JETT HOWARD

Seth Lundy scored 22 points for the Nittany Lions (14-7, 5-5 Big Ten Conference), who matched last season’s win total. Penn State, which lost the first meeting 79-69, was shooting 58% and led by 32 midway through the second half before finishing 4 of 13. Howard missed the game against the Boilermakers with an ankle injury and was questionable for Penn State. Howard was 7 of 8, 4 of 5 behind the arc for 18 Michigan points in the first half. Michigan outscored Penn State 20-10 over the final 10 minutes.

ANN ARBOR -- Jett Howard thinks he’s going to play for Michigan against Purdue on Thursday. “In Jett’s mind, he’s saying he’s going to play,” head coach Juwan Howard said with a laugh on Wednesday in a video conference call. And I’m not saying that’s going to be next game. He’s second only to Hunter Dickinson in scoring with 14.6 points per game, and is shooting 38 percent from 3. Should Jett Howard not be available on Thursday, Michigan could also give more minutes to Will Tschetter, Tarris Reed Jr., Isaiah Barnes, or others.

A few minutes earlier, after Michigan’s 60-56 win over Minnesota on Sunday, Dickinson had disputed the notion of an “ugly win.” Media and fans might use that term, Dickinson said, but he won’t. Howard, Michigan’s head coach, agreed with his star player. “Defensively, sometimes you just have to win it in the mud.”OK, so maybe not an ugly win, but a dirty one. Minnesota had a seven-minute scoring drought in the first half but didn’t lose its lead. Crisler Center felt more like the campus’ undergraduate library (which, by the way, Michigan students call “the UGLI”).

ANN ARBOR -- Jett Howard went down with an ankle injury late in the first half of Michigan’s 60-56 win over Minnesota on Sunday. “I don’t have any information to give you on Jett other than, as you saw, he was in a boot,” Howard said after the game. He’s in love with the game of basketball and he wants to help his team on both ends of the floor. We’re not sure how long he’s going to be out.”Howard continued, listing several other Wolverines with various ailments. They have the right to but they still love going out there and competing and are going to lay it all out on the line.”

ANN ARBOR -- Michigan beat Minnesota 60-56 at Crisler Center on Sunday but lost Jett Howard to an injury. Joey Baker started the second half for Howard, with head coach Juwan Howard also sliding starter Terrance Williams II to that spot and using Will Tschetter at power forward. Michigan started the second half strong to seize control, and didn’t let the visitors get closer than three over the final 13:35. After his long stint on the bench, Garcia opened the second half with a 3. Dickinson blocked a shot and, 10 seconds later, scored to cut Minnesota’s lead to 20-18.

-- The homecoming for a trio of Wolverines was spoiled on Thursday night as Michigan lost to Maryland for the first time in nearly three years. It wasn’t enough on a night when Maryland grabbed 15 offensive rebounds and committed just six turnovers to Michigan’s 12. Dickinson hit a 3 to keep the Wolverines alive, but they still trailed by eight with 90 seconds left. Dickinson’s putback cut the deficit to four with 40 seconds left. He made both to cut the margin to four with five seconds left; two more free throws from Young prevented a last-second miracle.

The goal was to learn from the mistakes that cost Michigan in Thursday’s overtime loss at Iowa. A play or two in each of those games and Michigan could have started 13-1, Dickinson said. “Losing teams can repeat all these facts,” assistant coach Phil Martelli said before the Northwestern game. He said it felt like the sky had fallen on the team after the Iowa loss. Those were missed opportunities, and the reason Michigan is not currently projected as an NCAA Tournament team.

Freshman Dug McDaniel scored a career-high 17, and Michigan overcame 18 turnovers for a much-needed home win. Howard keyed a 6-0 spurt, making a pair of free throws before assisting on easy baskets for Tarris Reed Jr. and Tschetter. Forty seconds later, Michigan led by 11. Missed free throws allowed Northwestern to get within five twice, but Bufkin’s uncontested dunk after a press break sealed the victory. Michigan led 18-6 with 14:25 to go in the half.

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- There were still 20 seconds on the shot clock when Jett Howard took a pass at the middle of the beak of Iowa’s Tigerhawk” logo painted at midcourt. “He’s a handful,” Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said. He allowed the game to come to him like he always do,” said Juwan Howard, Jett’s dad and Michigan’s head coach. Dickinson, Michigan’s starting center, is 7-foot-1 and 255 pounds. “I think he’s tremendous.” He acknowledged both Reed and Dickinson are centers, but they’re athletic enough to work in combo.

