Beilein leaving West Virginia for Michigan

By JOHN RABY, AP Sports Writer
April 3, 2007

It was planned to be a meeting where John Beilein told his West Virginia players how to prepare for offseason workouts. Instead, he told them goodbye.

Beilein, who took the Mountaineers from mediocrity to two NCAA tournaments and an NIT championship, is moving on to Michigan.

"Sometimes good things come to an end," Beilein told a news conference in Morgantown, W.Va. "It's time for me to do new things at a new university."

Beilein accepted Michigan's offer earlier in the day, and declined to reveal contract specifics. Michigan planned to introduce Beilein at a news conference on Wednesday in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Beilein took the job despite not visiting Michigan's campus. He'd never been in Morgantown, either, before leaving Richmond for West Virginia.
Beilein is a big upgrade from Tommy Amaker, although it doesn't change the fact Michigan made Amaker a scapegoat despite that the basketball program was under probation during his coaching tenure.