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One Michigan player a day, from Rice and Webber to Burke and Lendeborg. Six guesses. Every miss unlocks a hint.
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One free puzzle a day, a different game each day- Try itFreeOne puzzle, no account.
- Return dailyFree with your emailA new puzzle every day.This week: Mon Grid · Tue Guess the Player · Wed Three Teammates · Thu One on One (today) · Fri Grid · weekends rotate
- Play everything$60+/yearAll ten games, archives and leaderboards.
- GuessType a Michigan player. Each guess shows how close you are: era, height, position, number, coach, home.
- Use the hintsEvery miss unlocks a hint, from a stat line to the last initial.
- Keep the streakA new puzzle every day at midnight ET. Share your result, come back tomorrow.
- Fill the gridEach square crosses two clues: an era, a coach, a stat line, a hometown. Type a Michigan player who fits both.
- Go rareNine guesses for nine squares. The less common the right answer, the better the score.
- Keep the streakA new puzzle every day at midnight ET. Share your result, come back tomorrow.
- Pick threeType three teammates of the day's Michigan great. Any letterman who played beside him counts.
- Score the pointsEach pick scores the points he averaged in those seasons; the best three make 100%.
- Keep the streakA new puzzle every day at midnight ET. Share your result, come back tomorrow.
- PickEach round names a stat and two Michigan players (three in the last two rounds). Tap the one with the bigger number.
- See the numbersEvery answer shows both values and the margin. Famous names first, deeper cuts later.
- Keep the streakA new puzzle every day at midnight ET. Share your result, come back tomorrow.
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Every game preview and recap in full: how to get ready for the game, and how to make sense of it.
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The coverage. The community.
- Full articles & analysis
- The members' forum
- All the games
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The complete experience.
- Everything in UM Hoops
- The Extra Pass weekly column
- Game Day Live and the Data Hub
- Film Room and the complete Locker Room
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A members' bonus, with a leaderboard- Guess the GameA final score and the coach. Name the opponent and the season.Members
- Guess the SeasonEighty seasons of Michigan basketball. Five guesses to find the year.Members
- Who's InTwenty names, a stack of clues. Pure logic: mark who is IN.Members
- PinpointA hidden ranked list of Michigan players every week. Name who is on it, three strikes.Members
- Pick 'emCall the score, the leading scorer and the props before every tip.Members
- Up or DownA weekly ratings card: whose rating rises, whose falls. Season-long contest.Members
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Data: Sports Reference, MGoBlue and the U-M stats archive, the Michigan basketball record book, the Bentley Historical Library, KenPom. Records shown as played on the court; vacated seasons are noted.
