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Michigan has always been one of the consistently competitive programs in the NCAA. On Thursday, the Wolverines proved it yet again after setting a new school record. Michigan clinched its best start in school history after improving to 21-1 following its beatdown of Penn State, 110-69, at Crisler Center on Thursday. The Wolverines notched their […]

The Great Lake State rivalry was already intense, but following Friday night’s physical battle in East Lansing, tensions should be quite high when Michigan State and Michigan collide in Ann Arbor on March 8. Wolverines head coach Dusty May called out the Spartans for what he perceived to be “dangerous” plays and also accused playmaker […]

Michigan basketball and Michigan State always have a battle for the ages when they step on the court together, and the latest matchup fell nothing short of that. Michigan walked away with the 83-71 win, but the physicality was on full display throughout the game. It may have been too much physicality to the point […]

Michigan Wolverines head coach Dusty May had a chance to catch up with Juwan Howard during the Detroit Pistons’ historic win over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday evening. May is halfway through the second season of his stint with the Wolverines, embracing the job after a historic six-year tenure with the Florida Atlantic Owls. He […]

Though the No. 5 Nebraska basketball team suffered a collapse to the No. 3 Michigan Wolverines last Tuesday, losing 75-72, the program is still in great shape to be a top team in the nation. With some saying that the Nebraska basketball team is a contender for March Madness, the program would get a shoutout […]

It has been over thirty years since Michigan won a national championship. Now, the Wolverines are one of the top teams in the nation, and look poised to make a run at the title this year. Michigan has not won a national championship since 1988-89, and would be the runner-up in 1991-92 and 1992-93. Still, […]

Michigan basketball faced its toughest test of the season Tuesday night and survived a chaotic finish. The No. 3 Wolverines held off the undefeated, No. 5-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers at home in a tense, late-game battle that carried Big Ten implications and set the tone for the conference race moving forward. Nebraska controlled the game for […]

The Michigan Wolverines head coach Dusty May didn’t hesitate to highlight Yaxel Lendeborg’s impact after Michigan football’s convincing 86-72 win over the Indiana Hoosiers on Tuesday night at Crisler Center, especially given the context surrounding the graduate forward’s recent health battles. Speaking postgame, May emphasized that Michigan’s approach with Lendeborg is rooted in trust, both […]

The men’s college basketball power rankings saw some major movement since last week, as multiple of the best teams in the nation lost two straight games. There are also some teams on impressive winning streaks. Conference play is thinning the fat and painting a clearer picture of which teams truly belong in the top 25 […]

The last ClutchPoints’ men’s college basketball power rankings were released before Christmas on Dec. 23. A lot has happened since then, but fans’ biggest takeaway over the holidays was that there are a lot of really good teams this year. Five squads remain undefeated, and all of the top 12 or so teams in the […]

Michigan basketball was looking like an invincible machine for much of the 2025-26 season so far, but the cracks are starting to show as Big Ten play has gotten underway. On Saturday, the lackluster performance finally caught up to the Wolverines in a shocking 91-88 home loss to Wisconsin. The Badgers have struggled at times […]

The No. 2 Michigan Wolverines escaped escaped State College with their undefeated record intact, but head coach Dusty May made it clear afterward that the narrow 74-72 win over Penn State Nittany Lions was far from a performance he was proud of. Speaking candidly in his postgame press conference, May credited the Nittany Lions for […]

Non-conference play is coming to a close, and conference madness is about to pick up in men’s college basketball. The positive or negative momentum teams gained leading up to this point will have major implications on the rest of the year. Teams will find out what they are really made of going forward, though, as […]

Head coach Dusty May had a perfect reaction to the reunion of his former Michigan Wolverines stars Danny Wolf and Vlad Goldin. Wolf and Goldin commanded themselves as the Wolverines’ attack during May’s first year with the program. They shined as star players by leading Michigan to the Big Ten championship title and a run […]

Seven NCAA teams remain without a loss this season. This is the first edition of ClutchPoints’ men’s college basketball power rankings that features all seven of them. Teams jumping into the top 25 means that others have to fall down the rankings, or be out of them altogether. Florida, for example, is just narrowly holding […]

