By Derek Harper | @RealDerekHarper Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – When Juwan Howard stopped this time in the handshake line, on his way to the Sweet 16 with his Michigan Wolverines, he comforted a crushed opponent the way he would hold his son. Tennessee freshman Kennedy Chandler, after the 76-68 Michigan victory that may …
Read MoreBy Derek Harper | @RealDerekHarper Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The third-seeded Tennessee Volunteers and No. 11 Michigan Wolverines will meet in a second-round game of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at 5:15 p.m. Saturday evening at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Michigan (18-14) will play for a spot in the South Region semifinals, which would be …
Read MoreBy Taris Young | @Taris_The_Gunna Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The Michigan Wolverines, the No. 11 seed, upset the No. 6 Colorado State Rams, 75-63, in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Wolverines trailed by 15 points in the first half and climbed their way back into …
Read MoreBy Michael Harley | @mhar3481 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — As the Michigan players approached the bench at the end of pregame warmups before the second round of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, nearly every one of them stopped to greet their coach, Juwan Howard, with a hug. At the end of Michigan’s …
Read MoreBy Seth Hine Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Hoosiers were struggling to contend with multiple histories in their first game of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament. There were the frustrating, narrow defeats throughout this season. There were the five conference tournament losses in seven games since 2016. There was the nine-game …
Read MoreBy Devin Voss | @DevinVoss23 Sports Capital Journalism Program WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – When Juwan Howard returned to the University of Michigan as its head basketball coach last season, he made it a point of emphasis to establish six pillars of success — discipline, family, all-in, sacrifice, trust, and accountability. The No. 1 seed Wolverines …
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Writing for NCAA.com, Sports Capital Journalism Program student Nicole Reitz explains how Michigan’s Chaundee Brown Jr. came off the bench to lift the Wolverines past Louisiana State and into a regional semifinal of the NCAA basketball tournament. https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2021-03-23/how-chaundee-brown-stepped-isaiah-livers-shoes-and-saved-michigans-season
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