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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 23-4 Big Ten 14-3 NCAA Net 4th -- Home 13-1 Home 8-1 Q1 (8-3) Q2 (6-1) GG2828 Away 6-2 Away 6-2 Q3 (4-0) Q4 (2-0) Neutral 4-1 Neutral 0-0 KenPom 4th 17th Sagarin 5th 21st Associated Press 4th (1,280) ESPN’s BPI 5th 22nd Game Day | NCAA Tournament Elite Eight USA Today Coaches 4th (676) No. 1 seed (#4/4) Michigan wolverines (23-4; 14-3 Big Ten) vs. No. 11 seed UCLA bruins (21-9; 13-6 PAC-12) Weeks in Polls: 14 vs. Ranked: 7-3 in OT Games: 1-0 Game Day Information Regular Season Opponent Time/Results TV • Date: Tuesday, March 30, 2021 Wed., Nov. 25 BOWLING GREEN W 96-82 ESPN2 • Tip: 10:57 p.m. Sun., Nov. 29 OAKLAND W 81-71 OT B1G Network • Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Wed., Dec. 2 BALL STATE W 84-65 B1G Network • Arena: Lucas Oil Stadium Sun. Dec. 6 CENTRAL FLORIDA W 80-58 B1G Network • TV Broadcast: TBS Wed., Dec. 9 N.C. STATE (1) PP replaced (2) • TV Talent: Brian Anderson (p-by-p), Jim Jackson (analyst) & Allie LaForce (sideline) TOLEDO W 91-71 FS1 • National Radio: Westwood One Sun., Dec. 13 PENN STATE+ W 62-58 B1G Network • National Radio Talent: Ryan Radtke (p-by-p) & Robbie Hummel (analyst) Fri., Dec. 25 at Nebraska+ W 80-69 B1G Network • U-M Radio: Detroit: WWJ-Radio (950 AM) | Ann Arbor: WWWW (102.9 FM) Thu., Dec. 31 at Maryland+ W 84-73 ESPN • U-M Talent: Brian Boesch (p-by-p) & Terry Mills (analyst) Sun., Jan. 3 #19/22 NORTHWESTERN+ W 85-66 B1G Network • Satellite Radio: Sirius: 84 | XM: 84 | Internet: 84 Wed., Jan. 6 #16/17 MINNESOTA+ W 82-57 B1G Network Sat., Jan. 9 at Penn State+ PP rescheduled (3) How Michigan Has Advanced Tue., Jan. 12 #9/9 WISCONSIN+ W 77-54 ESPN • No. 1 Michigan advanced to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight for the fourth time in the last Sat. Jan. 16 at #23/19 Minnesota+ L 57-75 ESPN2 eight NCAA Tournaments with a 76-58 win over No. 4 seed Florida State in the Sweet 16 on Tue., Jan. 19 MARYLAND+ W 87-63 FS1 Sunday (March 28) at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. U-M opened with an 82-66 fi rst round victory Fri., Jan.22 at Purdue+ W 70-53 FS1 over Texas Southern in the fi rst round on March 20 at Mackey Arena and topped LSU, 86-78, in Wed., Jan. 27 at Penn State+ PP cancelled (4, 5) the second round on March 22 at Lucas Oil Stadium. Sat., Jan. 30 INDIANA+ PP cancelled (5) • Four Wolverines scored in double fi gures in the Florida State game, with Brandon Johns Jr. Wed., Feb. 3 at Northwestern+ PP cancelled (5) and Hunter Dickinson each leading the way with 14 points. Johns and Dickinson each went Sat. Feb. 6 MICHIGAN STATE+ PP rescheduled (6) 5-of-10 from the fi eld while Dickinson added eight rebounds. Thu. Feb. 11 #6/6 ILLINOIS+ PP rescheduled (6) • Franz Wagner posted a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, to go along with a Sun. Feb. 14 at #21/21 Wisconsin+ W 67-59 CBS team-high fi ve assists. Chaundee Brown Jr. came off the bench to add 12 points. Thu., Feb. 18 RUTGERS+ W 71-64 FS1 • U-M went 29-of-59 (49.2 percent) from the fi eld, including 18-of-26 (69.2 percent) in the Sun., Feb. 21 at #4/4 Ohio State+ W 92-87 CBS second half. The Wolverines scored 50 points in the paint. Thu., Feb. 25 #9/12 IOWA+ W 79-57 ESPN • The Maize and Blue held Florida State to just 5-of-20 (25 percent) shooting from three-point Sat., Feb. 27 at Indiana+ W 73-57 FOX range and outscored the Seminoles off turnovers, 24-6. Tue., March 2 #4/4 ILLINOIS+ L 53-76 (7) ESPN • In the LSU game, Eli Brooks and Chaundee Brown Jr. each scored 21 points, a season-high for Thu., March 4 MICHIGAN STATE+ W 69-50 (8) ESPN both. Brooks was 7-for-11 from the fi eld, including a career-high-tying fi ve 3-pointers while Sun., March 7 at Michigan State+ L 64-70 CBS adding a career-high-tying seven assists. • Coming off the bench, Brown, Jr., posted his fi rst 20+ point game as a Wolverine and 14th of B1G Tournament Round (#1 seed) Time/Results TV his career. He fi nished 6-for-9 