Michigan Basketball

Posted: Fri May 18 5:58 a.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Michigan hopes to find rest for Trey Burke next season, not opposed to starting freshmen

The more the 2011-12 season drug on, the more John Beilein tried to steal minutes for Trey Burke. Beilein tried to spell the Michigan basketball team's freshman point guard with senior Stu Douglass. He tried to give him a break with Carlton Brundidge and Eso Akunne. He tried to squeeze ...

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Posted: Thu May 17 7:22 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Michigan women's basketball adds three assistant coaches, director of operations

New Michigan women's basketball coach Kim Barnes Arico has found herself a coaching staff. The university announced the hiring of three assistant coaches and a director of operations on Thursday.

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Posted: Thu May 17 4:25 p.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter

Michigan basketball commit Derrick Walton is on the rise, according to one national recruiting site. Fellow 2013 pledge Zak Irvin, however, is not. Walton, a 6-foot, 175-pound point guard from Harper Woods Chandler Park Academy, was rated as the 48th-best player in Scout.com's most recent Top 100 for 2013 ranking. ...

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Posted: Thu May 17 4:16 p.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
John Beilein defends transfer policy, says attrition is 'probably here to stay'

It's been a rather intense offseason for John Beilein and the Michigan basketball program. Trey Burke almost left, three players opted to transfer and two more recruits have joined the ranks. Intense, no doubt. But strange? No, not really. "I think it's more like the way the business is right ...

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Posted: Thu May 17 2:46 p.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
John Beilein has no preference on protected B1G basketball rivalries, MSU included

Would a season featuring just one Michigan vs. Michigan State basketball game be a bad thing? If the Big Ten makes it so, then Michigan coach John Beilein says he'll be fine with it. "Either way, there's so many different elements in that scheduling," Beilein told reporters Thursday at the ...

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Posted: Wed May 16 5:37 p.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Michigan women's basketball coach Kim Barnes Arico has no roster turnover, keeps recruits

Personally, the past few weeks have been rather hectic for new Michigan women's basketball coach Kim Barnes Arico. Her office inside the William Davidson Player Development Center is filled with unpacked boxes and she's still in the process of moving her family to Ann Arbor, something that will have to ...

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Posted: Tue May 15 12:28 p.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Michigan athletics spent $111.8 million in 2011, had revenue of $122.7 million

According to a USA Today report, Michigan was one of the biggest spenders in America last year. In doing so, it had one of the highest total revenue numbers of any NCAA Division I public school.

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Posted: Tue May 15 5:59 a.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Versatile Nik Stauskas ready to do a bit of everything for Michigan

Nik Stauskas wasn't exactly terrified, but he was far from settled. Earlier this spring, when Michigan basketball point guard Trey Burke was pondering his future, Stauskas was suddenly faced with the prospect of adding even more to his plate next fall. The Canadian-born 2012 signee had played the lead guard ...

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Posted: Mon May 14 5:45 p.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
$500,000 curtain will improve Crisler Center atmosphere, Dave Brandon says

Add one more renovation to the Crisler Center experience. In an MGoBlue.com blog post Monday, Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon wrote that the department plans to invest $500,000 in a high-rising curtain that will hopefully provide a more "intimate" atmosphere for smaller women's basketball -- and gymnastics -- crowds in ...

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Posted: Mon May 14 2:08 p.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Michigan to host North Carolina State in 2012 ACC/Big Ten Challenge

The Michigan basketball program will be staying at home this season for the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. It'll also have its hands full. ESPN announced Monday that the Wolverines will play host to North Carolina State in the 14th annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The game will be played at the Crisler ...

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Posted: Fri May 11 6:22 p.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Michigan basketball gets commitment from 2012 Ohio SG Caris LeVert

The Michigan basketball program has the fifth member of its 2012 class in hand. Pickerington (Ohio) Central High School wing Caris LeVert officially offered his commitment to coach John Beilein and staff on Friday, Pickerington coach Jerry Francis told AnnArbor.com. "He's committed to Michigan," Francis said. "And he's just so ...

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Posted: Fri May 11 2 p.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Big Ten leads country in men's basketball attendance, Michigan ranks No. 34

For the 36th consecutive year, the Big Ten Conference ranked No. 1 nationally in total attendance. In 2011-12, the Big Ten welcomed 2,856,785 fans in more than 222 games, per a league release. Per an NCAA release, the Michigan basketball program ranked No. 34 in the country in total attendance ...

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