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    Know Thy IUBB Enemy: The Michigan Wolverines

    Mike SchumannBy IU Basketball 1 Comment

    The Indiana University men’s basketball team travels to Ann Arbor, Michigan to face the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday.  The tipoff is at 12:30 and the game will be broadcast on CBS.  This is a rare Big Ten game being played in December to accommodate the Big Ten tournament in March, which is being played a week earlier than normal in New York City at Madison Square Garden.  Michigan is 6-2 on the season while Indiana stands at 4-3.  Michigan is currently ranked 44th in the KenPom rankings while Indiana is 80th.

    THE SERIES

    The Hoosiers own a decisive 107-59 lead in the series which began in 1918.  Michigan has a three-game winning streak in the series.  Last year the Wolverines won both games, 90-60 at Michigan, and 75-63 in Bloomington.

    THE HEAD COACH

    Michigan is led by head coach John Beilein who is in his 11th year as the Wolverines head coach.  He has a career record of 697-412, and is 221-137 at Michigan.

    NOTEWORTHY WINS AND LOSSES

    The Wolverines have played three teams thus far in the KenPom top 150:

    • A 77-75 LOSS vs. LSU at Maui
    • A 68-60 WIN vs. VCU at Maui
    • A 86-71 LOSS @ North Carolina

    KEY PLAYER DEPARTURES FROM 2016-17

    • Zak Irvin
    • Derrick Walton
    • D.J. Wilson
    • Mark Donnal

    STATISTICAL LEADERS

    • Leading Scorers
      • Charles Matthews (6-6 junior guard) – 16.1 ppg (transfer from Kentucky)
      • Moritz Wagner (6-11 junior forward) – 15.9 ppg
      • Duncan Robinson (6-8 senior guard) – 11.8 ppg
      • Muhammed-Ali Abdur-Rahkman (6-4 senior guard) – 9.9 ppg
    • Leading Rebounders
      • Wagner – 8.6 rpg
      • Matthews – 4.9 rpg
    • Assist Leaders
      • Matthews – 4.0 apg
      • Abdur-Rahkman – 3.8 apg

    TEAM STATISTICS (RANKINGS) – OUTLIERS IN BOLD

    • Scoring offense 77.8 (146)
    • Scoring defense 63.4 (43)
    • Scoring margin 14.4 (63)
    • Rebounding margin 1.1 (189)
    • Assists per game 16.5 (65)
    • Blocked shots per game 4 (104)
    • Steals per game 7.6 (82)
    • Turnover margin 4.8 (30)
    • Assist turnover ratio 1.78 (5)
    • Field goal percentage 49.1 (51)
    • Field goal percentage defense 43.9 (202)
    • Three point field goals per game 9.5 (57)
    • Three point field goal percentage 35.3 (170)
    • Free throw percentage 66.7 (261)

    Photo credit – AFP

     

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