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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 BBASKETBALLA S K E T B A L L ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Tom Wywrot (Main), [email protected] 2019-20 GAME DAY NOTEBOOK Megan McIntosh (Secondary), [email protected] MICHIGAN BASKETBALL | 2019-20 RATING SOS Overall 13-8 Big Ten 4-6 NCAA Net: 31st Home 8-3 Home 2-2 KenPom: 25th 3rd Away 1-5 Away 1-4 Sagarin: 24th 2nd Neutral 4-0 Neutral 1-0 ESPN’s BPI: 31st 3rd Associated Press: RV (39th, 1) vs. Ranked: 3-4 GG2222 USA Today Coaches: not ranked Weeks in Polls: 7 MICHIGAN wolverines (13-8; 4-6 Big Ten) Exhibition Opponent Time/Result TV vs. OHIO STATE buckeyes (14-7; 4-6 Big Ten) Fri., Nov. 1 SAGINAW VALLEY STATE (Exh.) W 82-51 BTN+ Game Day Information Regular Season Opponent Time/Results TV • Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 Tue., Nov. 5 APPALACHIAN STATE W 79-71 BTN • Tip: 7:01 p.m. Tue., Nov. 12 CREIGHTON (1) W 79-69 FS1 • Location: Ann Arbor, Mich. • Arena: Crisler Center (12,707) Fri., Nov. 15 ELON (2) W 70-50 BTN • TV Broadcast: ESPN2 Fri., Nov. 22 HOUSTON BAPTIST W 111-68 BTN+ • TV Talent: Dan Shulman (p-by-p), Jay Bilas (analyst) & Molly McGrath (sideline) Wed., Nov. 27 vs. Iowa State (3) W 83-76 ESPN • National Radio: Westwood One Thu., Nov. 28 vs. #6/4 North Carolina (3) W 73-64 ESPN • National Radio Talent: Kevin Kugler (p-by-p) & Dan Dickau (analyst) Fri., Nov. 29 vs. #8/7 Gonzaga (3) W 82-64 ESPN • U-M Radio: Detroit: WWJ-Radio (950 AM) | Ann Arbor: WWWW (102.9 FM) Tue., Dec. 3 at #1/1 Louisville (4) L 43-58 ESPN • U-M Talent: Brian Boesch (p-by-p) & Terry Mills (analyst) Fri., Dec. 6 IOWA+ W 103-91 FS1 • U-M Satellite Radio: Sirius: n/a | XM: 372 | Internet: 372 Wed., Dec. 11 at Illinois+ L 62-71 BTN Sat., Dec. 14 #10/13 OREGON L 70-71 ot CBS What You Need to Know for Today’s Game • Tonight’s game is the fi rst of two regular-season meetings between U-M and Ohio State. After Sat., Dec. 21 PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE W 86-44 BTN today’s game, the Wolverines make a return trip to Columbus and Value City Arena on March 1. Sun., Dec. 29 UMASS LOWELL W 86-60 FS1 • Tonight’s game will feature a special stripe out for alternating sections at Crisler Center. Sun., Jan. 5 at #14/16 Michigan State+ L 69-87 CBS • After a four game losing streak, U-M picked up two straight victories -- at Nebraska (79-68) and Thu., Jan. 9 PURDUE+ W 84-78 FS1 vs. No. 25 Rutgers (69-63) in the B1G Super Saturday game at Madison Square Garden. Sun., Jan. 12 at Minnesota+ L 67-75 BTN • With the strength of the Big Ten and U-M’s challenging non-conference slate, Michigan’s Fri., Jan. 17 at RV/24 Iowa+ L 83-90 FS1 regular-season schedule has skyrocketed to one of the best in the nation -- 2nd (Sagarin), 3rd Wed., Jan. 22 PENN STATE+ L 72-63 BTN (KenPom) and 3rd (ESPN’s BPI). Sat., Jan. 25 #21/22 ILLINOIS+ L 64-62 FS1 • Franz Wagner was the Big Ten’s Freshman of the Week. He averaged 14.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals in 31.5 minutes on the hardwood. He shot 52.4 percent from the fi eld, Tue., Jan. 28 at Nebraska+ W 79-68 ESPNU making several key drives that were instrumental in snapping a four-game losing streak. Sat., Feb. 1 vs. #25/25 Rutgers W 69-63 BTN • Jon Teske continues to lead U-M in scoring (13.6), rebounding (7.6), blocks (2.0) & steals (1.2). Tue., Feb. 4 OHIO STATE+ 7:01 p.m. ESPN2 • Zavier Simpson returned to U-M following a single game suspension for violating team policies. Sat., Feb. 8 #16/15 MICHIGAN STATE+ Noon FOX In the B1G Super Saturday win vs. Rutgers, Simpson fi nished with nine points, 10 assists and Wed., Feb. 12 at Northwestern+ 8 p.m. CT BTN three steals in 38 minutes. Sun., Feb. 16 INDIANA+ 1 p.m. CBS • Simpson ranks second in the nation for total assists (167) and per game average (8.4). He needs Wed., Feb. 19 at Rutgers+ 7 p.m. BTN just two more assists (598) to become just the second Wolverine to surpass 600 in a career. Simp- Sat., Feb. 22 at Purdue+ 2 p.m. ESPN/2 son only trails U-M record holder Gary Grant (731). Thu., Feb. 27 WISCONSIN+ 7 p.m. ESPN/2 • What a week it was for Brandon Johns, Jr. He averaged 18.