When Michigan won the national championship last season under Dusty May, Mike Boynton Jr. was the assistant coach who spearheaded the defensive performance.
So it’s no surprise that with Boynton now running the program after May’s departure to take over the Dallas Mavericks, the emphasis is on playing solid defense.
The 20th-ranked Wolverines (2-1) looked sharp on that end in Wednesday’s 84-70 win over Marquette and will aim for the same result Sunday in another nonconference contest in Ann Arbor against William & Mary (2-1)…