HAIL! TO THE VICTORS VALIANT | hail! to the conqu'ring heroes | HAIL! HAIL! TO MICHIGAN | the leaders and best! UUNIVERSITYNIVERSIT Y OOFF MMICHIGANICHIGAN 2017-18 SEASON NOTEBOOK BBASKETBALLASKETBALL MICHIGAN BASKETBALL | 2017-18 RPI SOS Overall 19-6 Big Ten 8-4 NCAA: 31 65 Home 13-1 Home 6-1 ESPN: 32 62 Away 3-4 Away 2-3 BPI: 24 55 Neutral 3-1 Neutral 0-0 KenPom: 24 60 Sagarin: 21 46 GG2626 Associated Press: 20th (331) KPI: 40 73 ESPN/USA Today: 20th (168) as of February 4 #20/20 MICHIGAN wolverines (19-6; 8-4 Big Ten) at NORTHWESTERN wildcats (14-10; 5-6 Big Ten) Exhibition Opponent Time/Result TV Fri., Nov. 3 GRAND VALLEY STATE (Exh.) W 82-50 BTN-Plus GAME DAY • Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2018 Regular Season Opponent Time/Results TV • Tip: 6:01 p.m. CST / 7:01 p.m. EST Sat. Nov. 11 NORTH FLORIDA (1) W 86-66 BTN-Plus • Location: Chicago, Illinois Mon. Nov. 13 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W 72-65 BTN • Arena: Allstate Arena (18,500) Thu., Nov. 16 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI W 61-47 BTN-Plus • TV Broadcast: BTN Mon., Nov. 20 vs. LSU (2) L 77-75 ESPNU • TV Talent: Kevin Kugler (play by play) & Jon Crispin (analyst) Tue.Nov. 21 vs. Chaminade (2) W 102-64 ESPN2 • U-M Radio: Detroit: WWJ-Radio (950 AM) | Ann Arbor: WWWW (102.9 FM) Wed., Nov. 22 vs. VCU (2) W 68-60 ESPN2 • U-M Talent: Matt Shepard (p-by-p) & Terry Mills (analyst) Sun., Nov. 26 UC RIVERSIDE W 87-42 FS1 • Satellite Radio: Sirius: 84 | XM: 84 | Internet: 84 --> Northwestern broadcast Wed., Nov. 29 at #13/11 North Carolina (3) L 86-71 ESPN Sat., Dec. 2 INDIANA+ W 69-55 CBS THE SERIES WITH NORTHWESTERN Mon., Dec. 4 at Ohio State+ L 71-62 FS1 • Tonight's game marks the 171st all-time meeting between Michigan and Northwestern. Sat., Dec. 9 #-/23 UCLA W 78-69 OT CBS • U-M leads in the overall series, 112-57. Tue., Dec. 12 at Texas W 59-52 ESPN2 • Tonight's game is the second regular season meeting in a week. Last Monday, U-M was able Sat., Dec. 16 vs. Detroit Mercy (4) W 90-58 ESPNU to capitalize on solid second half shooting to claim a 58-47 victory in Crisler Center. Thu., Dec. 21 ALABAMA A&M W 97-47 ESPNU • Northwestern is playing all of its home games this season in Rosemont, Illinois, at Allstate Sat., Dec. 30 JACKSONVILLE W 76-51 BTN Arena, 13 miles from its Evanston campus, while Welsh-Ryan Arena is undergoing a $110 mil- Tue. Jan. 2 at Iowa+ W 75-68 ESPN2 lion renovation and should be re-opened for the 2018-19 season. Sat., Jan. 6 ILLINOIS+ W 79-69 BTN • Michigan has a 45-36 record in Chicago. U-M has lost four of its last six games at Northwest- Tue., Jan. 9 #5/7 PURDUE+ L 69-70 ESPN ern. The Wolverines last road win in Chicago was a 94-66 decision, on Jan 3, 2013, when the Sat., Jan. 13 at #4/4 Michigan State+ W 82-72 FOX Maize and Blue were ranked No. 2 in the country. Mon., Jan. 15 MARYLAND+ W 68-67 FS1 • U-M head coach John Beilein is 13-6 against Northwestern. Thu., Jan. 18 at Nebraska+ L 52-72 BTN Sun. Jan. 21 RUTGERS+ W 62-47 BTN A LITTLE ABOUT THE WILDCATS Thu., Jan. 25 at #3/3 Purdue+ L 88-92 ESPN • Northwestern has a 14-10 overall record, including 5-6 mark in Big Ten play. The Wildcats are Mon., Jan. 29 NORTHWESTERN+ W 58-47 FS1 coming off a 60-52 win at Wisconsin. Sat., Feb. 3 MINNESOTA+ W 76-73 OT FOX • After three straight B1G road games, Northwestern returns home for tonight's Michigan Tue., Feb. 6 at Northwestern+ (5) 6:01 p.m. CST BTN game before heading back out for two more conference road games. Sun., Feb. 11 at Wisconsin+ Noon CST CBS • Four players are scoring in double fi gures for Northwestern, Led by 14.0 points per game Wed., Feb. 14 IOWA+ 6:30 p.m. BTN from Scottie Lindsey. Bryant McIntosh adds 12.6 points, Vic Law chips in 12.4 points and Der- Sun., Feb. 18 #14/16 OHIO STATE+ 1:00 p.m. CBS erk Pardon scores 11.7 points per game while also grabbing a team-best 7.0 rebounds. Wed., Feb. 21 at Penn State+ 7:00 p.m. BTN • Northwestern leads the Big Ten in free throw percentage, shooting 75.5 percent. Individu- Sat., Feb. 24 at Maryland+ Noon ESPN/2 ally, Bryant McIntosh shoots a team-best 88.0 percent. • Former U-M assistant Billy Donlon, who spent the 2016-17 season in Ann Arbor, joined the 2018 Big Ten Tournament | New York Northwestern staff as an assistant to Chris Collins prior to this season. Wed., Feb. 28 First Round BTN | ESPN | ESPN2 Thu., March 