The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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3 Incoming transfers for Michigan women's basketball in 2024-25, with head coach Kim Barnes Arico bringing in 6-foot-2 graduate forward Ally VanTimmeren (Boston College), 5-7 junior guard Brooke Quarles-Daniels (Oakland) and 6-5 junior center Iuliia Grabovskaia (Middle Ten- nessee State). VanTimmeren averaged 5.3 points and 3.4 rebounds per game in her career at BC and missed the entire 2023-24 season due to injury. Quarles-Daniels averaged 13.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game for the Golden Grizzlies while Grabovskaia contributed 3.3 points and 3.4 rebounds per game for the Blue Raiders last year. On the flip side, Michigan lost six players to the transfer portal after last season: Laila Phelia (Texas), Cameron Williams (Miami [Fla.]), Chyra Evans (Utah), Taylor Williams (Northwestern), Elise Stuck (Ball State) and Taylor Woodson (Minnesota). ❱ INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS AUGUST 2024 ❱ THE WOLVERINE 17 PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL What we have here is a tireless worker — absolutely tireless. Nobody is going to work more productive hours than Dusty May is going to work. That's always a great sign." — Former Michigan basketball head coach John Beilein on current head man Dusty May Just with how I play, I have a different skill set for my size. I pride myself on being able to do things that some other guys at my position and size can't do. And the coaches here — that was a big reason why I came here — they saw that from me, that's what they wanted from me and that's how they feel they can best utilize me and my skill set with their playing style." — Basketball junior forward DANNY WOLF (via "Defend The Block" podcast) I've just been working and putting all the extra time in to do what I can do. It was hard sitting behind some of the guys, but it was also a good thing to sit back and pick these guys' brains and actually learn the game of football." — Junior defensive back Zeke Berry (via "Leaders And Next" podcast) The biggest thing I want to see is a culture of physicality and a mentality to continue to sustain and strain in tight moments." — Head football coach SHERRONE MOORE on his goals for fall camp (via Big Ten Network) It's hard to say how im- pactful he was for my career, but he gave me family. I haven't seen my family for five years, and he probably is one of the people who gave me family, who let me feel like I'm home. It's unbelievable. It means a lot to me." — Basketball graduate center VLADISLAV GOLDIN on head coach Dusty May, whom he followed to U-M from Florida Atlantic (via "Defend The Block" podcast) 109 , 971 Spectators attended Michigan football home games on average in 2023, the most in the na- tion according to D1 Ticker. Penn State was second with 108,409 fans on average. The Wol- verines were one of only seven programs to draw 100,000-plus fans, with PSU, Ohio State (103,792), Tennessee (101,915), Texas (101,625), LSU (100,742) and Alabama (100,077) being the others. Michigan has led the nation in attendance in 46 of the past 49 seasons. The only years in which U-M did not top this chart were 1997, 2014 and 2020. The Wolverines have drawn 100,000-plus fans for 315 straight games at Michigan Stadium, dating back to Nov. 8, 1975. 12th 12th Is where Michigan stands in college football expert Phil Steele's preseason power poll, a list of the teams he believes are the best in the sport. How- ever, despite having what he considers the 15th- toughest schedule in the nation, Steele predicts the Maize and Blue will end the year as the No. 9 team, meaning they will make the 12-team College Football Playoff. PHOTO COURTESY MICHIGAN ATHLETICS