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Jett Howard looked pretty disheartened for a player who had just scored 34 points. Their play kept Michigan in front of Iowa for most of Thursday night -- but not when it mattered most. It all fell apart late, and the Wolverines were left to make sense of a 93-84 overtime loss. Michigan had a chance on the final possession of regulation, but Dug McDaniel’s running floater between two defenders missed badly. With three minutes left, Michigan’s Terrance Williams II deflected Kris Murray’s 3-point attempt.

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Michigan led Iowa by seven points with less than two minutes left in regulation, but a four-point play proved costly in Michigan’s 93-84 loss on Thursday night. Iowa scored the first eight points of overtime and Michigan never recovered. Michigan hit 14-of-31 3s and shot 49 percent from the field. Murray missed an alley-oop that would have tied it, and McDaniel hit a huge 3 from the top of the arc. Michigan led 43-40 at half, having made seven 3s and shot 53 percent from the field.

EAST LANSING -- Late in the first half of Michigan’s loss at Michigan State on Saturday, Terrance Williams II passed the ball to Jace Howard on the left wing. The ball went to a fan in courtside seats, sitting a few spots from Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker. Afterwards, Michigan head coach Juwan Howard was presented with a few explanations for the lack of offensive punch for either team: Great defense? See also: Hunter Dickinson expected worse from Michigan State crowd, but most disappointed in narrow lossSaturday was a small step back for a Michigan team that had won two straight, and looked good doing it. “Typical Big Ten game,” Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said.

EAST LANSING – Michigan took the Breslin Center faithful from boisterous to jittery here on Saturday afternoon before Michigan State made the shots down the stretch to wrap up a rivalry win. Michigan State held off a late rally from Michigan to win the first iteration of the rivalry series, 59-53, on Saturday afternoon at the Breslin Center. Michigan State started the game 1-for-9 with five turnovers. Michigan State went on a 9-2 run from there and took a nine-point lead into halftime. Michigan State now moves on to face Wisconsin on the road on Tuesday, while Michigan is off until Thursday at Iowa.

“The little details Coach always talks about go a long way.”With a trip to Michigan State up next, the Wolverines appear to be figuring out how to win. Every time Penn State surged, Michigan answered. After Penn State used an 11-0 run early in the second half to tie the game, Michigan went on a 14-0 run. Though Tschetter didn’t see the court against Penn State, he remained a vocal cheerleader. We’re really starting to do that now.”Next up, on Saturday afternoon, is a matchup with a Michigan State team that has won five in a row.

Hunter Dickinson had 32 points and 12 rebounds to lead Michigan to an 81-46 rout of Maryland, a game that gave the Wolverines a bit of redemption after last week’s shocking loss to Central Michigan.

Central Michigan closed out the 2022 portion of its basketball season Thursday by recoding one of its biggest victories in years. Kobe Bufkin had 16 points to lead Michigan, Dickinson added 13, Jett Howard had 12 and Dug McDaniel supplied 12. Both teams played poorly in the first half, which ended with Michigan leading 28-27 thanks to Joey Baker’s 3-pointer with six seconds left. Howard led Michigan with nine points. NOTEABLEHoward’s 3-pointer for Michigan in the first quarter marked the 12th straight game this season he’s hit a triple.

On Wednesday night, after another close loss -- to talented and experienced North Carolina -- the attitude was far different. It’s not cause for panic, but Michigan is not close to where it wants to be. The North Carolina result could be added to the pile with Virginia and Kentucky as games Michigan let slip away late. Starting small forward Jett Howard was asked after Wednesday’s loss if it felt like his team was really close to being really good. He disagreed with the suggestion that Michigan was close to turning a corner and winning tight games against good teams.

ANN ARBOR -- The small school with the funny name and unique style of play gave Michigan all it could handle at Crisler Center on Saturday evening. Tarris Reed Jr.’s layup with 14:55 left gave Michigan 58-47 lead. Michigan led by just one, and the modest crowd implored the Wolverines to figure things out. Michigan led 30-19. Michigan led 49-41.

