Once again, Michigan wins a game with its defense — this time in the NCAA Tournament.
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 - 6:56pm
The pain of last year's loss doesn't motivate Moritz Wagner. He came back to school because he loves college basketball.
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 - 3:54pm
The Daily reached out to the Montana Kaimin, the University of Montana’s student newspaper, to get the lowdown on the Grizzlies.
Sunday, March 11, 2018 - 8:32pm
After a week-long respite following its Big Ten Tournament championship, the Michigan men’s basketball team finally has its NCAA Tournament path.
The 3rd-seeded Wolverines will face No. 14 seed Montana on Thursday afternoon in Wichita, Kan. Michigan will be in the West Region, with Xavier and North Carolina as the two higher-seeded teams, respectively.
Wednesday, March 7, 2018 - 9:39pm
Asked about where he thinks Michigan deserves to be seeded, fifth-year senior forward Duncan Robinson instead summoned a different sport — with a much smaller ball — for comparison.
“There’s a week left, so there’s a lot of moving pieces still,” Robinson said after winning the Big Ten Tournament on Sunday evening. “But we’re in the clubhouse, I guess you could say.”
And if the No. 7 Michigan men’s basketball team is comfortably perched in the clubhouse, it is waiting anxiously as the rest of college hoops makes the turn down the back nine.
Tuesday, March 6, 2018 - 6:08pm
After winning four games in four days, the red-hot Wolverines will go at least 10 days before playing next.
Sunday, March 4, 2018 - 9:37pm
Big Ten Champion hats perched on their heads, music blaring, a group of Michigan players trot off the confetti-littered podium, toward the locker room, singing “Empire State of Mind” by Jay-Z at the top of their lungs.
Water bottles fly through the visitors’ locker room — dousing the Michigan players, coaches and staff — as Michigan coach John Beilein turns his congratulatory speech into a team-wide dance circle.
Saturday, March 3, 2018 - 7:34pm
Zavier Simpson isn't just a vastly improved basketball player, he's the alpha dog running the show.
Friday, March 2, 2018 - 5:51pm
Moritz Wagner avenged his first game against Nebraska with Friday's performance.
Thursday, March 1, 2018 - 5:07pm
NEW YORK CITY, NY. — There was nothing normal about it.
Not all three captains notching two fouls early in the first half.
Not senior guard Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman and junior center Moritz Wagner both fouling out.
Not the suddenly dormant 3-point shooting — 3-for-19 on the day.
Not the late blown lead — up six with a minute to go.
In the end, though, the result was.