Michigan basketball's journey under John Beilein a lesson in evolution

No. 3 seed Michigan Wolverines will play No. 14 seed Montana Grizzlies on Thursday in Wichita. Here's what you should know about the Big Sky champions. Video by Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press Wochit

(Photo: Kirthmon F. Dozier, Detroit Free Press)No one wanted to admit it, because the proof kept showing otherwise.

When John Beilein fielded the most talented team he has ever had in 2013, he spent most of the season engrossed in what his group did with the basketball in its hands. It had to be that way.

He had the country's best backcourt with Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr., two freshmen wings (Nik Stauskas, Glenn Robinson III) and a big man in Mitch McGary who could dribble, pass and shoot.…