Big Ten Media Day

Michigan was picked to finish sixth by the coaches and eighth by the media at Big Ten Media Day.

From the Michigan Daily:

... with Borseth at the helm, the squad notched Michigan's first winning season in six years with a 19-14 record, and earned a ticket to the Women’s National Invitational Tournament. The Wolverines won two games before a heartbreaking overtime loss in the quarterfinals to in-state rival Michigan State.

“He’s done a wonderful job setting a culture of, ‘This is the way we do things’,” Michigan men’s basketball coach John Beilein said. “Once you’ve created that culture, it feeds off of itself. That’s just what (Borseth) is trying to do.”

For Borseth, that means finally giving his team the tradition and identity it has lacked.

“We don’t have any tradition,” Borseth said. “And we need to build that tradition to really succeed as a program. You don’t just get that over night.”

From the Free Press:

"We have five seniors this year, which is great in terms of experience," Borseth said. "We have kids who have been there and who understand the game. We are better than we were last year at this point, spirits are high, and the kids have high expectations."

From mlive.com:

"At this point, we're better than we were last year," said Borseth,whose team finished 19-14 last year. "Does it mean our record will be better? No. Do I think we'll be better? I think we will be."

More importantly, Michigan's players have bought into Borseth's confidence, providing a higher expectation level than ever before.

Also mgoblue.com and the Detroit News.