Articles tagged:Tim Hardaway Jr.

Posted: Thu Apr 19 5:59 a.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
4 questions to answer during a crucial Michigan basketball off-season

Last summer wasn't exactly easy for the Michigan basketball team. With the ongoing construction at the Crisler Center and the William Davidson Player Development Center (which is now fully functional), John Beilein's bunch became nomadic when it came to offseason workouts. They dressed in one spot, lifted in another and ...

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Posted: Tue Apr 10 10:19 a.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Tim Hardaway Jr. all in for Michigan, Jon Horford healthy and John Beilein talks schedule

Immediately following the Michigan basketball team's NCAA Tournament loss to Ohio last month, Tim Hardaway Jr. emphatically declared he'd be returning for his junior season. A week later, in an interview with the Detroit News, Tim Hardaway Sr. (currently working as a scout for the Miami Heat) reaffirmed the point, ...

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Posted: Tue Mar 27 9:26 a.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Report card: Grading the Michigan basketball sophomores

The Michigan basketball team's crop of sophomores took a hit last week when Evan Smotrycz announced his plans to transfer from the program. That doesn't mean John Beilein's sophomore group is lacking. Tim Hardaway Jr. and Jordan Morgan are major keys to Michigan's future, and if Jon Horford can recover ...

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Posted: Sat Mar 17 12:11 a.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr. say they'll be back; focus on leadership roles

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — If there was any lingering doubt whether or not the Michigan basketball program would have its two biggest stars back next season, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Trey Burke put an end to it Friday night. Asked if he'd look at the possibility of leaving school early for ...

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Posted: Fri Mar 9 10:56 p.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Michigan's 'Lamborghinis,' Burke and Hardaway, making the difference in March

If Zack Novak and Stu Douglass are the Michigan basketball team's foundation, then Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. were something completely different Friday night in Indianapolis. "They were the (Lamborghini) with the super model in the front seat sitting out in the driveway today," Novak said. "That was impressive."

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Posted: Fri Mar 9 10:50 a.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Tim Hardaway Jr.'s new attitude key to Michigan basketball team's postseason success

When everything began to reach a low point this season, Tim Hardaway Jr. did what his instinct told him to. He shelled up and tried to go it alone. And he may as well have been fighting through quick sand. "I was just trying to deal with it in my ...

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Posted: Fri Mar 2 4:32 p.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Trey Burke the Big Ten Freshman of the Year? You won't hear John Beilein campaign for it

Whether or not Trey Burke is the best freshman in the Big Ten Conference isn't a concern of John Beilein's. The Michigan basketball coach said Friday he's glad to have Burke running the point for his club, but in no way will he campaign to earn postseason recognition for him. ...

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Posted: Fri Mar 2 1:48 p.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Tim Hardaway Jr. tells reporter he doesn't plan to leave the Michigan basketball program

Michigan basketball sophomore Tim Hardaway Jr. is regarded as a player with potential for a career in the NBA one day. But will that day come sooner rather than later? In an interview with Grantland.com recently, Hardaway was asked if this season would be his last at Michigan. "No. We ...

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Posted: Fri Mar 2 9:33 a.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Michigan basketball top guns Tim Hardaway Jr. and Trey Burke clicking at the right time

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — For Tim Hardaway Jr. and Trey Burke, there was no concrete come-together moment. After the Michigan basketball team's top-scoring duo combined for its worst performance of the season during a double-digit loss at Michigan State last month, Hardaway remarked how his on-court chemistry with Burke needed work. ...

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Posted: Fri Feb 17 4:46 p.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
A must-win game for the Michigan basketball team? It's pretty close

The phrase "must win" rarely, if ever, enters Michigan basketball coach John Beilein's vocabulary. Especially when it comes to a regular-season contest. But Saturday against No. 6 Ohio State? Well, that's about as close as it comes. "There's a lot of basketball to be played before you say this is ...

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Posted: Wed Feb 15 1:59 p.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter

Michigan basketball sophomore Tim Hardaway Jr.'s high-flying antics have received national attention. Hardaway's alley-oop dunk from Trey Burke during a 68-56 home win over Indiana on Feb. 1 has been nominated for the Geico Play of the Year.

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Posted: Mon Feb 13 5:59 a.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Michigan basketball roommates Evan Smotrycz and Tim Hardaway Jr. share a breakout game

People who live together share plenty. Food, a bathroom, bills and even a few laughs. But a shooting slump? In the case of Michigan basketball sophomores Evan Smotrycz and Tim Hardaway Jr., apparently so. Though, as the Wolverines found out Sunday, the duo that lives and struggles together, also seems ...

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Posted: Thu Feb 9 10:30 a.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
With Tim Hardaway Jr. buying in, the Michigan basketball team's less-is-more-approach leads to a win

LINCOLN, Neb. — Tim Hardaway Jr. sat alone on the bench after halftime Wednesday. With his teammates hoisting warmup shots after one of their more abysmal halves of the season, the Michigan basketball sophomore standout did nothing but watch. Hardaway had already gone 0-for-7, and the team was 8-for-25. He ...

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Posted: Tue Feb 7 4:31 p.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
John Beilein ordering lots of 'sunshine' for struggling Tim Hardaway Jr.

John Beilein has never once wavered from his stance regarding the on and off play of star sophomore wing Tim Hardaway Jr. On Tuesday, the Michigan basketball coach kept that trend going. "He really wants to be the ultimate perfect player, and no one is," said Beilein, whose team will ...

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Posted: Sun Feb 5 6:10 p.m. by Kyle Meinke Michigan football reporter
Tim Hardaway Jr. struggles again; is chemistry the issue?

EAST LANSING — For all the praise that has been heaped on Trey Burke this season, it's never been more apparent how much this Michigan basketball team needs Tim Hardaway Jr. to play well. On Sunday, and too often this season, he did not. The sophomore's slump worsened against rival ...

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