Michigan Wolverines | CH2k8 Legacy

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Game - College Hoops 2k8
Difficulty - AA
Rosters - 07-08 Roster
Half Lengths - 15 minutes
Sliders - 500bloc

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Re: Michigan Wolverines | CH2k8 Legacy

Starters
PG - #44 - Kelvin Grady - 5'11'' - 170 - FR - 68 OVR
SG - #3 - Manny Harris - 6'5'' - 170 - FR - 79 OVR
SF - #24 - Ron Coleman - 6'6'' - 210 - SR - 67 OVR
PF - #34 - DeShawn Sims - 6'8'' - 225 - SO - 73 OVR
C - #22 - Ekpe Udoh - 6'10'' - 240 - SO - 72 OVR
Reserves
C - #32 - Zack Gibson - 6'10'' - 220 - RS SO - 68 OVR
SF - #15 - Jevohn Shephard - 6'5'' - 210 - JR - 67 OVR
SF - #12 - Anthony Wright - 6'6'' - 235 - FR - 66 OVR
PG - #2 - C.J. Lee - 6'0'' - 180 - JR - 62 OVR
PG - #11 - David Merritt - 5'10'' - 170 - SR - 55 OVR
PG - #31 - Laval Lucas-Perry - 6'1'' - 191 - T FR - 73 OVR

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Re: Michigan Wolverines | CH2k8 Legacy

11/9 - vs Radford
11/11 - vs Brown
11/15 - at #5 Georgetown
11/22 - vs Butler*
11/28 - vs Boston College
12/1 - at Harvard
12/8 - at #7 Duke
12/12 - vs Oakland
12/15 - vs C. Michigan
12/22 - vs #4 UCLA
Conference Play Begins
1/2 - vs #10 Wisconsin
1/5 - at Purdue
1/8 - vs Indiana
1/12 - at Northwestern
1/16 - at #20 Illinois
1/19 - vs Iowa
1/22 - at #10 Wisconsin
1/27 - at #11 Michigan St.
1/31 - vs Minnesota
2/5 - at #18 Ohio St.
2/9 - vs Penn St.
2/14 - at Iowa
2/17 - vs #18 Ohio St.
2/21 - at Minnesota
2/23 - vs #20 Illinois
2/26 - vs Northwestern
3/1 - at Penn St.
3/9 - vs Purdue**

* = Non-Conf. Tournament
** = Senior Day

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Re: Michigan Wolverines | CH2k8 Legacy

Team - CW - CL - W - L - %
Iowa - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - .000
Michigan - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - .000
11 Michigan St. - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - .000
Minnesota - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - .000
Northwestern - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - .000
18 Ohio St. - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - .000
Penn St. - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - .000
Purdue - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - .000
10 Wisconsin - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - .000
20 Illinois - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - .000
Indiana - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - .000

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Re: Michigan Wolverines | CH2k8 Legacy

Information
Location - Ann Arbor, MI
Head Coach - John Beilein
Arena - Crisler Arena (Capacity: 13,751)
Nickname - Wolverines
Student Section - Maize Rage
Colors - Blue and Maize

Coach

John Beilein
Record - (293-175)
Age - 52
Years - 1
Ovr A-, Off A-, Def B+, Tea A-, Sco A-, Cha B+, Dis A-

Michigan Past Seasons
06-07 - (22-13, 8-8) - NIT
05-06 - (22-11, 8-8) - NIT
04-05 - (13-18, 4-12) - N/A
03-04 - (23-11, 8-8) - NIT

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Re: Michigan Wolverines | CH2k8 Legacy

Nations Top Recruits
Point Guards
Name - Ht - Wt - Town - Stars - Rank
Alberto Hooper - 6'0'' - 165 - Bryan, TX - - OVR #1, POS #1
Josko Howel - 5'11'' - 160 - Lansing, MI - - OVR #2, POS #2
Marcel Gansey - 6'1'' - 170 - Richmond, VA - - OVR #3, POS #3

Shooting Guards
Kerry Mills - 6'5'' - 184 - St. Petersburg, FL - - OVR #5, POS #1
Lester Brinkley - 6'3'' - 204 - Aurora, IL - - OVR #6, POS #2
Dani Halsell - 6'2'' - 182 - Blacksburg, VA - - OVR #8, POS #3

Small Forwards
Olu Kately - 6'5'' - 199 - Pasadena, TX - - OVR #14, POS #1
Arinze McCully - 6'7'' - 228 - Milwaukee, WI - - OVR #19, POS #2
Kris Burleson - 6'6'' - 216 - Aurora, CO - - OVR #35, POS #3

Power Forwards
Rafael Cage - 6'7'' - 222 - Fontana, CA - - OVR #4, POS #1
Nile Chambliss - 6'7'' - 210 - Los Angeles, CA - - OVR #13, POS #2
Melvin Fearing - 6'7'' - 199 - Stillwater, OK - - OVR #21, POS #3

Centers
Pete McCleod - 6'11'' - 263 - Brooklyn, NY - - OVR #9, POS #1
Yakhouba Beck - 6'9'' - 222 - Bakersfield, CA - - OVR #29, POS #2
Daryl Green - 6'9'' - 242 - Tucson, AZ - - OVR #56, POS #3

