Before the season, the Daily sat down with Pitino at Big Ten Media Day to discuss his rapid rise in the coaching world, lessons he’s learned along the way and where he thinks Minnesota can be better in the coming years.
After finishing the regular season with six straight double-digit point tallies, Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman has peaked at the right time, and is ready to play an integral part of the Wolverines’ next tournament run.
The Wolverines enter the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 8 seed, and while many believe Michigan to be in the field of 68, a win or two will certainly lock it in for having its name announced on Selection Sunday.
The senior guard was announced as a member of the 2016-17 second team All-Big Ten, averaging 14.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game through the regular season.
The Daily sat down with Purdue’s Isaac Haas at Big Ten Media Day in October to talk about what it’s like being 7-foot-2, his transition from Alabama to Indiana, and what he has in common with Shaquille O’Neal.
The Wolverines have too much experience, talent and endurance to keep on fumbling late-game situations.
What may have been dubbed the “Miracle in Minnesota” wasn’t to be, as the Golden Gophers outscored the Wolverines 11-6 in overtime to pull out the 83-78 win.
Zak Irvin broke out of his four-game slump with what might have been his best all-around performance of the conference season.
Michigan will be familiar with the matchups it will face against the Badgers, but it may fall short in knowing how to handle its recent success.
The Wolverines prevented Indiana from finding any sort of rhythm on offense, forcing the Hoosiers to commit 15 turnovers in their 75-63 win.