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Mike Boynton Jr.’s time in Ann Arbor may only just be starting, but the moment Michigan’s newly-minted assistant head coach touched down in the Mitten State, it was a homecoming all the same. For Boynton, a native of Brooklyn, New York, who coached all over the Southeast United States, Michigan may seem like a far cry from home. However for his wife, Jenny Boynton, a native of … [Read more...] about Mike Boynton Jr. emphasizing relationships, chemistry during recruiting and team-building process

Four-star guard Justin Pippen will announce his college decision on Friday at 4 p.m. He’ll make the announcement live with On3 on their YouTube channel here. Pippen is fresh off of an official visit to Ann Arbor last weekend. He’ll decide between Michigan, Georgia Tech, Stanford, Cal and Texas A&M. Pippen was an unranked recruit headed into this season before soaring onto … [Read more...] about Four-star guard Justin Pippen to announce college decision on Friday

With so much change around the Michigan men’s basketball team — a new coaching staff, a nearly totally new roster, and the hopes of erasing a historically bad season — Will Tschetter will be one of the few familiar faces come next fall.  But even he’s hoping to look and feel different.  New head coach Dusty May prefers fast-paced basketball and plenty of threes to suit, and … [Read more...] about Will Tschetter talks offseason plans, new coaching staff on ‘Defend the Block’ podcast

Michigan has a lot of work to rebuild its roster after Dusty May’s introduction as head coach. The Wolverines will have to bring multiple contributors in from the transfer portal and have already been active in the transfer market. “So we’re going to cast a big net,” Dusty May said in his introductory press conference. “We’ll narrow it down, we’ll be very patient because we’re … [Read more...] about 2024 Michigan Transfer Portal Hot Board

With the recruiting dead period in the books, this will be the first big visit weekend of Dusty May’s tenure as Michigan’s head coach. The Wolverines are set to host several key players on campus while other recruitments continue to heat up for May and his staff. We won’t cover every recruitment in this edition of Trending Targets, but here’s the latest on five developing … [Read more...] about Trending Targets: The latest on five Michigan recruitments (April 12th, 2024)