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The Michigan Wolverines basketball team made history Tuesday night at the Players Era Championship in Las Vegas, dismantling the No. 21 Auburn Tigers 102-72 in a performance that turned heads across the nation. Ranked No. 7 entering the matchup, the Wolverines delivered their most dominant outing of the Dusty May era — and their most […]

Some of the top men’s college basketball teams have been tested against top 25 teams on a regular basis already, while others are still fluffing their record with easy wins against small programs. Because of that, opinions are all over the board on how teams rank against their peers. So, here is ClutchPoints’ top 25 […]

The Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball team stayed undefeated (2-0) on Wednesday, narrowly squeaking out a hard-fought 85-84 overtime win over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. After the game, Michigan head coach Dusty May chalked the gritty win up to three major factors. “We played with a lot of heart, toughness and togetherness,” May said after […]

The Michigan basketball Wolverines do not seemingly have a particularly grueling non-conference schedule, but they were certainly pushed to their limits versus Wake Forest on Tuesday night. Dusty May’s guys squandered a 13-point halftime lead and found themselves trailing 77-70 with less than five minutes remaining in regulation. The Big Ten squad trudged through the […]

The 2025-26 men’s college basketball season officially tips off on Monday, Nov. 3. Anticipation is high after a thrilling March Madness tournament last season. Plus, NIL and the transfer portal bring a whole new twist to the college basketball landscape. Elite players are playing on new teams, both after transferring and because the freshman class […]

Dusty May was successful in his first season as head coach of the Michigan Wolverines, giving the team a solid run in the NCAA Tournament. However, he believes there is a lot of work for his players and the coaching staff to do going into the 2025-26 college basketball season. May began his stint with […]

A college basketball head coach getting their first players to the NBA is always a special moment. This was no different when it came to Michigan head coach Dusty May and his first stars in Alijah Martin and Vladislav Goldin. Martin and Goldin became May’s first players in his head coaching career to reach those […]

It wasn’t long ago when Dusty May was earning his stripes as one of the youngest head coaches in college basketball. Fast forward to 2025, the Michigan head coach’s expectations changed forever following his Final Four run with the Florida Atlantic Owls in 2023. May’s coaching adventure began in the late 1990s when he served […]

The Michigan-Ohio State rivalry will have a new meaning for the Wolverines in the 2025-2026 college basketball season. Over a decade after he last stepped onto the hardwood at the Crisler Center, former Michigan basketball star Trey Burke will get his wish and see his jersey raised into the rafters. The Michigan basketball team announced […]

The Michigan basketball team picked up its first commitment in the 2026 recruiting class on Tuesday as four-star power forward Quinn Costello announced that he will play for the Wolverines. Michigan State, Purdue and North Carolina were all recruiting Costello hard, but Michigan head coach Dusty May was able to secure the commitment. He has […]

The Michigan basketball team has a loaded non-conference slate lined up for the upcoming season, and it will begin before the regular season even begins. The Wolverines announced on Tuesday that they will be heading to the Big Apple to take on Rick Pitino and St. John’s in an exhibition game at Madison Square Garden […]

The Brooklyn Nets showed some promising glimpses for a franchise in transition during Las Vegas Summer League action, yet there were obvious growing pains. Among the young players navigating this developmental stage, rookie Danny Wolf stands out not just for his potential but for his realistic understanding of the challenges that lie ahead. However, one […]

It’s safe to say that NCAA basketball is still the best way to carve a path towards the NBA. While more and more international players are getting drafted from their respective professional leagues, building your stock through college basketball is still a great way to become NBA ready. Here are the 10 colleges that have […]

News broke a couple of months ago that Dusty May and the Michigan basketball team were finalizing a home-and-home series with Villanova, and we now know that the Wolverines will be hosting the Wildcats during the 2025-26 season. According to a report from Jon Rothstein, Michigan and Villanova will meet at the Crisler Center in […]

Every Michigan basketball fan remembers where they were on the eve of March 29th, 2013 when the Wolverines faced No. 1 seed Kansas in the Sweet 16. Michigan’s run seemed to be over when the Jayhawks led by double digits late in the second half, but a heroic run capped off by a late miracle […]

While the Heat’s Summer League was focused around Kasparas Jakucionis, the team’s first-round pick from the latest NBA Draft, there were some other notable performances, one mainly from center Vladislav Goldin, who has connections to South Florida. With the Heat using the offseason to prepare for the upcoming season, it’s also a time to develop […]

The Michigan basketball team finished with just eight wins during the 2023-24 season, but it found a way to win the Big Ten Tournament and make the Sweet 16 this past season. It was the first year for head coach Dusty May, and his work in the transfer portal is what made the Wolverines so […]

The Michigan basketball team seems to have hit the jackpot with their recent coaching hire Dusty May had an outstanding first year with the program. He took Michigan from an eight-win season to winning the Big Ten Tournament and making a run to the Sweet 16. No one saw that good of a season coming, […]

Dusty May is the new head coach of the Michigan basketball team, and so far, it looks like the Wolverines nailed the hire. May led Michigan to a Big Ten Tournament title and Sweet 16 berth in his first season, and after what happened under Juwan Howard the year prior, it was an incredibly impressive […]

Former Michigan basketball star Isaiah Livers is getting another chance in the NBA as he has signed a two-way contract with the Phoenix Suns. Livers was a second-round NBA Draft pick back in 2021, and he spent the first three years of his career in his home state with the Detroit Pistons. He was on […]