with three 3-pointers and was 6-for-6 from the free throw line. Wed., March 10 vs. First Round Bye B1G Network • Franz Wagner added 15 points (nine is the second half) while Hunter Dickinson recorded his Thu., March 11 vs. Second Round Bye B1G Network sixth double-double of the season with 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Fri., March 12 vs. #8 Maryland W 79-66 B1G Network • In the fi rst round against Texas Southern, Mike Smith scored a team-high 18 points, leading Sat., March 13 vs. #5 (#9/10) Ohio State L 67-68 CBS four Wolverines in double fi gures. Dickinson added 16 points while Brandon Johns, Jr. and Brooks each scored 11 points. NCAA Tournament Round (#1 seed, East) Time/Results TV • Wagner fi nished just shy of a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds to go along Sat., March 20 vs. #16 seed Texas Southern W 82-66 CBS with a career-high six assists. Zeb Jackson was 2-for-4 from 3-point range against Texas South- Mon., March 22 vs. #8 seed LSU W 86-78 CBS ern, the fi rst two 3-pointers of his U-M career. Sun., March 28 vs. #4 seed (#14/14) FSU W 76-58 CBS Tues., March 30 vs. #11 seed UCLA TBS A Look at No. 11 seed UCLA Sat. April 3 vs. Final Four CBS • UCLA into the Elite Eight with a 21-9 overall record and went 13-6 in Pac-12 Conference play. Mon., April 5 vs. NCAA Championship CBS • Five players are scoring in double fi gures for UCLA, led by 15.1 points per game from Johnny Juzang. Jaime Jaquez Jr. is averaging 12.2 points per contest, Jules Bernard adds 10.4 points per LEGEND: Tip times are local to site | + Big Ten game game, Typer Campbell is scoring 10.1 points per game while Cody Riley chips in 10.0 points per 1: ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center) contest. Campbell has a 2.87 assist/turnover ratio, 16th nationally, and is averaging 5.4 assists 2: replaced with Toledo, due to COVID-19 related concerns within the NC State program per game, 28th nationally. 3: rescheduled due to COVID-19 related concerns within the Penn State program • UCLA is shooting 37.4 percent from three-point range, second-best in the Pac-12 and 31st 4: orginally Jan. 9th; rescheduled after Penn State pause nationally. The Bruins are averaging just 10.8 turnovers per game, tops in the Pac-12 and 20th 5: cancelled due to U-M athletics pause (14-day; COVID-19 variant) in the country. 6: rescheduled as part of U-M’s return-to-play protocols & plans • Mick Cronin is in his second season as head coach at UCLA. Cronin had previously been the 7: originally Feb. 11th; rescheduled after U-M athletics pause (14-day; COVID-19 variant) head coach at Cincinnati (2006-19) and Murray State (2003-06). 8: originally Feb. 6th; rescheduled after U-M athletics pause (14-day; COVID-19 variant) How UCLA Advanced MICHIGAN ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS • UCLA began its NCAA Tournament run in the First Four, defeating No. 11 seed Michigan State, • Tom Wywrot, Associate Director (Basketball Communications) 86-80 in overtime, at Mackey Arena (March 18). • Email: [email protected] | Mobile: (734) 320-1148 • The Bruins the defeated No. 6 seed BYU in the First Round (March 20) at Hinkle Fieldhouse, • Megan McIntosh, Assistant Director (working remotely) 73-62. In the second round, UCLA defeated No. 14 seed Abilene Christian, 67-47, at Bankers Life • Email: [email protected] | Mobile: (810) 223-3700 Fieldhouse (March 22). • Kurt Svoboda, Associate Athletic Director • UCLA reached the Elite Eight by topping No. 2 seed Alabama in the Sweet 16 (March 28), 88- • Email: [email protected] | Mobile: (617) 872-6111 78 in overtime, at Hinkle Fieldhouse. NCAA CHAMPIONS 1989 | BIG TEN TITLES 1921, ‘26, ‘27, ‘29, ‘48, ‘64, ‘65, ‘66, ‘74, ‘77, ‘85, ‘86, 2012, ‘14, ‘21 | BIG TEN TOURNAMENT 1998, 2017, ‘18 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 42-16 (2nd season) Founded 1817 Record at Michigan 42-16 (2nd season) Enrollment 47,907 B1G Record at Michigan 24-13 (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.