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5 Takeaways: Vlad Goldin scores 36, Tre Donaldson adds 20 as Michigan routes UCLA
Michigan men’s basketball had a productive trip to the West Coast as the new year got underway, sweeping new Big Ten Conference additions USC and UCLA to improve to 4-0 in league play.
Late Tuesday night, the No. 24 Wolverines built an 18-point first half lead before the No. 22 Bruins came soaring back with an extended 28-6 run to take the lead themselves, 55-51, with just over 14 minutes left in the game. However, Michigan responded, outscoring the Bruins 39-24 the rest of the way for a 94-75 victory.
Michigan’s 94 points were the most points allowed by UCLA all season by far, with four Wolverines reaching double figures. Here are five takeaways from U-M’s fourth consecutive victory…
Michigan big man Vlad Goldin easily had his best game in a Maize and Blue uniform, and perhaps the best of his collegiate career against the Bruins. The 7-foot center finished with a career-high 36 points on 13-of-18 shooting from the floor and 9-for-11 from the free throw line.
The Wolverines’ center added seven rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot in a spectacular performance. UCLA had no answer for Goldin as he scored 21 points in the first half for Michigan, and while the 7-footer was slowed somewhat in the second half by foul trouble and some adjustments from the Bruins, Goldin helped the Wolverines close out this road victory in L.A.
After a slow start to the season, Goldin has really come into his own over the past three or so week, and has become a dominant force in the Wolverines’ frontcourt.
It was a career day for point guard Tre Donaldson as well, who played an instrumental role in Michigan’s second-half comeback in L.A. With the Wolverines’ trailing by four, Donaldson knocked down a 3-point shot, found forward Will Tschetter for another triple, and hit another 3 himself on three consecutive trips to pull Michigan back even.
Later in the second half, with Goldin and fellow big Danny Wolf each on the bench with four fouls, Donaldson hit two more 3-pointers to extend Michigan’s lead from eight to 12, assisting Nimari Burnett on a third triple minutes later. That stretch sealed the deal for the Maize and Blue.
Donaldson finished with a career-high 20 points on a red-hot 7-of-11 shooting, including 6-of-10 from deep. He added seven assists, six rebounds and a pair of steals for the Wolverines. When Donaldson plays like this, Michigan will be tough for anyone in the country to beat.
Danny Wolf has emerged as a contender for Big Ten Player of the Year this season, but he had a rough second game in Los Angeles. The 7-foot forward played too loose with the basketball and was frustrated by UCLA’s defense, resulting in seven turnovers for Wolf alone. The transfer from Yale also found himself in foul trouble, which forced him to sit for much of the second half.
Despite this, Wolf still managed to score 12 points on an efficient 4-of-7 shooting, and made his usual contributions in other areas with eight rebounds, six assists, a blocked shot and a steal. Wolf can play a little out of control at times, and was clearly frustrated tonight, but still played a large role in Michigan’s victory.
Meanwhile, with small forward Roddy Gayle Jr. out with injury, the Wolverines needed Nimari Burnett to continue his strong play of late, and they got just that from the senior. Burnett scored 17 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the floor and 3-for-4 from deep. He added four rebounds, four assists and two steals.
The season is still young, but Michigan has the makings of a team that can win the Big Ten and make a run in the NCAA Tournament this March. However, the Wolverines have two key areas they must address in order to realize that potential — limiting turnovers and holding on to double-digit leads.
Michigan had 16 turnovers against UCLA’s tough, aggressive defense, which led to 20 points for the Bruins. The Wolverines did a better job after halftime, but this remains a lingering issue for Dusty May’s squad. During UCLA’s 28-6 run between the end of the first and beginning of the second half, Michigan had five turnovers in about a nine-minute stretch, which contributed to the Wolverines’ blowing its 18-point lead.
Michigan has had several leads evaporate this season, including all three of their losses. The turnovers have played a major role in the Wolverines’ inability to hold these leads, and that will keep this team from realizing its full potential unless it’s corrected.
As mentioned above, there’s some areas to clean up in order for Michigan to reach it’s potential and win championships this season. However, the Wolverines are underrated as the current No. 24 team in the country (per the Associated Press).
Michigan’s three losses have come by a combined five points against Wake Forest (72-70), Arkansas (89-87) and No. 17 Oklahoma (87-86), and the Wolverines led in each of those three defeats. That’s how close this team is to being 15-0. The combined record of those three teams is 35-8.
Ultimately, the Wolverines’ national ranking will take care of itself as long as they continue to win games. Michigan has an excellent chance to continue to build momentum, with homes games against Washington (10-5, 1-3 Big Ten) and Northwestern (10-5, 1-3) sandwiched around a road game at Minnesota (8-7, 0-4) over the next week and a half.
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Michigan Lottery Daily 3, Daily 4 results for June 3, 2026
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Gotion wants Michigan township to pay the $23.7M it owes in incentives
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Gotion Inc. has asked a federal judge to order the Michigan township where it was supposed to call home to repay the roughly $23.7 million it owes the state in taxpayer-funded incentives.
