointers after its recent cold shooting slump, Michigan men's basketball coach John Beilein felt thankful — and a little liberated.
“This is like being freed from bondage, are you kidding me?” Beilein said with a laugh after the Wolverines’ 68-59 win over Northwestern on Saturday at Crisler Arena.

January 24, 2009

Blue snaps three-game losing streak with win over Wildcats

BY RUTH LINCOLN

The Michigan men’s basketball team may have calmed its recent shooting slump.
In last night’s 68-59 win over Northwestern, the Wolverines (4-4 Big Ten, 14-6 overall) shot 42.3 percent overall including 9-for-27 from behind the arc.
The small spark was a stark contrast to the three straight games Michigan had shot below 40 percent.

January 22, 2009

: Clif Reeder/Daily

Sims will be key for Michigan to establish post presence

BY JASON KOHLER

Before the Michigan men's basketball team's game against Ohio State last Saturday, junior forward DeShawn Sims hung a hand-written sign over his nameplate in the locker room.
It read, "I.M. Work."
After hitting just 4-of-13 shots for 10 points in his team's 65-58 loss to the Buckeyes, Sims tore the sign off the locker in frustration.

January 21, 2009

20 years later: Hughes a whistle away from fame

BY ALEX PROSPERI

The name Rumeal Robinson is synonymous with the 1989 Michigan men's basketball NCAA Championship.
The All-American point guard hit two free throws in overtime to take down Seton Hall 80-79 in the title game, giving Michigan its first and only title since it began play in 1909.

January 21, 2009

Ruth Lincoln: Close to the bottom

BY RUTH LINCOLN

STATE COLLEGE — Last month, Michigan men’s basketball coach John Beilein wasn’t quick to jump to conclusions.
In his postgame press conference following the Wolverines’ upset over then-No. 4 Duke, Beilein called this season a “rollercoaster,” saying his young team would encounter both ups and downs this season.

January 20, 2009

Shooting slump worsens for Wolverines in third straight loss

BY ALEX PROSPERI

STATE COLLEGE — In the midst of a decade's worth of mediocrity, the Michigan basketball team has recently seen some of the program's highest highs in a long time.
Somehow, it seems only fitting that the Wolverines' lowest point so far this year took place in a valley.

January 19, 2009

Ruth Lincoln: Believe it or not, Blue's biggest test is in Happy Valley

BY RUTH LINCOLN

If you thought wins over UCLA and Duke were statement games, you haven’t seen anything yet.
The Michigan men’s basketball team’s biggest moment so far this season won’t happen inside storied Madison Square Garden or amid hundreds of students rushing the Crisler Arena court.
The Bryce Jordan Center in State College will do just fine.

January 19, 2009

: Clif Reeder/Daily

Michigan basketball falls to archrival in front of 1989 team

BY ALEX PROSPERI

A night of celebration ended in utter disappointment at Crisler Arena on Saturday.
While wearing blue replica jerseys to honor the 1989 National Championship team, the Michigan men's basketball team suffered a gut-wrenching 65-58 loss to Ohio State. The defeat dropped Michigan from the Top 25 in both national polls.

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