Scouting Michigan Hoops: Wolverines roster, rankings, stat comparison

After going 1-1 last week with a loss versus Iowa and a win against Northwestern, Rutgers is going to face arguably their toughest opponent this season as they will take on the No. 3 ranked Michigan Wolverines.

With that being said, TKR takes a look at the Wolverines projected starting lineup and where they're ranked in key metrics and statistics.

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RANKINGS COMPARISON - RUTGERS | MICHIGAN

ESPN BPI: No. 36 | No. 6

KENPOM: No. 26 | No. 3

SAGARIN: No. 28 | No. 3

NET RANKINGS: No. 30 | No. 3

PROJECTED MICHIGAN STARTING LINEUP

NAME	HT/WT	YEAR	NOTES

Mike Smith	5-11/175	Sr.	Smith has been pretty solid this year averaging 8.2ppg on 46.2% shooting. He's also scored in double digits in six games this year.
Eli Brooks	6-1/185	Sr.	Brooks has similar numbers to Smith, averages just over 8ppg and is dishing a career high in assists with 3.4 per game.
Franz Wagner	6-9/220	So	The younger brother of current NBA player Mo Wagner, Franz is having a big year so far averaging 12.1ppg and 6.7rpg.
Isaiah Livers	6-7/220	Sr.	The senior big man came back this season after declaring for the draft last year. He's coming off three 20+ point games in a row.
Hunter Dickinson	7-1/255	Jr.	The former No. 40 overall prospect in the 2020 class, Dickinson is having a great year so far. He averages just under 15ppg to go along with 7.7rpg.

Rutgers - Michigan Stat Comparison

STAT	RUTGERS	Michigan

Points/game	71.8 (170th)	78.9 (40th)
Field Goal %	46.1% (77th)	50.2% (12th)
3PT %	32.5% (237th)	37.9% (31st)
Rebound Margin	+0.6 (173rd)	+8.2 (16th)
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.30 (39th)	1.36 (25th)
Steals/game	8.2 (41st)	4.7 (325th)
Blocks/game	5.2 (13th)	5.3 (12th)
Opp. points/game	67.9 (110th)	64.9 (51st)
Opp. FG%	41.7% (100th)	37.5% (3rd)
Opp. 3PT%	32.8% (149th)	32.2% (115th)

MICHIGAN RECORD THIS SEASON: 14-1 (9-1) / Notable wins against No. 9 Wisconsin (twice), No. 16 Minnesota and Toledo

SERIES HISTORY: This will be the 13th matchup between the two schools, with Michigan leading the series 12-0.

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