Michigan Basketball: Grading the Wolverines 2018-19 season

John Beilein: A-

It’s hard to find much to knock Beilein on for the 2018-19 season as he lost Moritz Wagner, Duncan Robinson and Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman, three starters and still won 30 games, while reaching a third-straight Sweet 16.

More impressively, Beilein helped Teske develop an offensive game that saw him average 9.5 points. He also was able to help Brazdeikis explode on the scene and average nearly 15 points a game as he recognized his talent early and put him in the starting lineup over returning starter Isaiah Livers.

Outside of Brazdeikis, the freshman class made a relatively small impact. David DeJulius, Colin Castleton and Brandon Johns all flashed potential but failed to develop into regular contributors.

The other disappointing thing was Poole and Matthews both being unable to take the next step offensively. Certainly, Beilein knows better than me, but it seemed that Poole got few opportunities in the pick-and-roll down the stretch and that seems like a mistake.

Simpson is great but he can’t make a jumper and if Michigan is going to be better next season, it needs to find someone who can make a contested shot late in the game. Poole and Iggy are prime candidates but it is worrisome that Matthews couldn’t find that consistency.