Cason Wallace scored 14 points and Oscar Tshiebwe had a double-double to lead No. 19 Kentucky to a 73-69 victory over Michigan at the O2 Arena in a London showcase of two marquee American college sports teams.

19 Kentucky, the Wolverines led in the second half and trailed by just two with 1:40 left. A missed free throw opened the door for Michigan, but Dug McDaniel, playing in place of Llewellyn, couldn’t finish on a drive. Wallace, a top-10 freshman, scored Kentucky’s first eight points of the second half, and that was the Wildcats’ lead. At one point in the second half, Michigan rolled with a lineup of Llewellyn, Isaiah Barnes, Joey Baker, Will Tschetter, and Tarris Reed Jr.With 8:40 left, Llewellyn landed awkwardly and appeared to suffer a left knee injury. Down six, Dickinson missed a point-blank layup.

Instead, Michigan, which led by double digits in the second half and by one in the final minute, failed to finish strong. The Wolverines led by 11 early in the second half and led 66-65 with a minute to go. Virginia carved away at its deficit early in the second half, shrinking the margin to two less than five minutes in. Michigan led 23-15. Howard and Llewellyn went back to back from deep and Michigan led 41-33 in the final minute.

Freshman Jett Howard deferred that question to his veteran teammate, graduate transfer Jaelin Llewellyn. “I’m guessing we’re just a team that takes some time to get into the flow of the game,” Jett Howard said. On Wednesday, Llewellyn and Jett Howard said they hadn’t considered that any message was being sent. “We’re trying to get in rhythm on the offensive end and defensive end and hopefully we’re better by January,” Jett Howard said. “It’s early in the season,” Howard said.

Michigan handled Jackson State on Wednesday, 78-68, at Crisler Center to improve to 5-1. Jackson State responded with an 8-0 run, which included four free throws by Ken Evans (who finished with 12 points). Jackson State, out of the SWAC, fell to 0-4. Jackson State led midway through the first half despite making just 1-of-7 3-point attempts. But Jackson State had enough confidence by that point.

The sample size was small, but this was easily Arizona State’s best game of the year coupled with Michigan’s worst. Arizona State improved to 4-1. It served as both a reference to the football team’s game on Nov. 26 but also the basketball team’s next game, Sunday in Ann Arbor against Ohio. Arizona State sophomore Frankie Collins, who played for Michigan last season, had a game-high five assists. As the bricks, many of them on good looks, piled up for Michigan, Arizona State extended its lead.

Jett Howard scored 17 points as No. 20 Michigan pulled away in the second half for a 91-60 rout of Pittsburgh on Wednesday night in the Legends Classic semifinals.

Michigan blew out Pittsburgh 91-60 in the Legends Classic at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center and will play the winner of Arizona State and VCU for the title. Michigan led 62-44 with 12:39 left. Hunter Dickinson added 11 points, seven rebounds, and five assists. Williams tallied seven points and seven rebounds. Michigan trailed by six early but kept feeding Dickinson, whose layup gave Michigan its first lead, 18-17, with 11:17 left in the half.

The Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball team is off to a hot start as they’re 2-0 on the season, and the Associated Press took notice as the men in maize jumped up two spots to No. 20 in the in-season 2022-23 AP Top 25.

Emoni Bates showed flashes of his promise, but his career-high 30 points wasn't enough for Eastern Michigan to take down No. 22 Michigan.

Michigan outlasted Eastern Michigan 88-83, overcoming an eight-point second-half deficit to move to 2-0. The high-scoring affair was a stark contrast to the last times the teams met, a 45-42 Eastern Michigan victory in Ann Arbor on Dec. 9, 2014. Michigan was not good from the foul line (25-for-40), but hit some clutch free throws down the stretch to seal the victory. With 29 seconds left, Williams was whistled for a foul, much to Juwan Howard’s disbelief. “He told me I was right but they still got two free throws,” Howard said to nobody in particular.

Hunter Dickinson scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and freshman Jett Howard added 21 points to help No. 22 Michigan to a 75-56 win over Purdue Fort Wayne in the season opener on Monday night.

Hunter Dickinson scored 22 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, and blocked three shots in Michigan’s 75-56 win over visiting Purdue Fort Wayne on opening night of the 2022-23 season. Fort Wayne hung around, but never got closer than 12 in the second half. Michigan led 59-35, and Fort Wayne took a timeout with 12:50 left. Fort Wayne committed 12 first-half turnovers. Michigan will play Eastern Michigan, led by Ypsilanti native Emoni Bates, at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena on Friday (9 p.m.

