The Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball team, in conjunction with Players Era, MGM Resorts International, and ESPN, announced that the reigning, defending 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament national champions will return to Las Vegas to defend their title.
Duke and Gonzaga will hold a nonconference game at LCA in February of 2027. This comes weeks after the announcement that Michigan State will host Arkansas for a contest on Thanksgiving of 2026.
No. 2-ranked Michigan Wolverines stars Yaxel Lendeborg and Elliot Cadeau are featured on the cover of Slam Magazine’s “SlamU 15” ahead of their road game against the Maryland Terrapins.
Gonzaga played a nearly perfect second half, busting open a back-and-forth game with a 15-0 run to pull away from Kansas for an 89-68 win and extend its nation-best streak of trips to the Sweet 16 to nine.
Ypsilanti native and Memphis Tigers transfer Emoni Bates is coming home, as multiple sources have reported that he will be taking his talents to Eastern Michigan.
Former star Ypsilanti high schooler and current No. 1-ranked transfer player Emoni Bates recently entered the transfer portal, where he named the Michigan Wolverines one of his top six destinations ahead of the 2022 college basketball season.
ESPN’s Basketball Power Index projected Michigan (16%) as one of the double-digit seeds with the best chance to reach the Sweet 16 in the 2022 NCAA Tournament.