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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...