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Wednesday, July 25
Updated: July 26, 12:46 PM ET
Team preview: Michigan Wolverines
ESPN.com
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The lowdown
2000-01 record: 10-18; 4-12 in Big Ten (10th)
Final Ranking: NR
Postseason: None
Three Questions for 2001-02
1. How will the Wolverines adjust to Tommy Amaker's style of coaching and play? Will LaVell Blanchard and Bernard Robinson be given the star-type roles they probably feel they've earned under former coach Brian Ellerbe?
2. Can the Wolverines get substantial minutes and quality production out of Josh Moore and Chris Young? Will the Wolverines have an inside game they can rely on?
3. Will Michigan get enough of a contribution out of newcomers Dommanic Ingerson and JaQuan Hart? If so, how will they handle the roles of giving up star power to Blanchard and Robinson? How well can Ingerson handle the ball if the Wolverines have to move him in a point-guard pinch?
Three Key Facts
1. Wolverine junior forward LaVell Blanchard is one of 10 players from across the nation who make up Playboy's preseason All-America squad.
2. Junior guard Gavin Groninger has been selected for the 12-member Big Ten Foreign Tour team which will play games in England and Ireland in August (July 2).
3. Seniors Chris Young, Leon Jones and Rotulu Adebiyi were selected by their teammates to lead the Wolverines into the 2001-02 campaign as captains.
Andy Katz's Scenarios
Best case: The Wolverines move up to the top half of the Big Ten and are on the bubble for an NCAA Tournament berth.
Worst case: The Wolverines still can't get any inside help and stay in the bottom of the Big Ten, heading to the NIT.
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Key Players Returning
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Player
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Yr.
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Pos.
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Ht./Wt.
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Comment
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LaVell Blanchard
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Jr.
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F
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6-7/205
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PTS: 17.8 | REB: 8.4 | AST: 1.8
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Bernard Robinson Jr.
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So.
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F
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6-6/185
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PTS: 14.4 | REB: 4.9 | AST: 2.2
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Chris Young
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Sr.
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F/C
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6-9/220
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PTS: 8.6 | REB: 4.9 | AST: 0.4
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Avery Queen
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So.
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G
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5-7/150
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PTS: 5.8 | REB: 2.3 | AST: 4.3
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Key Losses
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Player
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Pos.
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Ht./Wt.
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Comment
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Josh Asselin
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C
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6-11/230
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PTS: 9.6 | REB: 6.0 | AST: 1.0
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Michigan Signings
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Player
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Pos.
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Ht.
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High School/College
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Chuck Bailey
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F
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6-7
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Detroit/Martin Luther King
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Dommanic Ingerson
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G
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6-3
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Santa Barbara/Santa Barbara H.S.
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