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The first live period of the offseason tips off today across the country. College coaches will be on the road evaluating high school players in the only May evaluation weekend in this year’s recruiting calendar. It’s not just the first evaluation period of the season, but the first evaluation period at Michigan for Dusty May and his new staff. Despite so much attention focused … [Read more...] about What to watch for: May Evaluation Period

Michigan is hiring Matt Aldred as its new Strength and Conditioning coach, the program announced today. Aldred was on staff at Florida with May in 2017-18 and has spent the last six years as the head strength and conditioning coach at Furman. He was the nation’s first basketball strength coach to also be designated “assistant head coach/director of basketball … [Read more...] about Michigan announces Matt Aldred as Strength and Conditioning coach

When Dusty May was hired to be Michigan’s next head coach, he was on the horn with Drew Williamson the very next day.  Williamson coached on May’s staff at Florida Atlantic for the last three seasons as an assistant, and as much as May prioritized getting new faces on his new staff, he also knew guys like Williamson were must-haves in the move.  For Williamson, the feeling was … [Read more...] about Drew Williamson focused on fit and system in player development role

In more recent memory, the words, ‘Transfer Portal’ may have incited winces amongst the Maize and Blue faithful. Under the previous tenure of Michigan coach Juwan Howard’s regime, the enigmatic, and frustrating comings and goings of players — both potential and realized — often yielded more questions than answers. Even as the Wolverines attempted to navigate the stormy waters … [Read more...] about ‘Do our work early’: Michigan avoiding past transfer portal woes early in Dusty May’s tenure

Dusty May met with the media for the first time since he was introduced as Michigan’s head coach. He provided an update on the roster, his staff and much more after an eventful first few weeks on the job. The post Video: Dusty May provides offseason update appeared first on UM Hoops.com. … [Read more...] about Video: Dusty May provides offseason update