It’s the start of the 2022-23 college basketball season, and just like years past, the Michigan Wolverines are entering the season ranked in the AP Top 25 at No. 22.

Michigan only had a couple of days of prep for its season opener, and it won’t be a gimme. Purdue Fort Wayne is the co-favorite in the Horizon League after sharing the regular-season title last season and posting a 21-12 record overall. Fort Wayne returns most of its roster from last season, including Horizon first-team selection Jarred Godfrey (38 percent from 3 last season). Game InformationWho: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (0-0) at No. ETPoint spread: Michigan -15.5Tickets: MGoBlue.com ($20)Follow: Andrew KahnHow to WatchTV: Big Ten NetworkStream: Watch & DVR College Basketball Live | fuboTV: Stream live TV with ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN & top channels without cable.

The Michigan men’s basketball team is about to find out. “Last year, I think people on the team would say that we had more talent than this year,” he said. In the Big Ten, Indiana is the preseason favorite, but the Hoosiers haven’t finished above .500 in the Big Ten since 2015-16. “People think we have a lot of question marks around our team,” Dickinson said, noting Michigan’s transfers and freshmen. … I think we’ll catch a lot of people by surprise like we did my freshman year.”Michigan won the Big Ten and earned a No.

“Believe it or not, I didn’t hit any shots in warmups so I was a little nervous going into the game,” Howard said. Michigan needs Bufkin to show a lot of improvement as a sophomore, and Friday night was a good start. Duggie shinesMcDaniel, a 5-foot-11 point guard, was the most impressive of the reserves. Juwan Howard said before the season to expect exciting things from the freshman point guard. Michigan lost point guard Frankie Collins to the transfer portal, but McDaniel might make that departure less important.

But in an 88-75 win over Ferris State, nine Wolverines played their first public game for Michigan. He also drove and dunked, with authority, over a 6-foot-10 Ferris State defender early in the second half. Michigan shot 54 percent from the field and held Ferris State, a Division II program, to 39 percent. Michigan led 12-4 before a couple of deep 3s by Ferris State cut the deficit to 14-10. Michigan led by just four midway through the half before 3s by Bufkin and Jett Howard made it 26-16.

Juwan Howard is entering his fourth season as coach, and his first with two sons on the roster.

ANN ARBOR -- When Jace Howard wants to get under Jett Howard’s skin during practice -- and he occasionally does, because Jett is his younger brother -- he knows what to say. He whispers it, so Michigan’s coaches don’t hear.

The Michigan men’s basketball team will look much different this season, and not just because the majority of the players are new to the program. The roster is filled with guys who got stronger over the offseason, according to strength coach Jon Sanderson. Bufkin was skilled enough to be a part of Michigan’s rotation, which meant he couldn’t fully take advantage of in-season training. Like Bufkin, he’s faster, quicker, and stronger. Dug McDaniel, a 5-foot-10 point guard, had already gained 12 pounds when Sanderson spoke to MLive last week, to reach 170.

Jett Howard, listed as a guard/forward, is 6-foot-8 and 215 pounds, giving him great size for a ball-handling wing. 5, Terrance Williams II, junior, forward, 6-7, 225No. 23, Gregg Glenn III, freshman, forward, 6-7, 230No. 25, Jace Howard, junior, guard, 6-8, 225No. 45, Cooper Smith, sophomore, guard, 6-1, 175

They haven’t been on campus even a month, but Michigan’s freshmen have impressed in summer workouts so far. The group, ranked 10th in the country per the 247Sports composite, is part of a new-look Michigan men’s basketball roster for the 2022-23 season. If he can use that size to his advantage defensively and on the glass, he can have a special freshman season. He’s shown a nice feel for the game on both ends, with coaches envisioning him as an aggressive, full-court defender. Michigan will get 10 additional practices as a result of the team’s summer trip to Paris and Greece.

Jett Howard has prepared for playing for his dad at Michigan. “I think he’s as prepared as can be,” IMG Academy head coach Sean McAloon said. “Offensively, he can do some things that other kids just can’t do, especially shooting the basketball and creating shots, while still making the right play,” McAloon said. Both Howard and McAloon said Howard can still grow as a defender. After spending his entire life rooting for Michigan, Howard will put on a uniform and try to help the program win games.