1 Second Round BTN | ESPN | ESPN2 IT WAS JUST A WEEK AGO Fri., March 2 Quarterfi nal BTN | ESPN | ESPN2 • The No. 24 Michigan trailed for the majority of the fi rst half before coming back to defeat Sat., March 3 Semifi nal CBS Northwestern, 58-47, inside Crisler Center. Sun., March 4 Championship CBS • U-M was stuck on fi ve points for the fi rst 11 minutes of the fi rst half before going on a 16-5 run to head into the half with a 21-19 lead. Finding some openings in the Wildcats zone in the 2018 NCAA Tournament second half, U-M never lost the lead and went on to the 58-47 victory. Tue-Wed., March 13-14 First Four truTV • Charles Matthews scored a team-high 14 points to go along with seven rebounds and a Thu-Sun., March 15-18 First & Second Rounds truTV | TBS | TNT | CBS career-high three steals. Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman added 11 points, followed by eight Thu-Sun., March 22-25 Regional Rounds TBS apiece from Duncan Robinson, Moritz Wagner and Jordan Poole. Sat., March 31 Final Four TBS • The Maize and Blue committed a season-low fi ve turnovers while forcing 16. Mon., April 2 National Championship TBS MAIZE AND BLUE THINGS All game times are local to site | + Big Ten game • Expected to come off the bench, Duncan Robinson will play in his 100th career game at U-M. 1: Maui Jim Maui Invitational Mainland Match-Up, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center) It would make him the 68th Wolverines to reach the century mark. 2: Maui Jim Maui Invitational, Lahaina, Hawai’i (Lahaina Civic Center) • Michigan closes the season with four of its last six games on the road. 3: B1G/ACC Challenge, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Dean Smith Center) • Tonight's game is just the second return game with a Big Ten opponent. U-M has played 10 4: Hitachi College Basketball Showcase, Detroit, Mich. (Little Caesars Arena) single B1G games and Purdue twice so far in conference play. 5: played in Rosemont, Ill. (Allstate Arena) website/mgoblue.com | twitter/@umichbball | facebook/MichiganBasketball | instagram/@umichbball U-M Basketball Communications Contact: Tom Wywrot, Associate Director | Email: [email protected] | Offi ce: (734) 763-4423 MICHIGAN BASKETBALL | 2017-18 Season 2017-18 Michigan Basketball Roster BRENT HIBBITTS CHARLES MATTHEWS JORDAN POOLE ZAVIER SIMPSON ISAIAH LIVERS JAARON SIMMONS LUKE WILSON #0 • Jr. • Forward #1 • Jr. • Guard #2 • Fr. • Guard #3 • So. • Guard #4 • Fr. • Forward #5 • GS • Guard #11 • Fr. • Guard MA ABDUR-RAHKMAN MOE WAGNER R. OZUNA-HARRISON JON TESKE DUNCAN ROBINSON IBI WATSON C.J. BAIRD #12 • Sr. • Guard #13 • Jr. • Forward #14 • Fr. • Guard #15 • So. • Center #22 • 5th-Sr. • G/F #23 • So. • G/F #24 • Fr. • Forward NAJI OZEIR AUSTIN DAVIS ELI BROOKS JOHN BEILEIN SADDI WASHINGTON LUKE YAKLICH DEANDRE HAYNES #25 • Fr. • Forward #51 • So. • Forward #55 • Fr. • Guard Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach No. Michigan Basketball Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Class Hometown (High School/Prep) Pronunciation Guide 0 Brent Hibbitts F 6-8 220 Jr. Hudsonville, Mich. (Hudsonville HS) “hib-its” 1 Charles Matthews G 6-6 200 Jr. Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita HS/Kentucky) 2 Jordan Poole G 6-4 190 Fr. Milwaukee, Wis. (La Lumiere School [Ind.]) 3 Zavier Simpson G 6-0 185 So. Lima, Ohio (Lima Senior HS) 4 Isaiah Livers F 6-7 230 Fr. Kalamazoo, Mich. (Central HS) 5 Jaaron Simmons G 6-1 185 GS Dayton, Ohio (Archbishop Alter HS/Ohio) “JUH-ron” 11 Luke Wilson G 6-0 165 Fr. Boulder, Colo. (Boulder HS) 12 Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman G 6-4 190 Sr. Allentown, Pa. (Allentown Catholic Central HS) “Ah-B’dur-ROCK-mon” 13 Moritz Wagner (Moe) F 6-11 245 Jr. Berlin, Germany (Alba Berlin) “MORE-rhet’z”, | “VOG-ner” 14 Rico Ozuna-Harrison G 5-11 165 Fr. Detroit, Mich. (Cass Tech) 15 Jon Teske C 7-1 255 So. Medina, Ohio (Medina HS) “tes-key” 22 Duncan Robinson G/F 6-8 215 5th New Castle, N.H. (Philips Exeter/Williams College, DIII) 23 Ibi Watson G/F 6-5 200 So. Pickerington, Ohio (Central HS) “IB-ee” 24 C.J. Baird F 6-5 220 Fr. Novi, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central) 25 Naji Ozeir F 6-7 225 Fr. Novi, Mich. (Salisbury School [Conn.]) “nah-gee” | “Oh-zeer” 51 Austin Davis F 6-10 245 So. Onsted, Mich. (Onsted Community HS) 55 Eli Brooks G 6-0 170 Fr.