Michigan men’s basketball moved up to No. 20 in the AP poll this week. The Wolverines average 85.1 points per game, which is 14th-best in the nation. Center Vlad Goldin is top five in field goal percentage (69.17%), but he’s not the only one on his team putting the ball in the hoop at a high clip.
Efficiency of Michigan men’s basketball
Michigan seems to be destined for its most successful season since reaching the national championship in 2018. Roughly halfway through the season, the Wolverines lead the country with an effective field goal percentage of 60.4. Goldin spoke about his efficiency after the win over UCLA last week.
“That’s something that I take pride of; being one of the most efficient players in the country,” Goldin said. “A lot of people can score 30 (or) 40 points if they shoot 40 (or) 50 times. I’m trying to do it as efficient as possible.”
Michigan head coach Dusty May said the seven footer helps everyone else.
“Someone texted me the other day and (asked), why do you guys always have such a high two-point percentage? I had to think about it for a second,” May said at a press conference Monday. “Well, we always have good shooters, and we have Vlad. When you have shooting (and) you have Vlad, you’re probably going to be a good two-point percentage team.”
Michigan guard Nimari Burnett didn’t miss a single shot against Washington on Sunday. Burnett was 6-of-6 from the field and 4-for-4 from three. May raved about his level of play in the postgame press conference.
“There can’t be another basketball player in the country that’s playing as efficient basketball as Nimari Burnett,” May said. “He’s given himself to the team. He’s done everything we’ve asked him to do, he’s as consistent with his work as anyone in our program, (and) he’s almost robotic in his approach.”
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