Thursday, May 16, 2019
INDEX
Vol. CXXVIII, No. 109
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coach beelines
to cleveland
John Beilein will leave Michigan
to become the new coach of the
Cleveland Cavaliers after signing a
five-year deal, according to a report
from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The news has also been confirmed
by Michigan spokesperson Tom
Wywrot. The school has no plans for
a press conference today, or in the
near future, per Wywrot.
According
to
Wojnarowski,
Beilein reached a decision on Sunday
and informed his staff and players
Monday morning. Beilein himself
confirmed the news via Twitter later
in the morning.
“Thanks to everyone at the Univ of
Michigan for their incredible support
these last 12 years,” Beilein tweeted.
“Our fans, alums, leaders, players and
students are AMAZING It has been a
heck of a ride and I hope you enjoyed
our teams and staff as much as I did!
Go Blue Forever! #GoBlue”
The Cleveland Cavaliers also
issued a statement from Beilein
on
their
website
alongside
announcements
from
general
manager Koby Altman and chairman
Dan Gilbert.
“I want to thank the University
of Michigan for what has been a
truly special home and remarkable
place for my family and I for the last
12 years. We have achieved great
success together and we could not
have done it without the incredible
support
of
our
administration,
coaches, players, staff, students, fans
and the entire university community.
We shared some of the best moments
of my life together and I will always
be grateful for that,” Beilein said in
the statement. “At the same time,
I felt very strongly about this new
and exciting opportunity with the
Cavaliers. I am very thankful to
Dan Gilbert and Koby Altman and
honored to be the head coach of the
Cavaliers. I love the position the team
is in to build and grow and this was
something I felt was the perfect fit for
me. With hard work and dedication
by all of us, we will grow this team
day by day and reinforce a culture
of success that sustains itself with
strong core values. Cleveland is a
great city with amazing fans and I
am really looking forward to calling
Cleveland home for years to come.”
Altman cited Beilein’s ability
to build a culture and his winning
pedigree at the college level, saying
they interviewed several candidates
and it was clear Beilein would be the
best fit.
“He has a unique ability to
create an outstanding culture that
will promote the development of
young players and provide a solid
structure to the entire program; not
to mention the fact that John Beilein
wins everywhere he goes,” Altman
said. “We are excited Coach Beilein
is joining our organization as we
continue to build the foundation that
any enterprise needs to be successful
and competitive year in and year
out.”
Beilein was hired as the coach
of the Michigan men’s basketball
team in 2007. Since then, he has
led the Wolverines to nine NCAA
Tournaments, five Sweet Sixteens
and two Final Fours. During the
same time frame, he won Big Ten
regular-season titles in 2012 and
2014 and tournament titles in 2017
and 2018. He revived a program that
previously had not made the NCAA
Tournament since 1998.
In the recently concluded 2018-
19 season, Beilein guided Michigan
to a record-best 17-0 start and an
eventual 30-7 record, making the
finals of the Big Ten Tournament.
The Wolverines earned a No. 2 seed
in March Madness, where they
lost to Texas Tech in the Sweet
Sixteen. However, in the aftermath,
several key players — wing Charles
Matthews,
guard
Jordan
Poole
and forward Ignas Brazdeikis —
declared for the draft, and Poole and
Matthews have already announced
they will remain there.
KATELYN MULCAHY/Daily
michigandaily.com
NEWS
Police chief
Community meets
finalists for AAPS chief
>> SEE PAGE 3
OPINION
SMTD priorities
SMTD lecturers address
recent cuts in school
>> SEE PAGE 4
ARTS
Detective Pikachu
Pokémon hits big screen
in live action film
>> SEE PAGE 6
MICHIGAN IN COLOR
Jordan Peele
Defining the modern
Black director
>> SEE PAGE 9
inside
SPORTS
Softball
Softball team prepares
for NCAA Tournament
>> SEE PAGE 10
ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM
ARIA GERSON
Daily Sports Editor
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