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Game 2: Houston Baptist at Michigan Preview
Basics Who : Michigan (1-0) vs. Houston Baptist (0-3) Where : Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI When : Friday, November 20th, 7 PM TV : BigTenNetwork.com Radio : MGoBlue , WTKA-AM (1050), Sirius Ch. 130 Houston Baptist is a member of the new Great West conference. You ...
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First Look: Old Spice Classic
The Old Spice Classic ( bracket here ) has quietly established itself as one of the premiere preseason tournaments in college basketball. It might not be as prestigious as the Madison Square Garden tournaments or as exotic as Maui, but it offers up some quality early season basketball. This ...
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Live: New Hampton vs. Bridgton
Basics What : New Hampton vs. Bridgton Who : Michigan commitment Evan Smotrycz Where : http://www.newhampton.org/tv When : November 19th, 6 PM EST The New Hampton School will be broadcasting New Hampton’s game versus Bridgton live over the internet tomorrow evening. New ...
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Jay Bilas on Manny Harris
I was among the many people who ripped Jay Bilas for his criticism of Manny Harris after the Purdue game last year. But Bilas had some kind words about Manny Harris in a Sports Illustrated column by Richard Deitsch while talking about his relationships with coaches and players and how it ...
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The Killer Instinct
Note : Thanks to some free tickets, I had the chance to watch the MSU/Gonzaga game in person. Here are some thoughts on the Spartans and their closer than expected early season test. Michigan State just knows how to close games. A text from a friend midway through the second half put ...
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Manny Harris Named Co-Big Ten Player of the Week
Both Manny Harris and Evan Turner posted an elusive triple double last week, and for their accomplishments get to split the Big Ten Player of the Week award. Here’s the Michigan press release: ANN ARBOR, Mich. — After recording just the second triple-double in the history of the ...
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Weekend Roundup (11-16-09)
Post Game Fluff Freshman Darius Morris wants to assist the Wolverines now Angelique profiles Darius Morris Michigan guard Manny Harris’ sister, Janelle, a key adviser Manny’s sister, Janelle, will be playing in Crisler Arena tonight U-M freshman Morris not too young to ...
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Game 1: Northern Michigan at Michigan Post Game
Michigan 97, Northern Michigan 50. Box score . BTN Highlights (with painful Jimmy King commentary) / Locker Room video / Beilein audio / Manny Harris audio / Matt Vogrich audio / ESPN highlights While the game was never close, there were plenty of notable storylines. The most obvious ...
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Game 1: Northern Michigan at Michigan Preview
Basics Who : Michigan (0-0) vs. Northern Michigan (0-0) Where : Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI When : Saturday, November 14th, 7 PM TV : BTN Radio : MGoBlue , WTKA-AM (1050) Opposition Blog: Inside NMU Athletics And we’re off. Michigan welcomes Northern ...
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Friday Links: Preview Edition
Here’s reading material while I finish putting together the Northern Michigan preview. KNOCK, KNOCK: Why the Michigan men’s basketball team is at the doorstep of the nation’s elite and how it got there Michigan Daily season preview. 4-Sight: Darius Morris, the Cali ...
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Six Questions: 2009-2010
Six Questions: 2009-2010
umhoops.com — On the eve of the regular season opener, here are six questions that appear to be relevant to Michigan’s performance this year. I’d love to hear some thoughts and answers in the comments as well as other questions you may have. Are the ... (more) Six Questions: 2009-2010
Michigan Adds Two Recruits in Early Signing Period
It apparently took a while but Michigan has received a letter of intent from Tim Hardaway Jr. and Evan Smotrycz. For more on Michigan’s pair of signees, here are their commitment articles: Hardaway Jr. , Smotrycz . Here are the obligatory Beilein quotes: “These are two ...
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Commit Diary: Evan Smotrycz
Commit Diary: Evan Smotrycz
umhoops.com — Michigan commitment Evan Smotrycz signed his letter of intent today and has officially become a Wolverine. Evan has agreed to write a periodical diary here at UMHoops.com, keeping us up to date with information from his season at New Hampton. In ... (more) Commit Diary: Evan Smotrycz
Signing Day Links
A young Kevin Garnett from the SI Vault Today is the first day of the early signing period for the class of 2010. There are not expected to be any surprises as Evan Smotrycz and Tim Hardaway Jr. are both expected to sign. As has been reported for sometime, Trey Zeigler will not sign a letter ...
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Predicting the Big Ten All-Freshman Team
As the college basketball world becomes increasingly focused on freshmen and finding the next Michael Beasley, Derrick Rose, or Kevin Durant, it’s only natural to take a look at the cream of the Big Ten’s incoming freshmen class. That being said, there are always freshmen that will be impact ...
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Predicting the Big Ten All-Freshmen Team
As the college basketball world becomes increasingly focused on freshmen and finding the next Michael Beasley, Derrick Rose, or Kevin Durant, it’s only natural to take a look at the cream of the Big Ten’s incoming freshmen class. That being said, there are always freshmen that will be impact ...
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State of the Blog: Year Three
State of the Blog: Year Three
umhoops.com — It’s finally basketball season once again. The most exciting Michigan basketball season in over a decade provided a breath of fresh air to a frustrated fan base and, luckily, drove many of you here. I started this site in the middle of the ... (more) State of the Blog: Year Three
Monday Links
It’s here! College Basketball Prospectus 09-10 Buy, buy, buy. Hoops is back … with a whimper It’s opening day… but who cares? Seth Davis examines college basketball’s weak opening day RTC Conference Primers: #1 – Big Ten The Big Ten Geeks helped preview the ...
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Off-season Rundown
For those of you that haven’t been following the site over the summer (shame on you), here is a listing of some posts from this off-season that might be of interest. Feel free to mention other posts in the comments if you think I forgot something. General An Early Look: Big Ten ...
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Game 0: Wayne State at Michigan Post Game
umhoops.com — It wasn’t always pretty but Michigan cruised to an easy 19 point win over Wayne State in their first and only exhibition game of the year. Michigan rolled out a starting lineup of Darius Morris, Laval Lucas-Perry, Manny Harris, Zack Novak, and ... (more) Game 0: Wayne State at Michigan Post Game
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