VoiceBox: Wolverine basketball edition

by Danny Villalobos
Contributor

Despite Michigan’s loss in the final, they had a pretty good run this season. Are you optimistic for next season?

I feel optimistic, but we really need to work on our offense. Our defense in the only thing that got us to the finals. We got lucky this season.

Ibrahim Manjlai, 21, undecided

Michigan had a great run in the March Madness tournament, it’s unfortunate they encountered a tough loss. Although, it’s incredible to see your home team make it to the national championship. We made the Final Four and we’ll proudly hang that banner in Crisler Arena.

Brock Mullins, 20, liberal arts transfer

I’m feeling optimistic for next season definitely, main reason being their head coach, [John Beilein]. I think he is —if not the best college basketball coach,[he’s] one of the best. I think they, out of all the major [teams] —they all did a great job, but he’s consistently proven to do more with less as far as, five star and four star recruits.

Milik Steward, 36, radiation therapy

Seeing that they had a pretty good season this year, I think they’ll have just as good a season next year based on how much effort they put into the program; and one of their star players, Wagner, I’m pretty sure is determined to stay for one more season because I think it makes the team hungrier.

JC Jurado, 19, chemistry

I think U of M will succeed again. Wagner is coming back, Robinson is coming back, Simpson is coming back —they’re only losing is Abdur-Rahkman. I think that they’ll do pretty well again.

Matt Dargay, 20, human services

I would say it’s hard to tell because with college basketball, you never know who is going to return or the new recruits who are gonna come in, but with the system that they have in place I feel like they have a competitive chance to win it next year.

Lamar Turner, 23, supply chain management