Podcast: How Michigan won a National Championship umhoops.com/2026/04/08/p...

Michigan was the best team in college basketball and Dylan (@umhoops.com) provides the best coverage of a college basketball team that you can find. Hope everyone has an awesome night celebrating!

Want to level up your knowledge of basketball analytics and strategy? The Final Four sale for our course with @kenpom.com and Jordan Sperber ends tomorrow! Use code "F4" at checkout for $50 off. Learn more at bballanalytics.com

Official preview! We break down Arizona's offense and defense, X's and O's, personnel, and things we will be watching for. Then, we highlight the keys and schematics that will determine who moves on to the Championship game. I am very biased, but I recommend this podcast:

"No, I'm supposed to screen, not you!"

Podcast: Michigan dominates its way to the Final Four and first look at Arizona umhoops.com/2026/03/30/p...

Breaking: ESPN senior writer Kevin Pelton has been hired for a front office role with the Houston Comets, where he is serving as assistant GM & vice president of analytics He'll also work with the Sun FO this season, including as the team prepares for offseason activity

Leak out after the contest. Lendeborg sprints in transition. Cadeau hits-ahead. Play out of a broken floor. 6 passes. 2 dribbles. All 5 players touch the ball. Layup.

UConn

Crammed this one in! Reacting to Michigan's win over Alabama and previewing its massive matchup with Tennessee with a Final Four trip on the line. Listen below:

Alabama off-ball 🛞 on drives

Podcast: Official Michigan-Alabama Preview umhoops.com/2026/03/25/p...

If you would have told me pregame that Iowa would outrebound Florida, there is no way I would have believed you. Any of the other 4 factors, in one game, sure. But Florida is the best rebounding team in the country. They outrebounded every single opponent this season but one... until losing to Iowa

The Big Three (separated by .01)

Also interesting... Jonathan Safir, Florida assistant, created a guide for fouling when leading with @kenpom.com in 2020. If Florida had fouled Stirtz, it wouldn't have been the right call according to Safir and Ken's chart:

Really interesting. According to Golden postgame, Florida intended to foul up 2, in the double bonus (likely fouling Stirtz, an 84% FT shooter). If that happens, Iowa can only tie, Florida gets the last shot if he makes both, and very likely go to OT at worst as 10.5 point favorites pregame.

This may not be of interest to anybody, but Michigan’s first-round opponent the last two years are my Dad’s alma maters — UC San Diego and Howard. There may not be another person with that combination. UC San Diego has made one D1 NCAA tournament and Howard only five. Kind of insane.

New pod! Breaking down everything from the Big Ten tournament, what it means for Michigan in the Big Dance, and what we think of Michigan's first-weekend draw. Tap in:

Re-watching Michigan-Purdue... what is a moving screen anymore?

📽️ The Play Michigan Used to Beat Wisconsin Sound On 🔊

Arizona-Iowa State was like a spiritual experience. Unbelievable shotmaking. Both teams scored on every possession the last 4:30 of the game.

I love Nick Boyd so much. Impossible to keep him out of the paint even though everyone knows he's going left. Absolute dog

Podcast: Michigan sweeps Michigan State as Yaxel Lendeborg delivers a masterclass umhoops.com/2026/03/09/p...

How many times do you get to hit someone in the nuts before you get kicked out of a game for it? Or do you get a pass if your (HOF) coach says it’s only called because the player has a target on his back?

Michigan kept going back to Spain pick & roll sets in the 2nd half at Iowa — scoring out of the action 4 times:

📋🏀 Dusty May drew up an Aday Mara fake ball screen backdoor for the game winner — the same play Michigan ran to close the first half. Worked to perfection against Iowa's off-ball denials.

On Michigan's switching, gap help, BLOB defense, and Aday Mara: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6v3...

He’s the 🐐 CBB color commentator right now… but what network does Robbie Hummel *not* work for?

It’s March! Michigan wins the Big Ten… but loses LJ Cason — now what? Contextualizing Michigan’s Big Ten dominance, how it can fill the gap Cason leaves behind, and a deep dive into the Illinois game. Listen here:

Michigan defends baseline out of bounds (BLOB) plays with its Center guarding the inbounder to prevent easy passes and quick-hitting looks. Mara is guarding the inbounder, Wagler. Illinois takes advantage, immediately passing back to Wagler so he can isolate on Mara & he creates a 4-point play.

Such awful news for LJ. Had been playing so well recently, including last night vs. Illinois.

I am glad we didn’t end up podding before Michigan-Illinois because I thought this was a bad matchup. I was totally wrong. Michigan’s size, physicality, and athleticism totally overwhelmed Illinois. Extremely impressive performance. Probably the best of Michigan’s season.

Michigan is extremely lucky to have a lead at halftime. Defensive errors on nearly every possession against Minnesota’s off-ball screening and cutting. Saved by tons of missed open looks from 3 and M fixing some mistakes on the fly with their length.

Is this the 2025 season?? Michigan scoring 4 baskets from the 4-5 Pick & Roll in its huge road win at Purdue:

Illinois scored 7(!) baskets directly targeting Conor Enright to get him switched onto David Mirkovic. If Illinois finds a matchup it likes, it will hunt it relentlessly. Versus Indiana, Enright was the target.

New Pod! Dylan and I break down the Big Ten title race, Michigan ranking #1 in the country, the wins over Northwestern and UCLA, and everything to know about the huge matchup with Purdue. Tap in (and tell a friend!):

In DC, one week from tonight (ranks via @kenpom.com)

Another offensive demolition from Michigan in the 2nd half. Shot 14/17 on two’s, scored 1.48 PPP and owned the paint and boards. When Michigan remembers to attack on the 2nd and 3rd side, it usually gets whatever shot it wants.

After the 14:30 mark in the 2nd half, Michigan scored on 21 straight possessions, spanning over 12 minutes.

Michigan was trailing Northwestern by 16 with 14 mins to play and won by 12. What changed? Michigan played its two bigs together much more than typical -- almost the entire rest of the game -- and only switched 1 through 3 on defense.

Didn’t think Michigan had a game this bad in them tbh

Michigan was just a good offensive rebounding team the first 2 months of the season, despite its size. Since its West Coast trip, Michigan has been *elite.* Michigan rebounded 40.8% of its misses in those 8 games -- 7th best in NCAA. Allows them to reach another level offensively.

Wisconsin got jobbed bad down the stretch of both OT and regulation. Sheesh

Eagerly anticipating @kenpom.com’s response to Doug Gottlieb’s anti-KP rant

Sacramento’s asset management is just so bad. They arguably sent out the best player in the deal AND gave up draft picks to do so.

NEW Pod! We break down everything from Michigan's statement win at MSU. How Michigan executed down the stretch, strategic decisions, Morez Johnson's defensive versatility and more. Tap in:

📽️ How Dusty May led Michigan to basket after basket down the stretch in its massive road win at Michigan State: Sound ON 🔊

May need to break this down. Michigan ran two plays to lead them to the road dub.

When your only offense is Jeremy Fears foul baiting and Izzo yelling at the refs, you know you’re screwed. Near-perfect defensive half from Michigan until the last 45 seconds.

Michigan’s first 5 minutes of defense vs. Indiana was as dominant as you’ll see at *any level* of basketball. Indiana only got to the paint one(!) time — 4:30 into the game — and didn’t score all 5 minutes. Watch how Michigan did it: