Let's talk Wolverines Hoops. Welcome to Inside Michigan Basketball. Over the next hour, we'll catch up with Joanne Howard and Kim Barnes-A-Riko for the very latest on Michigan men's and women's basketball. Now, alongside national champion Terry Mills, here's the voice of Michigan basketball, Brian Bush. The pause, department-wide, is over now.

We just wait for Michigan basketball to return.

We'll talk all about it here on Inside Michigan Basketball with the national champ Terry Mills.

I'm Brian Bush and T.

This has been a challenging two weeks.

It's one thing to say, hey, yeah, just go into a quarantine.

It's another thing to go through it. It is not an easy thing to do. Unfortunately, from all accounts,

the players, the coaches, the staff members have done it and done so in a healthy way.

Yeah, I mean, they've all bought in, and I tip my cap still coming back with negative tests and just showing

that they're taking care of their bodies and they're going things about the right way

and basically looking at the big picture, and that's to win a national championship down the road.

And first of all, you've got to take care of the Big Ten Conference right now, and I think they're doing a good job, getting prepared.

Yeah, no doubt about that.

We will talk with both head coaches here on Inside Michigan

basketball, Joanne Howard and Kim Barnes-Riko. Coach Howard is first, and he's coming up next as

you listen to Inside Michigan basketball from Learfield, IMG College.

Back here on Inside Michigan basketball, and while we are with the birthday boy, at least one day late.

Coach, happy belated birthday to you.

And he got a chance to celebrate by what finally being back in the building.

What was the birthday like for you?

Oh, it was a great day, man.

First of all, thank you. I appreciate it. But it was great to get a chance to celebrate my birthday with the players and staff having our first official practice back in the building

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