Thursday, May 16, 2019

INDEX

Vol. CXXVIII, No. 109
 © 2019 The Michigan Daily 

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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

See BEILEIN PAGE 11

