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HAIL! TO THE VICTORS VALIANT | hail! to the conqu‘ring heroes | HAIL! HAIL! TO MICHIGAN | the leaders and best! UUNIVERSITYN I V E R S I T Y OOFF MMICHIGANI C H I G A N GAME DAY BBASKETBALLA S K E T B A L L NOTEBOOK 2020-21 MICHIGAN BASKETBALL | 2020-21 RATING SOS Overall 13-1 Big Ten 8-1 NCAA Net: 3rd - Home 10-0 Home 5-0 KenPom: 3rd 44th Away 3-1 Away 3-1 Sagarin: 3rd 49th Neutral 0-0 Neutral 0-0 ESPN’s BPI: 8th 68th Associated Press: 3rd (1,438) vs. Ranked: 3-1 GG1515 USA Today Coaches: 3rd (722) Weeks in Polls: 10 #3/3 MICHIGAN wolverines (13-1; 8-1 Big Ten) Regular Season Opponent Time/Results TV at #21/21 WISCONSIN badgers (15-6; 9-5 Big Ten) Wed., Nov. 25 BOWLING GREEN W 96-82 ESPN2 Sun., Nov. 29 OAKLAND W 81-71 OT B1G Network Game Day | Big Ten Road Match-up Wed., Dec. 2 BALL STATE W 84-65 B1G Network • Date: Sunday, February 14, 2021 Sun. Dec. 6 CENTRAL FLORIDA W 80-58 B1G Network • Tip: 12:02 p.m. CT / 1:02 p.m. ET Wed., Dec. 9 N.C. STATE (1) postponed (2) • Location: Madison, Wisconsin TOLEDO W 91-71 FS1 • Arena: Kohl Center (17,230) Sun., Dec. 13 PENN STATE+ W 62-58 B1G Network • TV Broadcast: CBS Sports Fri., Dec. 25 at Nebraska+ W 80-69 B1G Network Thu., Dec. 31 at Maryland+ W 84-73 ESPN • TV Talent: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) & Bill Raftery (analyst) Sun., Jan. 3 #19/22 NORTHWESTERN+ W 85-66 B1G Network • U-M Radio: Detroit: WWJ-Radio (950 AM) | Ann Arbor: WTKA (1050 AM) Wed., Jan. 6 #16/17 MINNESOTA+ W 82-57 B1G Network • U-M Talent: Brian Boesch (p-by-p) & Terry Mills (analyst) Sat., Jan. 9 at Penn State+ postponed (3) • U-M Satellite Radio: Sirius: 106 | XM: 195 | Internet: 957 Tue., Jan. 12 #9/9 WISCONSIN+ W 77-54 ESPN Sat. Jan. 16 at #23/19 Minnesota+ L 75-57 ESPN2 Who are the Wisconsin Badgers? Tue., Jan. 19 MARYLAND+ W 87-63 FS1 • A veteran-laden team, Wisconsin (15-6; 9-5) host the Wolverines in Madison on Valentine’s Fri., Jan.22 at Purdue+ W 70-53 FS1 Day (Feb. 14). It’s the second meeting of the season, after U-M won 77-54 at Crisler (Jan. 12). Wed., Jan. 27 at Penn State+ postponed (4, 5) B1G Network • The Badgers are led by four double-digit scoring seniors -- redshirt-senior guard D’Mitrick Sat., Jan. 30 INDIANA+ postponed (5) CBS Trice (13.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.7 apg, 39 3FGs), redshirt-senior forward Micah Potter (11.8 ppg, 6.1 Wed., Feb. 3 at Northwestern+ postponed (5) B1G Network rpg), senior forward Nate Reuvers (9.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.1 bpg) and senior guard Brad Davison Sat. Feb. 6 MICHIGAN STATE+ postponed (5) ESPN (8.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.3 apg, 38 3FGs). Thu. Feb. 11 #6/6 ILLINOIS+ postponed (6) ESPN • Rounding out the top fi ve for Wisconsin is yet another redshirt-senior Aleem Ford, who is Sun. Feb. 14 at #21/21 Wisconsin+ Noon CT CBS Thu., Feb. 18 #25/RV RUTGERS+ 9:00 p.m. FS1 averaging 9.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and is third with 30 3-pointers. Sun., Feb. 21 at #4/5 Ohio State+ 1:00 p.m. CBS Sat., Feb. 27 at Indiana+ Noon FOX Earlier This Season: #7/5 Michigan defeats #9/9 Wisconsin, 77-54 at Crisler Center Thu., March 4 #15/16 IOWA+ ESPN/ESPN2 • Playing its third straight ranked opponent, No. 7 Michigan used a 43-6 run and held No. 9 Sun., March 7 at Michigan State+ CBS Wisconsin to just three points during the fi rst seven minutes of the second half to go on to a 77-54 victory and stay undefeated (11-0; 6-0). To Reschedule (5) Opponent Time/Results TV • Franz Wagner posted his second double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. He added a TBD at Penn State+ career-best four steals and closed 7-for-10 from the fi eld. TBD at Northwestern+ • Mike Smith led the Wolverines with 16 points, while adding six assists (fi fth straight game) TBD INDIANA+ and two rebounds. Isaiah Livers posted 13 points with six rebounds, three assists and three TBD MICHIGAN STATE+ steals, while Hunter Dickinson used 12 points to post his 11th straight double fi gure scoring TBD #6/6 ILLINOIS+ game as well as adding six rebounds, three blocks and a steal. • Austin Davis returned after a fi ve game absence due to injury (plantar fascia injury in right B1G Tournament Round Time/Results TV Wed., March 10 vs. First Round Indianapolis, Ind. B1G Network foot) playing 12 minutes and posting four points and four rebounds. Thu., March 11 vs. Second Round Indianapolis, Ind. B1G Network • Michigan tied a season-high with nine blocked shots. Fri., March 12 vs. Quarterfi nal Indianapolis, Ind. B1G Network Sat., March 13 vs. Semifi nal Indianapolis, Ind. CBS Perfect Material for the Broadcast Sun., March 14 vs. Championship Indianapolis, Ind. CBS • A fi ve-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week, Hunter Dickinson leads U-M in scoring (15.1), rebounding (7.2). With the