In a contest like tonight's, no news is good news. But for John Beilein, Michigan's opening exhibition against Le Moyne meant a lot more than a preseason tune-up.
In 2007, John Beilein took over a sputtering Michigan basketball program 21 years removed from its most recent Big Ten title. Eight seasons later, Beilein's built a nationally prominent program that's raised two Big Ten championship banners, reached back-to-back Elite Eights, participated in a national championship game, and coached a Naismith Player of the Year in Trey Burke under his watch. Yet, it very well may be an exhibition game against little Le Moyne College from Syracuse that stands out as his proudest moment.