Beilein remembers his WNY roots

Former Canisius College and current University of Michigan head basketball coach John Beilein joined Sal Capaccio on Sports Talk Saturday this weekend to talk about his time spent in Western New York, his coaching career, and his 7th-ranked Wolverines.

Beilein was born in Niagara County, grew up in Western New York and also coached at Erie Community College before moving on his coaching career.

Among the highlights of the interview:

Beilein revealed he is still a Sabres and Bills fan
The NCAA rules he needed to abide by when it came to discussing and coaching his own son, Patrick, who was recruited to play college basketball and eventually played for Beilein at West Virginia.
What makes his current Michigan team so good and guard Trey Burke so special.

Michigan faces Illinois Sunday afternoon.

You can hear the entire interview below:

You can follow Sal Capaccio on twitter @SalSports and listen to Sports Talk Saturday every Saturday from 11am-2pm on WGR.

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Topics : Sports
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Locations : Michigan, New York, Niagara County, West Virginia, Western New York
People : John Beilein, Patrick, Trey Burke

02/23/2013 8:59PM

Beilein remembers his WNY roots

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02/25/2013 12:11AM

Great WNY Connection

Great to hear the interview. I work on campus in Ann Arbor, and it is great to know there is the WNY connection in the basketball program. Can do a little more with that Michigan athletic budget than at Canisius though!

02/25/2013 12:33PM

good job john

Great to hear from John, have known him for over 40 years from our Newfane days. One coach who actually cares about his players not just for Basketball purposes!! An asset to any community as a person and coach at any level. To bad he couldn't havecame to UB and improved their program..

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