The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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BASKETBALL14-15 notice and acted accordingly. Athlon Sports, which tabs the Wol- verines fifth in the conference, puts it this way: "With every starting player from its 2013 Final Four appearance having entered the NBA early, Michi- gan is a clean slate. "From last year's roster, Stauskas, Robinson, [Jordan] Morgan and [Jon] Horford accounted for 54.5 percent of the team's total points, 55.8 percent of its made field goals and 52.4 percent of its rebounds. "That's gone, but the expectations aren't. Beilein's system has proven re- silient and is bolstered by the coach's keen eye on the recruiting trail. Hav- ing already rebuilt Michigan, Beilein says this team 'isn't starting over. I think the foundation is there and now we have to start putting the bricks back in.' "Starting in the backcourt, Mich- igan has the talent to return to the NCAA Tournament and potentially compete for a top-three Big Ten finish. Youth, scoring options and questions surrounding rebounding and interior defense, though, leave plenty of un- certainty." Athlon pegs the top half of the now 14-team league as follows: Wisconsin, Nebraska, Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan, Illinois and Iowa. It tabs junior guard Caris LeVert as a first-team All-Big Ten performer DIGITAL BONUS: CLICK THE ICON TO PLAY OR STOP THE PODCAST U-M assistant coach Jeff Meyer 2014-15 MICHIGAN MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time Nov. 10 Wayne State% 7 p.m. Nov. 15 Hillsdale College 2 p.m. Nov. 17 Bucknell* 8 p.m. Nov. 20 Detroit* 6 p.m. Nov. 24 vs. Oregon@ 9 p.m. Nov. 25 vs. VCU or Villanova@ TBA Nov. 29 Nicholls State 4 p.m. Dec. 2 Syracuse# 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6 NJIT 12 p.m. Dec. 9 Eastern Michigan 9 p.m. Dec. 13 at Arizona 5:15 p.m. Dec. 20 SMU 12 p.m. Dec. 22 Coppin State 8 p.m. Dec. 30 Illinois 3 p.m. Jan. 3 at Purdue 2:15 p.m. Jan. 6 at Penn State 7 p.m. Jan. 10 Minnesota 12 or 1 p.m. Jan. 13 at Ohio State 7 p.m. Jan. 17 Northwestern 8:15 p.m. Jan. 20 at Rutgers 6:30 p.m. Jan. 24 Wisconsin 4 or 7 p.m. Jan. 27 Nebraska 7 p.m. Feb. 1 at Michigan State 1 p.m. Feb. 5 Iowa 7 p.m. Feb. 8 at Indiana 1 p.m. Feb. 12 at Illinois 9 p.m. Feb. 17 Michigan State 9 p.m. Feb. 22 Ohio State 1, 3 or 5:15 p.m. Feb. 28 at Maryland TBA March 3 at Northwestern 9 p.m. March 7 Rutgers 12 or 2:15 p.m. March 11-15 Big Ten Tournament^ % Exhibition; * Progressive Legends Classic, regional round; @ Progressive Legends Classic, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Barclays Center); # Big Ten/ACC Challenge; ^ at Chicago