In Friday night’s exhibition, the Michigan basketball team took one step closer to the official beginning of the Juwan Howard era.
The Wolverines routed Saginaw Valley State, 82-51, in their first taste of action since losing head coach John Beilein and last season’s three leading scorers. Michigan showed both promise and growing pains.
In the midst of the Wolverines’ adjustment period, these three takeaways stood out: