0 0 0 0 0 0 '0 8B - Tipoff - Tuesday, November 11, 2008 STAFF PICKS The Daily basketball writers do their best to predict what will happen in the world of college basketball this season. Jason Ruth Alex Andy Kohler Lincoln Prosperi Reid Michigan record 16-1S 17-14 16-15 15-16 eig Ten Champion Pardon Michigan State Purdue Purdue se c o n d............................... ..........Sta te.............. ....................W isc.........o n sin................. ........................ Big Ten scn place MichiganSte Purdue Michigan StateWicnn .........................g .......... .............e..:......n..........................third.-.. ... .:... -....-.......... ... ........... ..........:..........pl............ace................................................................................. BgTntidpaeOhio State Wisconsin Wisconsin Michigan State Michigan tinish 7th............6th 7th.............7th . eig Ten Tournament champ Michigan State Purdue Wisconsin Wisconsin Big Ten MVP Raymar Morgan........E'Twaun Moore Morgan Marcus Landry Big ten coach oftthe year Tuhby Smith Tom Izzo Matt Painter eruce Weher eig Ten surprise team Minnesota Minnesota Penn State Illinois Michigan MVP Manny Harris Harris Harris DeShawn Sims National player oftthe year.......Stephen Curry, Davidson BlaeOriftin, Oklahoma Tyler Hanshrough, North Carolina Hanshrough Michigan's season ends here NIT 2nd round NIT 3rd round NIT 1st round NIT 2nd round NCAA "eracket euster" Cleveland State San Diego State UC Santa Barhara Portland State NCAA Final Four UCLA Texas North Carolina North Carolina Louisville Michigan State Connecticut Connecticut North Carolina North Carolina Notre Dame Oklahoma Texas Oklahoma UCLA UCLA : H--,om Michigan coach John Beilein expects improvement from last year's 10-mis season. 2008-09 Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown 0 Zack Novak 0 6-5 210 Fr. Chesterton, Ind. 1 Stu Douglass G 6-3 17S Fr. Carmel, Ind. 2 C.J. Lee G 6-0 180 Sr. Pittsford, N.Y. 3 Mussy Harris F 6-5 18S So. Detroit 12 Anthony Wright F 6-6 235 So. Sterling, Va. 1S David Merritt G 5-10 170 Sr. West Bloomfield 22 Jevohn Shepherd F 6-5 21S Sr. Torosto, Ontario 23 Corey Persos G 6-4 200 Fr. Kalamazoo 30 Eric Puls C 6-10 210 Fr. Alpesa 31* Laval Lucas-Perry 0 6-3 l8S Fr. Flist 32 Zack Gibsos C 6-10 220 Jr. Grand Blanc 34 DeShams Sims F 6-8 23S Jr. Detroit 3S Bes Crosis C 7-0 26S Fr. Syracuse, N.Y. 44 Kelvis Grady 0 5-11 170. So. Grand Rapids *- eligihle to play tolloming the conclusion at the 2008 tall semester