Green Township’s actions opposing Gotion’s planned battery parts plant made it all but impossible to move forward, the company argued, leaving Gotion in default under its agreement with the state and on the hook for the $23.7 million in taxpayer-funded incentives it received for land purchases and improvements.
“Now that it is clear the project cannot move forward in the face of this continued opposition and the state of Michigan’s withdrawal of support, Gotion seeks to add these constitutional claims and request damages as a result of the township’s breach of the development agreement and violation of Gotion’s constitutional rights,” a May 29 court filing in the case said.
Last week’s filing seeks to amend an earlier lawsuit Gotion filed against Green Township over zoning changes that made its development all but impossible to proceed.
In February, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked Gotion’s lawsuit, arguing that it was moot because the state had already found the project in default and had demanded back roughly $23.7 million that had been given to the subsidiary of a Chinese company to purchase and prepare land in Green Township. In light of that ruling, Gotion is seeking to amend its lawsuit to seek additional damages.
“…the Sixth Circuit implied that given the facts of the dispute at this point, the correct form of damages for Gotion’s breach of contract claim against the township is likely monetary damages and no longer injunctive relief,” Gotion said in the May 29 filing.
The amended filing includes demands for damages arising from the “millions” Gotion paid or spent in reliance on the project moving forward, lost profits the company would have made if the manufacturing facility were built, attorney fees and an amount “not less than $23,670,873.56 for funds advanced towards land and development costs related to the project that the state of Michigan is now claiming should be repaid.”
Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office, which is seeking to recoup the $23.7 million on behalf of the Michigan Strategic Fund, said it was aware of Gotion’s May 29 filing against Green Township and is “monitoring the situation.” The office declined further comment, citing attorney-client privilege.
Gotion first sued Green Township in March 2024 after the board — all of whom had been replaced in November 2023 with members concerned about the Gotion project — rescinded two resolutions needed for the project to move forward. Gotion sued in federal court for breach of contract, and a U.S. district court judge issued a preliminary ruling in Gotion’s favor.
But the Sixth Circuit later blocked the case after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration, last fall, found Gotion to be in default of its grant agreement.
The state’s finding of default was in part due to the Green Township lawsuit. The company’s agreement with the state prohibits involvement in a suit that “would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the project or the grantee’s performance of its obligations under this agreement.”
The state also maintained Gotion’s “cessation of eligible activities” for a period of 120 days constituted an “abandonment” in violation of the grant agreement.
The Michigan Strategic Fund said it would seek to recoup the $23.7 million used to purchase and prepare land for Gotion in Green Township.
The Gotion project in Green Township was fraught with controversy shortly after its announcement. The company had planned to locate a battery parts plant in the Big Rapids area, creating up to 2,350 jobs and receiving about $175 million in taxpayer-funded incentives for the project.
Local opponents pushed back on the project because of the secretive nature with which it was negotiated, the unknown environmental effects of the project and Gotion’s parent company in China. Those concerns were amplified by Republican candidates in 2024, including both Vice President JD Vance and President Donald Trump.
The legal maneuverings with Gotion have already come at a cost to the township.
For the past three years, the state Treasury Department has flagged Green Township in Mecosta County because its expenditures have exceeded the amount of money authorized in its annual budget. In a corrective action plan submitted to Treasury last month, the township said its deficits were “primarily due to the legal fees.”
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Residents in Taylor, Michigan, fight against possible rezoning
A group of residents on Holland Road in Taylor, Michigan, say they are now doing everything they can to keep their neighborhood the way it is after some of them received a letter saying the city is considering rezoning their neighborhood.
“People across the street from me could have warehouse front property instead of woods and nice residential homes,” said Matthew Streicher.
Streicher, whose family has owned property on Holland Road for more than 100 years, says that has been his concern after he received a letter from the city about a proposed rezoning from residential to light industrial directly behind his home near Wick and Holland roads.
“So that’s when I also decided to start knocking on doors around here and saying this is what is going on, we need to speak out and have a voice as to what happens in our backyards, literally,” said Streicher.
Streicher told CBS News Detroit that three of his neighbors received that letter, informing residents that there’s a possibility of a new cold storage warehouse development if this land is rezoned.
“Nothing that belongs in a neighborhood,” said Tim Adkins.
“Heartbreaking, heartbreaking, you know,” said Denise Haggadone.
Many who live on Holland Road say this possibility is even more disturbing because of how long everyone has lived on this quaint road. And these same homeowners say that an industrial facility would only bring in more traffic and take away natural green space, most likely hurting their property value as well.
“It’s nice to see the wildlife, you know, there’s so few places left,” said Adkins.
On Tuesday, CBS News Detroit spoke off-camera with City Council Chairman Charley Johnson, who also lives on Holland Road. Johnson says he understands all of his neighbors’ concerns and agrees with them.
He says the company proposing this rezoning has every right to do so, and that the planning commission will vote on it Wednesday evening.
“It’s sad, I raised my kid here, and he’s planning on having this home after I pass or retire or what have you,” Haggadone said,
The residents hope to see a big turnout at Wednesday’s planning commission meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3, at Taylor City Hall.
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