MSU basketballโs Cinderella season ends in Sweet 16 after OT loss to Kansas State in NCAA Tournament
The No. 7 seed Michigan State Spartans menโs basketball teamโs season comes to a close after falling 98-93 in overtime to the No. 3-seed Kansas State Wildcats in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
Michigan basketball starter Jaelin Llewellyn suffers ACL injury, out for remainder of season
The Michigan Wolverines have suffered an enormous blow to their starting lineup as starting point guard Jaelin Llewellyn has sustained an ACL injury to his left knee and has been ruled out for the remainder of the season.
Michigan basketball jumps 2 spots in AP top 25, will travel to Brooklyn for in-season tournament
The Michigan Wolverines menโs basketball team is off to a hot start as theyโre 2-0 on the season, and the Associated Press took notice as the men in maize jumped up two spots to No. 20 in the in-season 2022-23 AP Top 25.
College basketball rocked by record number of players entering transfer portal
A proposed new NCAA transfer rule is turning college basketball upside down. There are currently 1,000 players in the transfer portal with more to come. โI predicted 2,000 at beginning of the year,โ said Greg Kampe, head coach of Oakland University menโs basketball team. Kampe and his staff are constantly checking the NCAA transfer portal. Youโre going to see a new kids every year, and really, youโre gonna have to cheer for your school,โ he said.
Disappointing end shouldnโt take away from Michigan basketballโs memorable season
(AP Photo/Darron Cummings)ANN ARBOR, Mich. โ Itโs going to take a while for the sting of Tuesday nightโs loss to fade for the Michigan basketball team. The Wolverines were one win away from the Final Four, but played their worst 40 minutes of offense all season. 11 seed UCLA marked an incredibly disappointing end to the 2020-2021 season, but that doesnโt mean it should tarnish the memory. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament since the Fab Five era. Michigan didnโt get its storybook ending, but the journey was one fans wonโt soon forget.
Elite version of Michigan basketball returns in Sweet 16 drubbing of Florida State
Michigan basketball has been doing just that for the better part of a month. MORE: Game time, details announced for Michigan basketball vs. UCLA in Elite 8AdIt was a clinic on both ends of the court. Many experts thought Michigan would lose to LSU in the second round, and even more expected a Florida State victory Sunday night. The former ended up a much more real possibility than the latter, as the Florida State game was never in doubt. Other than the Texas Southern and Michigan State wins, Michigan had faced big deficits in five of its previous seven games.
Michigan basketball vs. UCLA in Elite 8: Game time, details revealed
ANN ARBOR, Mich. โ Michigan basketball will play UCLA on Tuesday in the Elite Eight for a spot in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. The game is scheduled to tip off at 9:57 p.m. Tuesday from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. 1 seed Michigan advanced to the Elite Eight with a dominant win over No. 11 seed UCLA punched its ticket by upsetting No. AdThe winner of the UCLA-Michigan game will play either No.
Wolverines knock off Florida State, punch ticket to Elite 8 in NCAA Tournament
Hunter Dickinson #1 of the Michigan Wolverines rebounds the ball in the game against the Florida State Seminoles during the first half in the Sweet Sixteen round of the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 28, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)(2021 Getty Images)
Wolverine Womenโs Basketball punches first ever ticket to Sweet 16
ANN ARBOR, Mich. โ The Michigan Wolverines Womenโs Basketball team isnโt just winning games -- itโs making history. For the first time ever, they punched their ticket to the Sweet 16 and let everyone know thereโs more than just one good basketball team on campus. Congrats to @KBA_GoBlue & her squad for reaching the Sweet 16 -- FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!!! pic.twitter.com/NSaoSB7zVk โ Juwan Howard (@JuwanHoward) March 23, 2021โItโs a great win for the university, a great win for Michigan,โ Barnes-Arico said. โGreat win for little kids growing up in Michigan and for the country to see Michigan is not just a football school, or a menโs basketball school -- itโs also a womenโs basketball school.โ
No. 1 Michigan basketball knocks off No. 8 LSU to advance to Sweet 16
Chaundee Brown #15 of the Michigan Wolverines reacts to beating the LSU Tigers in the second round game of the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 22, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. 1 seed Michigan basketball knocked off No. 8 seed LSU on Monday to clinch a spot in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Wagner ended up with 15 points, seven rebounds and two assists. 11 seed Michigan State have all been eliminated.
Can Michigan basketball play complete game, survive LSU for spot in Sweet 16?
(AP Photo/Robert Franklin)ANN ARBOR, Mich. โ Michigan basketball is one win away from reaching the Sweet 16, but to do so, it will need to play its best game since last month. 16 seed Texas Southern in the opening round, Michigan improved to 3-3 in its last six games. The others were against Michigan State and Ohio State -- two teams Michigan had already beaten this season. Even in its wins over Michigan State, Maryland and Texas Southern, Michigan hasnโt really put together a complete game. In the first Michigan State game, the Wolverines committed 20 fouls and 14 turnovers.
No. 1 Michigan beats Texas Southern, moves on to play No. 8 LSU in second round of NCAA Tournament
16 seed Texas Southern in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and will play No. 13 North Texas -- Michigan didnโt leave any doubt from the tip. The Wolverines scored the first seven points of the game and never let Texas Southern back within a possession. Zeb Jackson #3 of the Michigan Wolverines reacts during the first half against the Texas Southern Tigers in the first round game of the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Mackey Arena on March 20, 2021 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (2021 Getty Images)Michael Weathers scored 24 points for Texas Southern on 8-for-18 shooting.
A look inside the bubble at the NCAA Tournament
DETROIT โ The National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament is back after a year off. Viewers can expect the same theatrics as always, but off the court, the players are finding it to be a bit lonely. The idea is to limit contact and prevent COVID spread among the 68 teams, so the tournament can be played to completion. They are all wearing small tracking devices for contact tracing and the NCAA Senior VP of Basketball said as long as a team has five healthy players, they can play. 1 seed in 2021 NCAA Tournament; Spartans get No.
13 early thoughts about No. 1 Michigan basketballโs NCAA Tournament region
1 seed in this seasonโs NCAA Tournament after going 20-4 and winning the regular season Big Ten championship. 1 seed, Michigan should have a major advantage, but you can never say never in the NCAA Tournament. Ironically, his final game before getting fired at Louisville was a second-round loss to Michigan in the NCAA Tournament. It started with the blowout loss to Illinois and continued with a couple of incomplete performances against Michigan State. Isaiah Livers #2 of the Michigan Wolverines battles for a loose ball against Malik Hall #25 of the Michigan State Spartans during the second half at Crisler Arena on March 04, 2021 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Michigan lands No. 1 seed in 2021 NCAA Tournament; Spartans get No. 11 seed with play-in game
Michigan head coach Juwan Howard questions a call in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Maryland at the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis, Friday, March 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)The Michigan Wolverines will start the 2021 NCAA Basketball Tournament as the No. 1 seed in this year's NCAA Tournament -- as it should be. 11 UCLA on Thursday in the First Four round play-in game, with the winner playing No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.