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Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops.com · 1d

"Effective" percentage, i.e the 3-point boost that goes into eFG%.

The Wandering K @thewanderingk.bsky.social · 1d

What does the extra box on the 3 point charts represent?

Morez Johnson Jr. efficient in Michigan win over Oakland | UM Hoops.com

Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops.com · 1d

‘Junkyard dog’ Morez Johnson Jr. dominates in efficient debut umhoops.com/2025/11/04/j...

Michigan coach Dusty May was anything but brief when describing Morez Johnson Jr. after his debut. “He’s such a hard worker and he’s so accountable,” May said postgame. “I can get on him for a mistake...

Game 1: Oakland at Michigan Recap | UM Hoops.com

Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops.com · 2d

Game 1: Oakland at Michigan Recap umhoops.com/2025/11/04/g...

After months of hype and anticipation, Michigan opened the season with fireworks. The Wolverines set a program record for first-half points (69) and rolled Oakland by a 121-78 final score, even with d...

Video: Dusty May, Michigan players recap season-opening win | UM Hoops.com

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Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops.com · 2d

Video: Dusty May, Michigan players recap season-opening win umhoops.com/2025/11/03/v...

Dusty May, Trey McKenney, Will Tschetter and Aday Mara were among Michigan’s representatives in post-game media after a blowout win in the opener.

Photo Gallery: Michigan 121, Oakland 78 | UM Hoops.com

Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops.com · 2d

Photo Gallery: Michigan 121, Oakland 78 umhoops.com/2025/11/03/p...

At the Buzzer: Michigan 121, Oakland 78 | UM Hoops.com

Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops.com · 2d

At the Buzzer: Michigan 121, Oakland 78 umhoops.com/2025/11/03/a...

Rapid reaction to Michigan’s (1-0) 121 – 78 win over Oakland (0-1). The Moment In complete desperation, Oakland guard Brody Robinson wanted to heave one up from the right wing. Just ahead of the firs...

Game 1: Oakland at Michigan Open Thread | UM Hoops.com

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Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops.com · 2d

Sorry, haven't been keeping up with posting them here.

Also, brew your own charts with UM Hoops+ umhoops.com/2025/11/03/s...

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Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops.com · 2d

Game 1: Oakland at Michigan Open Thread umhoops.com/2025/11/03/g...

Michigan basketball is back! The Wolverines tip off at 8:30 p.m. tonight (FS1) against Oakland at the Crisler Center. Read the game preview and our state of the blog update, and then get ready for the...

State of the Blog: A New Era for UM Hoops | UM Hoops.com

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Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops.com · 2d

State of the Blog: A New Era for UM Hoops umhoops.com/2025/11/03/s...

A new Michigan basketball season tips off tonight — and with it, the next chapter for UM Hoops. We’ve grown together, built something rare in college hoops media, and now it’s time to take it even fur...

Game 1: Oakland at Michigan Preview | UM Hoops.com

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Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops.com · 2d

Game 1: Oakland at Michigan Preview umhoops.com/2025/11/03/g...

Michigan opens the 2025-26 season tonight against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (8:30 p.m., FS1) on a banner night in Ann Arbor. It’s the official celebration of Dusty May’s first Michigan team, hoisti...

2025-26 Player Power Rankings: Morez Johnson Jr. | UM Hoops.com

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Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops.com · 3d

2025-26 Player Power Rankings: Morez Johnson Jr. umhoops.com/2025/11/02/2...

Over the last few years, we’ve borrowed an idea from Adam Jardy of the Columbus Dispatch to roll out our season preview player profiles in a power-ranking format. We’ll preview every player on the ros...

Coaches ‘bullish’ on Trey McKenney ahead of highly-anticipated debut | UM Hoops.com

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Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops.com · 4d

Coaches ‘bullish’ on Trey McKenney ahead of highly-anticipated debut umhoops.com/2025/11/01/c...

Michigan freshman guard Trey McKenney’s unofficial debut left much to be desired. His coaches don’t expect that to be the case when the regular season tips off Monday night. McKenney went 0-for-7 agai...

Video: Mike Boynton Jr., Aday Mara and Yaxel Lendeborg preview season opener | UM Hoops.com

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Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops.com · 5d

Video: Mike Boynton Jr., Aday Mara and Yaxel Lendeborg preview season opener umhoops.com/2025/10/31/v...

