Michigan Wolverines NCAA Basketball News

The 15th-ranked Michigan Wolverines kick off their 2009-10 campaign tonight with a bout against the Northern Michigan Wildcats at Crisler Arena.

The Michigan basketball team has two men's basketball recruits in the fold. Forward Evan Smotrycz from the New Hampton Prep school in New Hampton, N.H., and wing Tim Hardaway Jr.

Junior guard Manny Harris, left, and senior forward DeShawn Sims are the foundation of the Wolverines' rebuilding project.

University of Michigan men's basketball coach John Beilein announced today the signing of 6-5 forward Tim Hardaway Jr.

Senior forward DeShawn Sims of the University of Michigan men's basketball team was selected as a candidate for the 2009-10 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award.

For two weeks, Michigan coach John Beilein has handled Manny Harris gingerly. From the moment Harris injured his hamstring, Beilein was overly cautious, only gradually allowing the intensity to rise.

Manny Harris scored 25 points and Zack Novak had 15 to lead No. 15 Michigan to a 73-54 victory over Wayne State on Friday night in an exhibition game.

John Beilein's phone started with one text message Tuesday night from hisA brother, traveling through Syracuse, N.Y. on his way to Albany telling the Michigan basketball coach merely "It's close." His old school, Division II Le Moyne , was playing No.

For years, former St. John's coach Fran Fraschilla coached against John Beilein as he moved up the ladder from Canisus to Richmond to West Virginia.

David Merritt was not your average West Bloomfield High School ballplayer. He averaged 25 points per game, contributing to the team's advancement to the State Championship Finals each year he was a member of the varsity squad.

Among the interesting stories from Michigan's first few weeks of basketball practice is the emergence of freshman Matt Vogrich and senior Anthony Wright.

Michigan State and Michigan find themselves among five Big Ten teams ranked in the preseason ESPN/USA Today Top 25 college basketball coaches' poll, released Wednesday.

The Big Ten Conference announced its 2009-10 basketball preseason honors at the conference media day today , with University of Michigan junior guard Manny Harris being selected to the five-member men's All-Big Ten preseason squad.

Michigan basketball coach John Beilein is seeing what he wants. Beilein said earlier this week he was watching video of a practice and a Michigan sophomore was clearly disappointed with a freshman teammate.

Michigan junior guard Manny Harris was named to the Big Ten's media preseason All-Big Ten team released Thursday in Chicago.

DeShawn Sims had just finished up his freshman season at Michigan when he heard the news that John Beilein had been hired to replace Tommy Amaker.

Among those watching Michigan's open basketball practice early Saturday afternoon was Mike Gansey, who starred for coach John Beilein at West Virginia.

Similar to the way John Beilein's teams like to chuck up 3-pointers and see the scoreboard do some fast math, let's do some quick Wolverines addition to figure out how Beilein's third year in Ann Arbor might turn out.

Ann Arbor -- Last spring, the Michigan men's basketball team returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 11 years.

The Delaware State experience is over , but the Michigan football team isn't done playing FCS schools.