That 34.2% success rate with the man advantage? Let’s enjoy it while it lasts, because it’s likely to disappear come playoff time. But the power play has been so successful that Tomas Kopecky is scoring goals with the man advantage. The teams last night each scored one even-strength goal but the Wings […]
I don’t comment much on the Michigan Basketball or Hockey teams because I don’t get to catch their games very often. But with the basketball team doing this weird thing where they actually win Big Ten games late in the season I felt it was necessary to express my support for this newly-formed habit […]
At least not any more. It has been reported by Mark Snyder of the Free Press that Alex Legion wanted to “re-open” his recruitment.
On Monday, Michigan complied by releasing Legion from his national letter of intent.
“I just wanted to open my recruitment again,” said Legion, who played his senior season at Oak Hill (Va.) […]
Details have been coming out throughout the day. Here are some quick recaps.
Beilein signed the contract and is now officially onboard:
After agreeing to become the Michigan men’s basketball coach Monday night, John Beilein signed a multi-year contract today, the university confirmed.
He is expected to be officially announced as the new coach at a press […]
Nathan Fenno and Jim Carty report that several current Wolverine basketball players look forward to playing for John Beilein at Michigan:
Michigan players learned of Beilein’s hiring after a reporter’s phone calls while watching the Final Four championship game on television.
“I’m really excited. From everything I’ve heard, he’s a great coach,’’ freshman Reed Baker said. […]
Adrian Wojnarowski from Yahoo Sports wrote an article on January 12th that suggested Beilein’s offensive system would be ideal for the NBA.
Nobody gets more out of less, and nobody has coached better in college basketball over the past five years than WVU’s coach.
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The more everyone watches West Virginia, the more they ask themselves: What would […]
So says Jeff Goodman of Fox Sports:
West Virginia coach John Beilein is finally leaving Morgantown — for Michigan.
Beilein, 54, who is coming off an NIT title earlier this week, has accepted the Michigan job, according to sources close to the situation, and will be introduced at a Wednesday press conference.
Gary Parrish of CBS Sportsline is […]
So says Mark Snyder and Michael Rosenberg of the Detroit Free Press:
ATLANTA — West Virginia coach John Beilein has an offer from Michigan athletic director Bill Martin to become Michigan’s next men’s basketball coach, according to three people close to the situation.
He is expected to make a decision in the next 24 hours.
B-line prepares to […]
Via ESPN:
Southern Illinois coach Chris Lowery was tired of the coaching carousel, and he wanted to get off.
But he had to make sure the Salukis were willing to pay him market value.
That’s why he decided against pursuing further any situation in the Big Ten — such as the coaching vacancies at Iowa and Michigan — […]
Reports indicate that Bill Martin is conducting interviews this weekend with several candidates for the head coaching position for the men’s basketball team. Most reports indicate that Chris Lowery and John Beilein are candidates. Other names have been mentioned such as Kevin Stallings and Lon Kruger.
The sportswriters with the best handle on the […]
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