By JOHN BOHNENKAMP

Michigan hired a new coach who put together an almost entirely new roster.

It’s working so far for the Wolverines, who are Iowa’s next opponent in Saturday’s 1 p.m. (CST) game at Ann Arbor, Mich.

Michigan is 7-1 overall, 1-0 Big Ten, under new coach Dusty May, who built a roster around seven transfers and four freshmen.

“He’s done a really good job in a short period of time,” Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said about May. “He’s a veteran guy. He did really well before (at Florida Atlantic), took his team to the Final Four. I think he does a really good job putting a team together and getting them to play well

“When you take over a new job now,  a lot of times you have a lot of new faces, and as we’ve seen, sometimes it works and sometimes it’s a disaster. And he has really got those guys playing together, and that’s impressive.”

The Wolverines are coming off a 67-64 win at No. 11 Wisconsin on Tuesday. Michigan used its size advantage, with 7-foot-1 center Vladislav Goldin scoring 24 points and 7-0 forward Danny Wolf scoring 21.

“They’re big, but they’re also versatile,” McCaffery said. “Especially Danny Wolf. He’s a unique player in terms of almost being a point forward — plays point guard a lot of the time, gives them a lot of flexibility, especially in their running game, but then they can also hurt you down low. He’s a really good passer, so they’ve got some high-low action. And they’re both veteran guys, so you don’t see a lot of pick and rolls with two 7-footers, but they execute it really well.”

That will put pressure on the frontcourt of the Hawkeyes (7-1, 1-0), who defeated Northwestern, 80-79, on Tuesday to open the Big Ten schedule. McCaffery said Iowa likely will be without forward Seydou Traore, who will miss his second consecutive game with a sprained right ankle.

Iowa has struggled to maintain its health this season, especially inside. Which is part of the reason why the Hawkeyes have a -3.3 rebound margin this season, which ranks 17th out of 18 Big Ten teams and 311th in Division I. Iowa was outrebounded 36-26 against Northwestern.

That makes this game a challenge against a team that has rebuilt after losing 24 games last season.

May has the Wolverines getting national attention — they were ranked 23rd in the coaches poll and were fourth among teams receiving votes in the Associated Press rankings.

“His philosophy is up-tempo, they play fast,” McCaffery said. “But most importantly, like I said before, they play together. I don’t know that there’s anything specific, other than if his guys play hard, they play together, they share the ball, they put some talented guys together, and they consistently win. And he’s done that so far in Michigan.”

Photo: Michigan guard Roddy Gayle Jr. (left) and Danny Wolf (1) surround Wisconsin guard John Tonje (9) during Tuesday’s game. (Lawrence Iles/Icon Sportswire)