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Dusty May, Danny Wolf and Rubin Jones met with the media after Michigan’s 75-73 win over Purdue. The post Video: Dusty May, Michigan players talk win over Purdue appeared first on UM Hoops.com. … [Read more...] about Video: Dusty May, Michigan players talk win over Purdue

If you ask Michigan coach Dusty May about graduate guard Rubin Jones, he’ll probably talk about the “invisible plays.” The help-side defense, clogging passing lanes, the last pass before an assist. These plays are clearly important to a winning team but don’t show up on the stat sheet. For most of the season, that’s where Jones has left his mark. On Tuesday against Purdue, … [Read more...] about ‘The real Rubin Jones’: Michigan guard’s breakout powers win over Purdue

The Dusty May era at Michigan finally has a signature moment. In their most impressive win of the season, the Wolverines outlasted Purdue, 75-73, moving into first place in the Big Ten. It was the sort of night that was impossible to dream of a year ago, and a win that feels like a stamp of validation of May’s early progress in Ann Arbor. It also might be the Michigan victory … [Read more...] about Game 24: Purdue at Michigan Recap

When a player is in a slump and is pulled from the starting lineup, two things can happen — it ignites something within, and their play improves, or it bruises their confidence, and they can’t quite get their groove back. For junior guard Roddy Gayle Jr., this change marked a much-needed reset and return to form.  After recent struggles, Gayle was out of the starting lineup. … [Read more...] about Roddy Gayle Jr. provides spark off the bench in win over Purdue

Michigan coach Dusty May and his Wolverines entered rarified air on Tuesday night. Summiting a daunting task in No. 7 Purdue, May secured the program’s first top-10 win in three years as well as his first in Maize and Blue. For some coaches, it takes years to reach such a benchmark, and for even more, it never comes. It was the sort of matchup where anything could have been a … [Read more...] about Five takeaways from Michigan’s win over Purdue