Michigan, coach John Beilein eager to measure progress
By David Goricki The Detroit News Comments Michigan coach John Beilein, giving instruction to freshman guard Nik Stauskas, won NIT Season Tip-Off tournament last week. (John T. Greilick/Detroit News)...
View ArticleKansas State (5-0) vs. (4) Michigan (4-0) (ET)
GAME NOTES: The NIT Season Tip-Off championship is up for grabs in Madison Square Garden on Friday, as the fourth-ranked Michigan Wolverines square off with the Kansas State Wildcats. John Beilein's...
View ArticleMichigan's Hardaway Jr. elevates his game and Wolverines
NEW YORK - It was only a midrange jumper from the wing. But to Tim Hardaway Jr. it was so much more, something new. His shot fell with 14:38 remaining in the game, a backbreaker, forcing a Kansas...
View ArticleKansas State falls to No. 4 Michigan in NIT, 71-57
Bill Kostroun - AP Photo Michigan's Max Bielfeldt, right, and Kansas State's Shane Southwell battle for control of the ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the...
View ArticleWildcats and Wolverines meet in NIT Season Tip-Off title tilt
The NIT Season Tip-Off championship is up for grabs in Madison Square Garden on Friday, as the fourth-ranked Michigan Wolverines square off with the Kansas State Wildcats. John Beilein's Wolverines...
View ArticleNo. 4 Michigan too much for Pitt in 67-62 loss
Pittsburgh had a top-five team reeling midway through the second half. The Panthers just couldn't put away the No. 4 team in the country. Lamar Patterson led the Panthers with 14 points, but the...
View ArticleU-M trounces Cleveland State to advance in NIT preseason tournament
By Rod Beard The Detroit News Comments Ann Arbor â With the setup of the NIT Preseason Tip-Off tournament, No. 5 Michigan wasn't guaranteed a spot in next week's semifinals in Madison Square Garden....
View ArticleNo. 3 Wolverines 79, No. 18 Wolfpack 72: Notes, quotes from Tuesday's win
AT CRISLER CENTER, ANN ARBOR WHAT HAPPENED: After controlling most of the contest, Michigan went cold at a tough time, going 6 minutes late in the game without a basket and watching N.C. State go on a...
View ArticleWolverines 79, Wolfpack 72: Notes, quotes from Tuesday's win
AT CRISLER CENTER, ANN ARBOR WHAT HAPPENED: After controlling most of the contest, Michigan went cold at a tough time, going 6 minutes late in the game without a basket and watching N.C. State go on a...
View ArticleHardaway scores 23, No. 4 Michigan beats K-State
Click photo to enlarge Michigan's Mitch McGary, right, drives the basket as he is guarded by Kansas State's Thomas Gipson during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship...
View ArticleMichigan basketball team showed grit against Pittsburgh
NEW YORK Through three games, the Michigan basketball team wasn't exactly sure what it had. The Wolverines had talented shooters and scorers and big men and depth. But no one knew how No. 4 U-M would...
View ArticleU-M steamrolls past Cleveland State to advance in NIT preseason tournament
By Rod Beard The Detroit News Comments Ann Arbor â With the setup of the NIT Preseason Tip-Off tournament, No. 5 Michigan wasn't guaranteed a spot in next week's semifinals in Madison Square Garden....
View ArticleHardaway, Burke, defensive effort help No. 4 Michigan hold off Pittsburgh
NEW YORK - Trey Burke scored 17 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 16 points and No. 4 Michigan shut down Pittsburgh defensively in the second half to reach the championship of the NIT Season Tipoff with a...
View ArticleHardaway, Burke help No. 4 Michigan hold off Pittsburgh
NEW YORK -- Trey Burke scored 17 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 16 points and No. 4 Michigan shut down Pittsburgh defensively in the second half to reach the championship of the NIT Season Tipoff with a...
View ArticleNo. 4 Michigan too much for Pittsburgh in NIT tipoff semifinal; Panthers...
NEW YORK — Pittsburgh had a top-five team reeling midway through the second half. The Panthers just couldn’t put away the No. 4 team in the country. Lamar Patterson led the Panthers with 14 points,...
View ArticleMichigan's early season home games provide a different challenge
Getting to host the NIT North Regional is a mixed bag for the Michigan basketball team. It helps playing in familiar surroundings and in front of a home crowd, even if its small like on Monday, but...
View ArticlePittsburgh battles Michigan in NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals
A pair of undefeated teams square off in New York's famed Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night, as the Pittsburgh Panthers do battle with the fourth-ranked Michigan Wolverines in the NIT Season...
View ArticleMichigan vs. Kansas State: Wolverines capture NIT Season Tipoff crown
NEW YORK — Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 23 points before he left late in the game after he was kneed in the head, and No. 4 Michigan beat Kansas State 71-57 on Friday night to win the NIT Season Tipoff....
View ArticleMichigan dusts off 1-3-1 defensive zone in win over Pittsburgh
NEW YORK John Beilein doesnt like to be known as a gimmick coach. And, as outside experts attribute him as a 1-3-1 defensive zone guru, the moniker is a way overblown. During the past few years at...
View ArticleDefense helps No. 4 Michigan get to NIT title game
Click photo to enlarge Michigan guard Tim Hardaway Jr., (10) grabs a rebound from Pittsburgh guard Cameron Wright (3) in the first half of their NCAA college basketball game in the NIT Season Tip-Off...
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