Jett Howard, the youngest son of head coach Juwan Howard, will appear in “Shooting Stars,” a film about NBA superstar LeBron James’ high school basketball team. Howard will play Carmelo Anthony, a 19-year NBA veteran who competed against James when the two were in high school. Cook is the fifth-ranked player in the 2023 high school class, per the 247sports composite, and is committed to play at Oregon. A photo from the set shows Howard and Cook in an on-court embrace. Juwan Howard and James were teammates with the Miami Heat, winning championships in 2012 and 2013.

Competing against some of the most talented high school basketball players in the country, Michigan signee Jett Howard had the best performance of all. The incoming freshman and son of head coach Juwan Howard was named MVP of the Iverson Classic, held Saturday in Memphis, after scoring 20 points to lead his team to victory. He’s part of Michigan’s four-man class that ranks eighth nationally and includes Tarris Reed Jr., who also participated in Saturday’s game. The elder Howard will coach two of his sons next season, as Jace will be a junior with the Wolverines. 32 in the class, was less impactful, but still was chosen to start in a game with a lot of top talent.

This year, Michigan’s season has been done for almost a week. What will the Michigan men’s basketball roster (and starting lineup) look like in 2022-23? Related: Questions facing Michigan basketball this offseasonThe starting backcourt of Eli Brooks and DeVante’ Jones is gone. Shooting guardFrontrunner: Kobe Bufkin (sophomore); Other options: Jett Howard (freshman), Isaiah Barnes (sophomore)Could Jett Howard, the coach’s youngest son, start the season opener? And so Bufkin, despite an inconsistent freshman season, has the (very) early edge here.

They’ve already competed, however, in a surprising recruiting battle -- for Howard’s youngest son. Juwan found himself in “a little recruiting war with one of the top programs in the SEC.”“I couldn’t come there as arrogant and saying, ‘Hey, this is family, family gotta stick with family,’” Juwan said. Juwan acknowledged he was concerned his son would choose Tennessee over Michigan. With Jett, “I had to ramp up my recruiting,” Juwan said. “That’s still my family, that’s my son, that’s my blood.

For the third year in a row, Juwan Howard has signed the Big Ten’s best recruiting class. The Michigan men’s basketball program announced on Saturday the signing of four prospects in the 2022 class. Gregg Glenn III, Jett Howard, Dug McDaniel, and Tarris Reed Jr., all of whom are four-star prospects, were Michigan’s signees. “We have continued to talk about family, character, culture and what it takes to play Michigan basketball,” Howard, who’s entering his third season as Michigan’s head coach, said in a statement. However, it’s their willingness to learn and become great is what will make them great Michigan men.”Jett Howard is the coach’s youngest son and the highest-ranked member of Michigan’s 2022 class.

In discussing his decision during an Instagram Live video, Howard said that on Monday he was planning to go to Tennessee. Howard is the fourth commit in Michigan’s 2022 class, which features all four-star prospects and is ranked third nationally. Howard announced his top seven schools in August and visited his final four in September: North Carolina State, Tennessee, Michigan, and Georgetown. What changed it for Michigan?”“Honestly, starting Monday, I was going to go to Tennessee,” Howard said. “He’s an elite shooter who you can’t leave open at any time,” McAloon, the IMG coach, told MLive on Wednesday.

Like his older brother before him, Jett Howard decided he wants to play basketball for his father at Michigan. Howard is the youngest son of Michigan head coach Juwan Howard. Jace Howard is a sophomore with the Wolverines. Howard said that as of Monday he was planning to go to Tennessee, but a conversation with his dad changed his mind. See also: Michigan basketball to host fan event with dunk contest, musical performanceAs things stand now, Michigan is technically one over the 13-player scholarship limit for next season, but early departures are expected.

Earlier this month, Michigan picked up its second commitment for the 2022 class in center Tarris Reed Jr. (ranked No. The scholarship allotment for the Michigan men's basketball team for the next four seasons. That or any other connection pales to the family one: Howard is the youngest son of Michigan head coach Juwan Howard. A handful of other uncommitted prospects hold Michigan scholarship offers, though how much Michigan is still pursuing any of them is unclear. 1 recruiting class in the country for 2021.