The UM Hoops Podcast

Michigan opened Big Ten play with a pair of victories this week, winning on the road at Wisconsin before escaping a late scare against Iowa. The Wolverines have matched their win total from last season and are off to a coveted 2-0 start in league play. Dylan and Eric discuss some key takeaways from both games, potential issues still looming, and what's most exciting about this team going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Greg Waddell of Sleepers Media joins the podcast for a Big Ten vibe check. We discuss what we've learned about all 18 teams in the Big Ten through the first month of college hoops, who we are skeptical of, who we are encouraged by, and what we can't figure out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dylan and Eric recap Michigan's 2-0 week in Fort Myers with a conversation about Michigan's defense exceeding expectations, Danny Wolf's two-way impact, end of half situations, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's time for a mailbag pod! Dylan and Eric answer listener-submitted questions from the forum, Twitter, and Blue Sky to break down Michigan's 5-1 start and preview what's to come with six consecutive high-major games coming up next on the schedule. The conversation hits on lineup and rotation questions, offensive and defensive upside vs. downside, play calls and offensive style, the importance of transition, defensive stats to like, shooting versus turnovers, most important players and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dylan and Eric recap Michigan's win over TCU and discuss where things stand with Michigan right now. They dive into the turnover issues, what's working on defense, Roddy Gayle and Vlad Goldin's struggles, the deep rotation and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michigan opened the year with a blowout win over Cleveland State and then fell short against Wake Forest on Sunday. Dylan and Eric discuss the week that was, focusing mostly on the Wake Forest game and what worked, didn't work and what it means for the Wolverines moving forward. The discussion hits on Danny Wolf, Vlad Goldin, LJ Cason, defensive rebounding and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dylan and Eric preview the 2024-25 season by making predictions for user-submitted over/under props. We discuss offensive and defensive stats and rankings, rotation outlooks, individual predictions, Big Ten win total, and much more. You can also participate in this podcast by making your picks on the polls in the podcast post on UM Hoops. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Jardy of The Columbus Dispatch joins the podcast to provide insight on Roddy Gayle Jr. after covering him for the last two years. The discussion touches on Gayle's progression, his injury last season, the decision to transfer from Ohio State to Michigan, and much more. Then, we dive into Ohio State's coaching search (30:05), the decision to hire Jake Diebler and the state of the Buckeye program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dylan and Eric recap Michigan's 96-92 win over Toledo on Friday night in the final exhibition tune-up of the season. They discuss LJ Cason, finishing issues, offensive identity and how concerning giving up 92 points to Toledo should be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Athletic's CJ Moore joins the show to discuss Dusty May, his fit at Michigan, last year's coaching carousel and more. Moore has written multiple features about May and his time at Florida Atlantic and also picked the Wolverines at No. 18 in his preseason AP Top 25 ballot. He explains what has impressed him about May and shares his thoughts on Michigan's roster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dylan and Eric break down Michigan's 44-point exhibition game win over Oakland, including what we can (and can't) take away from the performance, then they dive into the first glimpse of Michigan's personnel with thoughts on the newcomers, returners, rotation and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joe Jackson (@joejacksonCBB) joins the pod with Dylan for a draft of Under the Radar Big Ten stars. We draft five players each who aren't among the top 16 players in the league according to the "unofficial official" Big Ten poll -- two who received votes and three who received no votes -- and discuss why they could end up as All-Big Ten players by the end of the year. Then, we wrap things up with some quick thoughts on other candidates and Joe's favorite under-the-radar freshman. The discussion includes players from Michigan, USC, UCLA, Oregon, Maryland, Iowa, Illinois, Purdue and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the UM Hoops Podcast. We are back with a new show after over a year without a podcast. This isn't The Moving Screen or The Pindown; instead, it is a twice-weekly Michigan basketball podcast that will hit on Michigan, the Big Ten, and more. Monday episodes will be with Eric Shapiro of The Pindown, with mid-week episodes featuring a rotating cast of guests, including friends of the pod and others across the sport. In our first episode, we break down Danny Wolf, Vlad Goldin, and Michigan's plans to feature both big men in the 2024-25 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a month off, Dylan and Brendan go team by team through the conference to make sense of all of the portal chaos and attempt to make sense of where each roster sits -- while fully understanding that many of these takes will be irrelevant in a few days (or hours) as the portal continues to move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dylan and Brendan discuss Michigan State's wins over USC and Marquette and preview the matchup with Kansas State. Then they roll through the rest of the league's failure to advance to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament, providing a bit of postmortem on each program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brendan and Dylan preview the eight Big Ten matchups in this year's NCAA Tournament and try to answer all of the questions we've worried about all year. Which teams fall flat? Which teams are poised for a run? How many teams make it to the second weekend? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brendan and Dylan recap the NCAA Tournament situation for Big Ten teams, preview the Big Ten Tournament game-by-game and then share their thoughts on how the All-Big Ten teams should shake out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brendan and Dylan recap an improbable weekend of Big Ten hoops. Purdue clinched a share of the title while playing some of its worst basketball of the season. Iowa and Michigan State played an early afternoon thrilled in Iowa City. Hunter Dickinson kept Michigan's season alive. Is the Coach of the Year debate down to Kevin Willard and Chris Collins? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was an eventful week of Big Ten hoops and we are headed into the home stretch. Brendan and Dylan go with a Moving Screen classic to run through the league with a Big Ten Power Ranking draft to discuss all 14 teams with two weeks to play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dylan and Brendan discuss all things Big Ten including Northwestern's surge, Rutgers' slip, Indiana, Michigan State, Michigan and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices