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The UM Hoops Podcast

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Dive deep into the world of Michigan basketball with expert analysis, in-depth stats, and behind-the-scenes insights. Hosted by Dylan Burkhardt, founder of UMHoops.com, and joined every Monday by basketball analyst Eric Shapiro (@eric_shap), we break down all the action from the Wolverines' season. Mid-week episodes feature a rotating lineup of special guests, friends of the pod, and experts from across the Big Ten and college basketball landscape. To support the show, subscribe to UM Hoops using promo code POD to save 33%.
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Episodes

TCU Recap + How bad are Michigan's turnover issues?

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

Nov 17, 20241 hr 4 minEp. 188

What we learned from opening week, and what we still need to figure out

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...

Nov 11, 20241 hr 6 minEp. 187

2024-25 Michigan Basketball Over/Under Season Preview

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...

Nov 03, 20241 hr 14 minEp. 186

A closer look at Roddy Gayle Jr.'s time at Ohio State with Adam Jardy

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...

Oct 30, 202452 minEp. 185

LJ Cason arrives and more Toledo exhibition takeaways

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

Oct 28, 20241 hr 6 minEp. 184

Why Dusty May fits at Michigan with CJ Moore

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...

Oct 24, 202446 minEp. 183

Basketball is Back! Oakland Exhibition Reactions & Takeaways

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

Oct 21, 20241 hr 4 minEp. 182

Under The Radar All-Big Ten Draft with Joe Jackson

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 discussio...

Oct 17, 20241 hr 18 minEp. 181

Introducing the UM Hoops Podcast | On Danny Wolf, Vlad Goldin and playing two bigs

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...

Oct 14, 20241 hr 26 minEp. 180

Portal Mega Pod: Do you know who’s on your Big Ten team?

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

Apr 25, 20231 hr 50 minEp. 179

Michigan State to the Sweet 16! Everyone else? Not so much.

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

Mar 20, 20231 hr 21 minEp. 178

NCAA Tournament Extravaganza

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

Mar 15, 20231 hr 9 minEp. 177

Big Ten Tournament Preview and All-Big Ten picks

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

Mar 07, 20231 hr 22 minEp. 176

A wild week behind, a wild(er) week ahead

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

Feb 27, 20231 hr 17 minEp. 175

Fresh Big Ten power rankings for the final 2 weeks of the season

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

Feb 20, 20231 hr 13 minEp. 174

Is it too late for a Michigan turnaround?

Dylan and Brendan take a long look at Michigan after the Wolverines won a pair of games with their backs against the wall. What would it take for the Wolverines to make the NCAA Tournament? Is Juwan Howard's team playing better at the right time or did they play the right teams at the right time? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 06, 20231 hr 1 minEp. 172

Bracket Bluster: A look at every Big Ten team's NCAA Tournament hopes

Dylan and Brendan run through the Big Ten to discuss where each team in the league stands relative to the NCAA Tournament. What type of seeds can top-half teams expect? What do bottom-half teams have to do make the field? Who are we buying and selling? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 01, 20231 hr 22 minEp. 171

What's wrong at Ohio State?

Adam Jardy of the Columbus Dispatch joins the pod to discuss Ohio State's recent skid, Zed Key's struggles and injury, how Chris Holtmann keeps finding first-round talent, whether Holtmann is on the proverbial hot seat, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 25, 202347 minEp. 170

All things Indiana with Zach Osterman

Zach Osterman of the Indy Star joins the pod to discuss all things Indiana basketball. Can this team still reach expectations? What is the latest on Xavier Johnson and Race Thompson's injuries? Why is every season of Indiana basketball a roller coaster? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 18, 202350 minEp. 169

Former Big Ten MBB head Rick Boyages explains officiating; plus thoughts on Purdue, IU, and more

Dylan and Brendan recap Michigan State's win over Michigan and Purdue's bounceback week before running through the latest on Iowa, Indiana, Northwestern and others. Then they are joined by a rare guest appearance on the pod as former Big Ten Associate Commissioner for Men's Basketball Rick Boyages joins to discuss officiating in the league (44:00), what goes into scheduling and assigning officials, coaching reactions, how it impacts the game and much more. Timestamps: (0:00): Big Ten thoughts on...

Jan 10, 20231 hr 42 minEp. 168

What's happening in the Big Ten? And a Michigan at Michigan State Preview

Dylan and Brendan sit down to discuss the wacky start to the Big Ten season, including Purdue's loss against Rutgers, what's going on with Illinois, which teams are contenders and much more. Then they go back to a tried and true Moving Screen staple with a preview discussion on Michigan at Michigan State. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 05, 20231 hr 17 minEp. 167

Big Ten Year In Review

Brendan and Dylan recap the best and worst moments of the 2022 calendar year in Big Ten basketball, taking time to stop and highlight some ridiculous moments along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 20, 20222 hr 1 minEp. 166

Figuring out how to win in the Big Ten — we think

Dylan and Brendan discuss whether you need to play a certain style of basketball to win in the Big Ten, what to make of Brad Underwood calling out his whole team and whether Penn State is legit. Then they dive into a couple of game previews focused on OSU-UNC, IU-Kansas and Maryland-UCLA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 12, 20221 hr 20 minEp. 165

Big Ten Power Rankings! Assessing the league after three weeks

Brendan and Dylan go back to a Moving Screen staple: The Big Ten Power Ranking Draft. They run through the league from top to bottom to sort out the best teams in the league and attempt to separate pretenders from contenders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 28, 20221 hr 36 minEp. 164

Overreactions! Illinois, Kris Murray, TJD, Penn State (!), and much more

The second week of Big Ten hoops brought us some more entertaining games which means it is time to overreact. Dylan and Brendan share some overreactions and debate how their perception of the league has changed after two weeks of basketball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 21, 20221 hr 12 minEp. 163

B1G beginnings: Week 1 takes, Week 2 previews

Without many quality games in the results column, Dylan and Brendan look at six teams with notable challenges coming up this week: Michigan State, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Purdue and Michigan. They break down the opener, big questions that remain and what we'll learn from this week's matchups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 14, 20221 hr 25 minEp. 162

Friday Previews! MSU-Gonzaga, Wisconsin-Stanford & Michigan-EMU

Brendan and Dylan preview some of the notable Friday night neutral court games in the Big Ten, including Gonzaga vs. Michigan State, Wisconsin vs. Stanford and Michigan vs. Eastern Michigan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 10, 20221 hr 7 minEp. 161

The state of Big Ten hoops; projecting head coaches’ futures

College basketball is just three days away! Dylan and Brendan discuss the state of the Big Ten and why the conference has struggled to turn good regular seasons into great postseasons. Then they switch over to the end of the bench and discuss the likelihood that each Big Ten coach is still employed by their school three years from now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 04, 20221 hr 36 minEp. 160

Our under-the-radar Big Ten players to watch in 2022-23

Dylan and Brendan recap the All-Big Ten selections and then dive into 10 players in the league who are under the radar but worth discussing. The conversations focuses on players who could have a bigger impact than anticipated or players who are toughest to figure out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 27, 20221 hr 37 minEp. 159
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