Mike Boynton, Aday Mara and Yaxel Lendeborg met with reporters on Friday afternoon to preview Michigan’s Monday night opener against Oakland.

What I know and what I want to know about Michigan basketball in 2025-26 | UM Hoops.com

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Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops.com · 5d

What I know and what I want to know about Michigan basketball in 2025-26 umhoops.com/2025/10/31/w...

Michigan opens the 2025-26 basketball season on Monday night (8:30 p.m., FS1) against Oakland with its highest preseason expectations in years. The Wolverines overachieved in Dusty May’s first season ...

Subscriber Ask Me Anything: 2025-26 Preseason Edition | UM Hoops.com

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Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops.com · 6d

Subscriber Ask Me Anything: 2025-26 Preseason Edition umhoops.com/2025/10/30/s...

It’s time for our monthly subscriber ‘Ask Me Anything!’ leading into Monday night’s tip off. Any member can ask a question; simply log in to the message board and add it to the AMA thread. I’ll be ava...

Podcast: 2025-26 Michigan Basketball Over/Under Season Preview | UM Hoops.com

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Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops.com · 7d

Podcast: 2025-26 Michigan Basketball Over/Under Season Preview

umhoops.com/2025/10/30/p...

College basketball season tips off on Monday, which means it’s time for some over/unders. Dylan and Eric preview the season by calling their shot on user-submitted over/under props on everything from ...

Continuity, transfers and big goals: Key takeaways from Michigan women's basketball Media Day | UM Hoops.com

Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops.com · 7d

Continuity, transfers and big goals: Key takeaways from Michigan women’s basketball Media Day umhoops.com/2025/10/30/c...

The No. 13 Michigan women’s basketball team is entering the 2025-26 season in a much different place than it was a season ago. There were many unknowns after nine players left or entered the transfer ...

2025-26 Player Power Rankings: Elliot Cadeau | UM Hoops.com

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Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops.com · 7d

2025-26 Player Power Rankings: Elliot Cadeau umhoops.com/2025/10/29/2...

Over the last few years, we’ve borrowed an idea from Adam Jardy of the Columbus Dispatch to roll out our season preview player profiles in a power-ranking format. We’ll preview every player on the ros...

2025-26 Player Power Rankings: Nimari Burnett | UM Hoops.com

Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops.com · 7d

2025-26 Player Power Rankings: Nimari Burnett umhoops.com/2025/10/29/2...

Over the last few years, we’ve borrowed an idea from Adam Jardy of the Columbus Dispatch to roll out our season preview player profiles in a power-ranking format. We’ll preview every player on the ros...

Return of Aday Mara, Morez Johnson Jr. transforms Michigan's frontcourt | UM Hoops.com

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Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops.com · 8d

Return of Aday Mara, Morez Johnson Jr. transforms Michigan’s frontcourt umhoops.com/2025/10/28/r...

When asked about how the No. 7 Michigan men’s basketball team was impacted by the return of junior center Aday Mara and sophomore forward Morez Johnson Jr. for the second exhibition game against No. 7...

What we learned from Michigan's exhibition games | UM Hoops.com

Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops.com · 9d

What we learned from Michigan’s exhibition games umhoops.com/2025/10/27/w...

Michigan wrapped up its preseason slate with a 96-94 overtime win at St. John’s on Saturday night. The Wolverines were back to a full roster and played much better than they did in their exhibition op...

Video: Dusty May recaps preseason progress | UM Hoops.com

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Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops.com · 9d

Video: Dusty May recaps preseason progress umhoops.com/2025/10/27/v...

Dusty May met with the media on Monday to discuss Michigan’s exhibition win at St. John’s and the progress his group has made in the preseason.

Podcast: With full roster, Michigan outlasts St. John's in exhibition finale | UM Hoops.com

Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops.com · 10d

Podcast: With full roster, Michigan outlasts St. John’s in exhibition finale umhoops.com/2025/10/27/p...

Michigan played its first exhibition game of the preseason on Friday, falling to Cincinnati, 100-98. It was our first chance to see the new roster in action, or at least most of it. Aday Mara and More...

Exhibition: Michigan at St. John's Recap | UM Hoops.com

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Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops.com · 11d

Exhibition: Michigan at St. John’s Recap umhoops.com/2025/10/25/e...

Michigan’s second exhibition game was a better preview of what this team will look like when the season tips off. The Wolverines had their bigs back and battled through an overtime slugfest at Madison...