national minimum of 5.0 FGM, Dickinson leads the Big Ten and is NCAA Tournament Round Time/Results TV fourth nationally with his 68.8% (86-for-125) fi eld goal percentage. He trails Grand Canyon’s Thu., March 18 vs. First Four Mackey/Assembly TruTV Asbjorn Midtgaard (74.4%; 90-for-121; 15G), Ohio’s Dwight Wilson (69.3%; 115-for-166; 17G) Fri-Sat., March 19-20 vs. First Round six sites TBD (4) and Rice’s Max Fielder (68.9%; 91-for-132; 18G). Sun-Mon, March 21-22 vs. Second Round four sites TBD (4) • Isaiah Livers is second on U-M with 14.6 points per game. He is averaging career-bests in Sat-Sun., March 27-28 vs. Sweet 16 Bankers Life/Hinkle CBS & TBS rebounding (6.0) and assists (2.4; 33 total). In fact, Livers has 3+ assists in fi ve of his last six Mon-Tue., March 29-30 vs. Elite Eight Lucas Oil Stadium CBS & TBS games, while grabbing 5+ boards in all six of those contests -- including a career-high-tying 10 Sat., April 3 vs. Final Four Lucas Oil Stadium CBS at Purdue (Jan. 22). Mon., April 5 vs. NCAA Championship Lucas Oil Stadium CBS • Chaundee Brown, Jr., needs just one point to reach 1,000 in his collegiate career. In three LEGEND: Tip times are local to site | + Big Ten game seasons at Wake Forest he scored 876 points (10.4 ppg). With U-M he is averaging 8.8 points 1: ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center) per game (t-4th). 2: postponed/replaced (Toledo), due to COVID-19 related concerns within the NC State program • Mike Smith leads the Big Ten with 5.6 assists per game, which is 31st nationally. He leads the 3: postponed due to COVID-19 related concerns within the Penn State program conference thanks in part to dishing 6+ assists in seven of his last eight games, which included 4: rescheduled from Jan. 9th; postponed due to U-M Athletics pause due to COVID-19 variant a career-best 10 at Minnesota -- his fi rst double digit performance of his collegiate career. 5: postponed after Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) recommenda- tions to pause all U-M sports for 14-days due to COVID-19 variant Michigan’s Pause 6: postponed as part of U-M’s return-to-play protocols & plans • On Saturday, Jan. 23, Michigan Athletics followed a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) recommendation to pause athletic activities in all sports, including MICHIGAN ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS games, team and individual training sessions due to a positive test for a COVID-19 variant. • Tom Wywrot, Associate Director (Basketball Communications; no regular season travel) • The 14-day stoppage caused U-M to postpone four regular season Big Ten games -- at Penn • Email: [email protected] | Mobile: (734) 320-1148 State (Jan. 27), Indiana (Jan. 30), at Northwestern (Feb. 3) and Michigan State (Feb. 6). • Megan McIntosh, Assistant Director (working remotely) • Email: [email protected] | Mobile: (810) 223-3700 • With U-M’s return-to-play planning, the Wolverines also postponed their game with Illinois • Kurt Svoboda, Associate Athletic Director (working remotely) (Feb. 11) as they are preparing to return. U-M is expected to return at Wisconsin (Feb. 14). • Email: [email protected] | Mobile: (617) 872-6111 • Michigan and its postponed schools have begun working with the Big Ten to identify options for rescheduling opportunities. website/mgoblue.com twitter/@umichbball facebook/MichiganBasketball instagram/@umichbball MICHIGAN BASKETBALL | 2020-21 Season Michigan Basketball Quick Facts: 2020-21 QUICK FACTS TEAM INFORMATION City Ann Arbor, Michigan David & Meredith Kaplan U-M Head Coach Juwan Howard (Michigan, 1995) Population 120,781 Career Record 32-13 (2nd season) Founded 1817 Record at Michigan 32-13 (2nd season) Enrollment 47,907 B1G Record at Michigan 18-11 (2nd season) Nickname Wolverines Associate Head Coach Phil Martelli School Colors Maize (PMS 116) & Blue (PMS 282) Assistant Coach Saddi Washington Arena Crisler Center (12,707) Assistant Coach Howard Eisley Conference Big Ten Director of Basketball Operations Chris Hunter President Mark S. Schlissel Director of Program Personnel Jay Smith Athletics Director Warde Manuel Video Analyst Jaaron Simmons Athletic Trainer Alex Wong ALL-TIME RECORD Strength & Conditioning Jon Sanderson Years of U-M Basketball 103rd Academic Success Program Sara Rechnitzer Seasons of U-M Basketball 1909, 1918 to current Assistant to Head Coach Lisa Nicholson Overall Record 1649-1056 (1536-999*) Big Ten Record 826-727 (776-691*) 2019-20 SEASON IN REVIEW Non-Conference Record 823-329 (760-308*) Record: 19-12 NCAA Titles 1x (1989) Big Ten Record: 10-10 (9th) NIT Titles 2x (1997*, 2004) Final Associated Press: 29th (62) Big Ten Regular Season Titles 14x (1921, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1948, 1964, 1965, 1966, Final USA Today Coaches: 28th (25) 1974, 1977, 1985, 1986, 2012, 2014) Big Ten Tournament, No.