Michigan forward DeShawn Sims (34) blocks a shot by Purdue forward JaJuan Johnson, right, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Tony Ding)

University of Michigan's DeShawn Sims grabs a defensive rebound away from Minnesota's Paul Carter, right in the 1st half in Ann Arbor, MI on Thursday, February 19, 2009. JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/Detroit Free Press

Michigan State's Korie Lucious manges to a get out of this mid court trap by Michigan's DeShawn Sims, top, and Stu Douglass, back in the finals minutes of MSU's 54-42 win in Ann Arbor, MI on Tuesday ...

January 21, 2009: ..Michigan's DeShawn Sims (34) puts up a shot in the game between the University of Michigan Wolverines and the University of Connecticut Huskies in the Gampel Pavilion, Storrs,CT. UConn won the game 69-61