By Rod Beard The Detroit News Comments Michigan coach John Beilein coached at West Virginia from 2002-07 before moving to Ann Arbor. (John T. Greilick/Detroit News) Brooklyn, N.Y. — When Michigan's matchup with West Virginia was announced, the focus was squarely on coach John Beilein, who left Morgantown, W.Va., after five seasons for Ann Arbor. Now in his sixth season, Beilein has built Michigan from a sub-.500 team into No. 3 in the country. "Certainly, we would not be playing this game if I hadn't approved of this game because of the respect I have for West Virginia and (coach) Bob Huggins and their program," Beilein said. "We really haven't done it that much. We maybe played...
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