The Michigan football and basketball programs could not have been on further ends of the spectrum in 2023, leading to Sherrone Moore and Dusty May getting hired as the school’s two most prominent head coaches around the same time. Two years later, May is arguably the best coach in college basketball, while Moore’s tenure has […]

The Michigan Wolverines basketball program made one of its loudest cases yet for the top spot in the country Tuesday, and second year head coach Dusty May knows it. After a dominant 89 -61 win vs. the Villanova Wildcats, the push by the Wolverines basketball coach for the No. 1 slot in the polls has […]

Villanova basketball ran into a buzzsaw Wednesday night, as the Wildcats got absolutely dominated on both ends of the floor in a 89-61 loss to the No. 2 Michigan Wolverines at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan broke away early, as it built a 30-point lead by halftime. The second half was mostly about […]

Tuesday night’s game between the No. 2 Michigan Wolverines and the Villanova Wildcats at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, was practically over before the first half buzzer even sounded. By halftime, Michigan basketball was already enjoying a 30-point lead. The second half was a much more even battle, with Villanova even outscoring Dusty May’s […]

The NCAA college basketball schedule is starting to heat up, and the picture is becoming clearer on who the best teams in the nation are. There are still a handful of undefeated teams left, and last week’s AP Poll number one team, Purdue, lost their first game of the season, as did a number of […]

With the Gonzaga basketball team dreadfully losing to the Michigan Wolverines last Wednesday, 101-61, the team would come out with full force against the University of Kentucky, and dominated them on Friday, 94-59. As the season for the program has been filled with great outings, such as the Gonzaga basketball team’s upset of the Alabama […]

Feast Week has come and gone in college basketball, and with it came plenty of change in ClutchPoints’ power rankings. With a number of big in-season tournaments having come to a conclusion, how does the top-25 stack up? 25. St. John’s Georgetown and NC State both fall out of the top 25, and St. John’s […]

Michigan basketball was on a roll during the Players Era Festival, and they ran through some of the top teams in the field. They were able to defeat Auburn and Gonzaga by 30-plus points in order to win the championship of the 18-team event. With that, they were awarded in the AP Poll, passing Duke […]

The Michigan Wolverines spent three days in Las Vegas proving they belong in a different conversation than the rest of college basketball. The Wolverines didn’t just win the Players Era Festival championship. They obliterated it. Dusty May’s squad dismantled the San Diego State Aztecs by 40, crushed No. 21 Auburn Tigers by 30, and embarrassed […]

Michigan men’s basketball left Las Vegas in no doubt about its early-season identity. On Wednesday, the Wolverines turned the Players Era men’s championship into a national statement, demolishing Gonzaga 101-61 to remain unbeaten at 7-0. After the win, their senior forward Yaxel Lendeborg referenced a prior media conversation after Auburn win, where he confidently ranked […]

The Michigan Wolverines basketball team added another statement win to its perfect start on Wednesday night, and the latest result came with a historic milestone. The Wolverines dominated the Gonzaga Bulldogs 101-61 in the Players Era Championship, completing a run that produced a Michigan historic feat never seen in modern Division I play. Their performance, […]

The No. 7 Michigan Wolverines just made a strong statement at the expense of No. 12 Gonzaga Bulldogs in the Players Era Festival title game on Wednesday night at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Dusty May’s Wolverines showed no mercy on the Bulldogs, as Michigan eked out a 101-61 victory. Gonzaga never got […]

The Michigan Wolverines basketball team delivered one of the most dominant performances of the early season on Wednesday night, and head coach Dusty May followed it with a statement that sent shockwaves through the college basketball world. The Wolverines made national headlines with a 101-61 blowout win over the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the Players Era […]

The Players Era Festival is coming to a close, and Feast Week’s new showcase event delivered when it comes to the basketball. While there was some criticism about the environments in Las Vegas, Michigan, Gonzaga and many of the other top teams in the nation delivered the goods on the floor. On Wednesday night, the […]

Michigan basketball has been one of the most impressive teams so far this college basketball season, and it has carried on that momentum into the Players Era Festival. The Wolverines have absolutely dominated the competition in Las Vegas during Feast Week, trouncing San Diego State 94-54 on Monday night before crushing No. 21 Auburn 102-72 […]

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 […]