When Michigan returned from its three-game exhibition tour through France and Greece this past summer, one of assistant coach Phil Martelli’s takeaways was the Wolverines’ individual ball defense was lacking and needed to improve.
Three months later, Martelli is still saying the same thing as Michigan heads back to Europe for an overseas showdown against No. 19 Kentucky on Sunday at the O2 Arena in London.
If the Wolverines want to help their chances of leaving England with a signature nonconference win — something that’s missing on their resume — finding a way to patch up their on-ball defense would go a long way.