ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball team, ranked second nationally with a 10-0 record, returns to Crisler Center to close out 2025 with a special Kids Day game against La Salle.
Tip-off is at 4 p.m. on Sunday (Dec. 21) on Peacock.
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The event is part of a doubleheader, with the sixth-ranked Michigan women’s basketball team played Oakland University, winning 97-54.
The women’s game featured the first 750 fans receiving a free set of two coasters.
The men’s game will include kid-friendly activities, special in-game promotions, and bonus loyalty points for Wolverine Kids Club members who check in.
Michigan men’s and women’s basketball teams join forces for a full day of Maize & Blue energy at Crisler Center, offering fans a festive holiday hoops experience.
Michigan and La Salle have met only once before, in the 1975 Las Vegas Holiday Classic, where Michigan won 86-71.
That season, Michigan advanced to the national championship game.
The Wolverines’ 10-0 start marks their best since 2020-21, when they began 11-0 and went on to win the Big Ten title and reach the Elite Eight.
Michigan leads the Big Ten and ranks sixth nationally, averaging 94.7 points per game and recording five 100-point games this season.
The frontcourt trio of Yaxel Lendeborg, Morez Johnson Jr., and Aday Mara contributes over 40% of the team’s scoring, averaging nearly 40 points combined per game.
Michigan leads the nation and the Big Ten with 21.3 assists per game, with Elliot Cadeau leading the team at 6.1 assists per game.
Cadeau recorded his third career point-assist double-double with 12 points and 10 assists at Maryland, the first Wolverine to do so in nearly four years.
He is the only Wolverine to make at least one three-pointer in every game this season.
Sixth man Roddy Gayle Jr. provides a veteran spark off the bench, averaging 10.8 points on 55.6% shooting in 22.3 minutes per game.
Mara leads Michigan and the Big Ten with 27 blocks (2.78 per game) and ranks 12th nationally.
He also leads the team with 8.3 rebounds per game.