No. 6 Michigan opens with MAC favorite Buffalo

Hunter Dickinson and Eli Brooks provide stability to the Michigan basketball team, a notion that reduces stress for head coach Juwan Howard.

The Wolverines enter the season opener on Wednesday ranked No. 6, highest among Big Ten teams. They'll host Buffalo, a Mid-American Conference heavyweight,in the Wolverines' latest early-season test.

Dickinson tested the NBA waters after a stellar freshman season but decided to ret