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, shot 63.2 per- cent from the fi eld and 62.5 percent from long range. After posting a career-best 16 points while Sun., March 1 at Ohio State+ 4 p.m. CBS grabbing seven rebounds in the win at Nebraska, he followed with a new career-best 20 points, Thu., March 5 NEBRASKA+ 6:30 p.m. FS1 with a career-high four 3-pointers, in the B1G Super Saturday win over No. 25 Rutgers. Sun., March 8 at #9/9 Maryland+ Noon FOX • Wagner has scored in double fi gures in seven of his last eight games. With those tallies, he has improved his scoring average to 10.6 points per game. Adding seven games of 5+ rebounds 2020 Big Ten Tournament Time/Results TV during the same stretch, he has moved to the second spot on U-M with 4.7 boards per game. Wed., March 11 BTT First Round TBD BTN • After missing six games with a groin injury, Isaiah Livers returned to the lineup starting against Thu., March 12 BTT Second Round TBD BTN Illinois (Jan. 25). Unfortunately for Livers, he left the game after 20 minutes aggravating the hip Fri., March 13 BTT Quarterfi nal TBD BTN and leg area around his previous injury. He is listed as day-to-day, while he continues to be evalu- Sat., March 14 BTT Semifi nal 1 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. CBS ated by U-M’s medical staff . Without Livers, U-M has gone 4-4. Sun., March 15 BTT Championship 3:30 p.m. CBS Who are the Ohio State Buckeyes? • Ohio State has a 14-7 overall record, including a 4-6 mark in the Big Ten. The Buckeyes have won 2020 NCAA Tournament TV two-straight, winning at Northwestern, 71-59, and defeating Indiana, 68-59, on Feb. 1. Sun., March 15 Selection Sunday CBS • Three players are scoring in double fi gures for the Buckeyes, led by junior center Kaleb Wesson’s March 17-18 First Four truTV 13.9 points per game. Wesson also averages a team-high 9.7 rebounds per contest. Sophomore March 19-22 First & Second Round CBS | TBS | TNT | truTV guard Duane Washington Jr. adds 10.8 per game. March 26-29 Regional Round CBS & TBS • Freshman guard D.J. Carton, who averages 10.4, announced last week he will take a break from Sat., April 4 Final Four CBS basketball, while he addresses personal and mental health issues. Mon., April 6 National Championship CBS • Ohio State is holding opponents to just 38.3 percent shooting from the fi eld, third-best in the Big Ten and 17th nationally. The Buckeyes lead the Big Ten, and rank 18th in the country, in three- point percentage, shooting 38.1 percent from beyond the arc. Five players are shooting better LEGEND: All game times are local to site | + Big Ten game than 40 percent individually from three, led by senior forward Andre Wesson at 45.7 percent 1: Gavitt Tipoff Games, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center) (32-of-70). 2: Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center) • Chris Holtmann is in his third season as head coach at Ohio State, having guided the Buckeyes 3: Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas (Imperial Arena) to the NCAA Tournament in each of the fi rst two seasons. Holtmann came to Columbus from 4: ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Louisville, Ky. (KFC Yum! Center) Butler, where he led the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament in each of his three seasons (2015, 5: B1G Super Saturday, New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) ’16, ’17). website/mgoblue.com | twitter/@umichbball | facebook/MichiganBasketball | instagram/@umichbball MICHIGAN BASKETBALL | 2019-20 Season Michigan Basketball Quick Facts: 2019-20 QUICK FACTS TEAM INFORMATION City Ann Arbor, Michigan David & Meredith Kaplan U-M Head Coach Juwan Howard (Michigan, 1995) Population 120,781 Career Record 13-8 (1st season) Founded 1817 Record at Michigan 13-8 (1st season) Enrollment 46,710 B1G Record at Michigan 0-0 (1st season) Nickname Wolverines Assoicate 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 David Metzendorf Graduate Manager Jaaron Simmons ALL-TIME RECORD Athletic Trainer Alex Wong Years of U-M Basketball 103rd Strength & Conditioning Jon Sanderson Seasons of U-M Basketball 1909, 1918 to current Academic Success Program Sara Rechnitzer Overall Record 1630-1051 (1517-994*) Assistant to Head Coach Lisa Nicholson Big Ten Record 812-722 (762-686*) Non-Conference Record 818-329 (755-308*) 2018-19 SEASON IN REVIEW NCAA Titles 1x (1989) Record: 30-7 (NCAA Sweet 16, third straight year) NIT Titles 2x (1997*, 2004) Big Ten Record: 15-5 (t-3rd) Big Ten Regular Season Titles 14x (1921, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1948, 1964, 1965, 1966, Final Associated Press: 8th (1,146), March 18, 2019 1974, 1977, 1985, 1986, 2012, 2014) Final USA Today Coaches: 11th (485), April 11, 2019 Big Ten Tournament Titles 3x (1998*, 2017, 2018) Big Ten Tournament, No.