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Former players: John Beilein made excellence the standard at Michigan

John Beilein won everywhere and at every level, from junior varsity and varsity at Newfane High School to Division II Le Moyne to Division I stops at Richmond and West Virginia.

But when the Michigan basketball program was searching for a new coach in 2007, Beilein’s name didn’t exactly register with former Wolverine Anthony Wright.

“He wasn't at the top of everyone's list.