The Michigan basketball team got better on Tuesday as the Wolverines landed a very intriguing prospect from overseas. Center Marcus Moller currently stands at 7’3″, and he is coming to the United States to play for head coach Dusty May and Michigan. May has done an outstanding job in the recruiting world since coming to […]

The Miami Heat got busy when the 2025 NBA Draft ended, making a solid addition with center Vladislav Goldin. Miami signed Goldin to a two-way contract on Thursday night, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. They made the deal less than an hour after the second round of the draft concluded. He joins the franchise after a […]

One of the best players on last year’s Michigan basketball team was big man Danny Wolf, and he is gaining momentum as the 2025 NBA Draft nears. Wolf is an incredibly attractive NBA Draft prospect because of his size, athleticism and shooting ability. Wolf was a seven-foot point guard at time for Michigan as he […]

It seemed like Dusty May and the Michigan basketball team’s offseason couldn’t get any better, but now it’s looking like it might. German standout Malick Kordel has received attention from Michigan, Butler, BYU, Iowa, Villanova and Xavier, and he is now enrolled at the University of Michigan. There has been no official announcement made yet […]

Dusty May just finished up his first season as the head coach of the Michigan basketball team, and it was a good one. He led the Wolverines to a Big Ten Tournament title and Sweet 16 berth. Now, May is getting ready for year two, and he has brought in some huge transfer portal additions. […]

The Michigan basketball team recently learned that it will indeed have Yaxel Lendeborg for the 2025-26 season. Lendeborg was the best player in the college basketball transfer portal, and he committed to the Wolverines. However, he only recently signed with the program as he was testing the NBA Draft process. Now, he will officially wear […]

It’s been a while since Yaxel Lendeborg announced his commitment to the Michigan basketball program, but Wolverines fans never got their hopes up too high. Lendeborg committed, but there was a chance that he never actually played at Michigan. He was testing the NBA Draft process, and last week, Lendeborg announced that he will play […]

The Michigan basketball team is going to have an exciting non-conference slate this season. The Wolverines recently set up a matchup with Duke in February in Washington D.C., and now Michigan is finalizing a home-and-home series with Villanova. The two teams will meet up in Ann Arbor next season with a return game at Villanova […]

Yaxel Lendeborg is joining the Michigan basketball team after all. The UAB transfer committed to the Wolverines earlier this offseason, but he was still testing out the NBA Draft process. There was a chance that he would never suit up for the Maize and Blue, but he decided on Tuesday that he will play for […]

The Michigan basketball team got huge news on Tuesday as UAB transfer Yaxel Lendeborg announced that he will come play for the Wolverines next season. Lendeborg was the top player in the college basketball transfer portal this offseason, and he committed to Michigan. However, he has been testing the NBA Draft waters, so there was […]

The Michigan basketball team landed the best transfer portal player in the country this offseason, but there is a chance that he doesn’t actually play for the Wolverines. That player is UAB transfer Yaxel Lendeborg. Lendeborg is committed to Michigan, but he is also testing the NBA Draft waters. When the offseason hit, the Michigan […]

The Michigan basketball team landed the top player in the college basketball transfer portal this offseason in UAB transfer Yaxel Lendeborg. After starting his career in junior college, Lendeborg transferred to UAB and has spent each of the last two seasons with the Blazers. He has had a lot of success with the program, and […]

The Michigan basketball team has one of the best college basketball transfer portal classes in the country, and the top player in the portal, Yaxel Lendeborg, is a big reason why. Lendeborg has spent the last two seasons with UAB, and he has shown that he is a special talent. The catch for the Wolverines […]

Last year, the Michigan basketball team finished in last place in the Big Ten, and it had one of its worst seasons in program history. The Wolverines won just eight games. However, first-year head coach Dusty May orchestrated an incredible turnaround this past season as he led Michigan to a Big Ten Tournament title and […]

Former Michigan basketball captain Jace Howard entered the college basketball transfer portal at the conclusion of this past season, and he committed to Fordham on Tuesday. Howard is the son of former Michigan head coach Juwan Howard, and he has been with the program for the past five seasons. Juwan is now an assistant with […]

Non-conference matchups in college basketball are typically long gone by the time February rolls around, but the Duke basketball team will be going up against Michigan in February of 2026. The Blue Devils played a neutral site game in February against a Big Ten team this past season as well as they easily blew by […]

The Michigan basketball team received some good news on Monday as senior guard Nimari Burnett announced that he will be back for one more season. Burnett was a big part of Michigan’s Sweet 16 run this past season, and getting an experienced player like him back is huge for the Wolverines. “Nimari Burnett is returning […]

Michigan basketball’s Danny Wolf announced that he will enter the 2025 NBA Draft and forgo his remaining college eligibility. Wolf discussed how his one season with the Wolverines and head coach Dusty May exceeded all expectations that he had after transferring from Yale. “This season exceeded all expectations,” Danny Wolf said, via Jonathan Givony of […]

Two weeks after the end of Michigan’s 2024-2025 season, Dusty May lands his fourth commitment from the college basketball transfer portal. After making bigger splashes earlier in the process, May landed his literal biggest commitment in 7-foot-3 center Aday Mara, who entered the portal from UCLA, according to ESPN and On3 Sports. While Mara spent […]