Michigan Prospects
Name - Pos - Ht - Wt - Town - Stars - Rank - Interest
Marques Rowland - SG - 6'2'' - 190 - Detroit, MI - - OVR #27, POS #10 - 84%
Bruce Henderson - SG - 6'6'' - 205 - Shokle, IL - - OVR #32, POS #11 - 83%
Taurean Ryan - SF - 6'5'' - 204 - Newton, MA - - OVR #61, POS #9 - 88%
Logon Violette - PG - 6'2'' - 182 - Buffalo, NY - - OVR #90, POS #28 - 89%
Jaivon Fleming - PF - 6'9'' - 215 - New York, NY - - OVR #112, POS #15 - 92%
Roger Whitworth - SF - 6'7'' - 222 - Detroit, MI - - OVR #116, POS #17 - 88%
Cam Tamir - PG - 6'2'' - 175 - Baltimore, MD - - OVR #109, POS #32

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Re: Michigan Wolverines | CH2k8 Legacy

2007-08 Season Preview

The Tommy Amaker era at Michigan ended how it started…full of expectations, but with no results. The John Beilein regime has begun, but the expectations are nowhere to be found, for this year at least. The Wolverines lose a ton of talent, but that may not be a bad thing. Coach Beilein has a history of taking down programs and turning them around in two years with good, unselfish team play. Michigan is not known for their unselfish play, so how well Coach Beilein’s style takes in Ann Arbor will be an interesting story over the next couple of seasons.

Who’s Out:
With the new offensive and defensive philosophy and losing the top four scorers in Dion Harris, Lester Abram, Brent Petway and Courtney Sims, U of M will certainly look a lot different this year. Harris was the only real danger from beyond the arc last season and led the team with 13.4 points and 3.6 assists per game. Abram struggled through some injuries, but he was an effective slasher when healthy. Sims never reached his full potential, but the center wrapped up his career averaging 11.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocks. Petway was a monster on the defensive end and at least provided some excitement on the offensive end. Reed Baker saw some quality minutes as a backup guard and has opted to transfer.

Who’s In:
The newcomers do not quite equal the talent of the departed players, but team cohesion is much more important to the success of the Wolverines than pure talent. However, it is not like there is no talent headed to Crisler Arena. Corperryale “Manny” Harris needs some work on his perimeter game, but the 6-5 wing is a tremendous athlete and finisher. Once he gains some strength and can hit the mid-range jumper, Harris will be a great player. Kelvin Grady is the point guard of the future, and with Jerret Smith getting removed from the team, he's going to have to jump in as the starter this season. At 5-11, he is a point guard, but he will bring some scoring prowess to the position. Small forward Anthony Wright redshirted last season and will look to impress the new coaching staff. Walk-ons Zack Gibson and C.J. Lee will also be suiting up on game day this season.

Who to Watch:
Ron Coleman and Jevohn Sherherd will battle for starting spots on the wing. Coleman, a senior, should increase his 5.7 points per game with more shooting opportunities, but he will also help out on the glass and be a tough defender. Shepherd was stuck down the depth chart during his first two years in Ann Arbor, but he was a highly touted player coming out of high school. He will have every opportunity to live up to his potential and make a big impact as an upperclassman. Manny Harris has the potential to be out of Michigan after his sophomore or junior year, but for now we get to watch him develop into a great player.

Final Projection:
The most potential is in the frontcourt where Ekpe Udoh and DeShawn Sims are expected to earn starting jobs. Udoh proved to be a monster on the defensive end and averaged 4.0 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game last year mostly coming off the bench. Sims only averaged 3.4 points and 2.3 rebounds on the season, but showed that he could have big games. In the NIT, Sims scored 14 points and reached double figures on two other occasions. When he got the minutes, the 6-8 Detroit native performed well. If he can keep it up through an entire season, the Wolverine frontcourt, although lacking depth, will be decent. Not only can the big guys not hit the long ball, but nobody on the team is a proven threat from behind the arc. That is not what one would expect from a John Beilein coached team and the entire season will depend on how the coaching staff and the players can come together and find a common ground on two drastically different approaches to the game. The players can buy into Beilein’s system, but they are not the versatile, long range shooters who keep turnovers to a minimum type of players that Beilein has been used to at West Virginia. It may not be pretty at times, but this is a team with enough talent to compete for a post season berth if the ball finally bounces the right away for Michigan.

Projected Post-season Tournament: NIT

Projected Starting Five:
Kelvin Grady, Freshman, Guard, DNP last season
Manny Harris, Freshman, Guard, DNP last season
Ron Coleman, Senior, Guard, 5.7 points per game
DeShawn Sims, Sophomore, Forward, 3.4 points per game
Ekpe Udoh, Sophomore, Forward, 5.0 points per game

[Az2k12]

Re: Michigan Wolverines | CH2k8 Legacy

Good luck with your season, will be following. Looks like you've got a lot of interest from some pretty good in-state kids.

[benrich315]

Re: Michigan Wolverines | CH2k8 Legacy

Good luck with your season, will be following. Looks like you've got a lot of interest from some pretty good in-state kids.

Thanks man, and yeah solid interest from pipeline guys. Hopefully I can build this roster back up 'cause this team is strugglin'.