UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN BASKETBALL U!M ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Tom Wywrot • Associate Director 734.647.1268 phone • 734.647.1188 fax 2008!09 MICHIGAN BASKETBALL [email protected] • MGoBlue.com 2009 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT • Date: Thu-Sun., March 12-15, 2009 G A M32 E • Location: Indianapolis, Ind. • Arena: Conseco Fieldhouse (18,345) BIG TEN TOURNAMENT • FIRST ROUND • Radio: Michigan Sports Marketing vs. No. 10 IOWA hawkeyes (15-16; 5-13 Big Ten) • U-M Radio Play-by-Play: Matt Shepard • Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009 • U-M Radio Analyst: Dugan Fife • Tipoff: 2:30 p.m. • Television: ESPN2 Flagship: Detroit, WWJ (950 AM) • TV: Brent Musberger, Steve Lavin & Erin Andrews Local: Before 5 p.m., Ann Arbor, WTKA (1050 AM) Local: After 5 p.m., Ann Arbor, WWWW (102.9 FM) • (THIS SEASON VS. THE HAWKEYES): The Wolverines split the season series with the Hawkeyes, 1-1. U-M won the first game 64-49 after building a 32-16 first half lead and holding serve throughout the second half. Manny Harris (18) and • 2008-09 MICHIGAN BASKETBALL SCHEDULE • DeShawn Sims (16) led the Wolverine effort. In the second game, U-M battled at Iowa down to the wire and closed as the fourth overtime game of the season Rankings listed: Associated Press, for the Wolverines. Unfortunately, Iowa caught fire in overtime and went on for Overall: 19-12 Big Ten: 9-9 ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll the 70-60 win. Stu Douglass (14), Sims (13) and Harris (11) led U-M. Home: 14-3 Home: 6-3 • (DÉJÀ VU): Michigan will face Iowa in the first round of the Big Ten Tourna- Away: 3-8 Away: 3-6 ment for the second straight year. U-M won 55-47 last year to advance. In fact, Neutral: 2-1 Neutral 0-0 U-M has played Iowa in the opening game twice - 1998* and 2008. • (ALL-TIME SERIES): Michigan leads the all-time series 83-57 against Iowa, with • 2008-09 REGULAR SEASON • a 3-0 record in neutral site games. In fact all three neutral site wins have come DATE RANK OPPONENT W/L SCORE TV at the Big Ten Tournament -- 55-47 (2008), 79-70 (2004) and 77-66 (1998*). N6 --/-- Saginaw Valley State (exh) W 81-55 BigTenNetwork.com N11 --/-- Michigan Tech (1) W 77-55 ESPNU N12 --/-- vs. Northeastern (1) W 76-56 ESPNU N20 --/-- vs. 4/4 UCLA (2) W 55-52 ESPN2 G A M33 E N21 --/-- vs. 10/5 Duke (3) L 56-71 ESPN2 N25 RV/RV Norfolk State W 83-49 BTN N29 RV/RV Savannah State W 66-64 (OT) BigTenNetwork.com if advance, BIG TEN TOURNAMENT • QUARTERFINAL D3 RV/RV at Maryland (4) L 70-75 ESPNU vs. No. 2 ILLINOIS " ghting illini (23-8; 11-7 Big Ten) D6 RV/RV 4/4 Duke W 81-73 ESPN • Date: Friday, March 13, 2009 D13 RV/RV Eastern Michigan W 91-60 BTN • Tipoff: 6:30 p.m. D20 RV/RV vs. Oakland (5) W 89-76 FSN • Television: Big Ten Network D22 24/RV Florida Gulf Coast W 76-59 BigTenNetwork.com • TV: Gus Johnson, Shon Morris & Charissa Thompson D29 23/24 North Carolina Central W 77-57 BTN D31 23/24 Wisconsin* L 61-73 ESPN2 J4 23/24 Illinois* W 74-64 BTN • (THIS SEASON VS. THE ILLINI): The Wolverines split the season series with the J7 RV/RV at Indiana* W 72-66 (OT) BTN Illini, 1-1. U-M won the first game, 74-64, at Crisler Arena. U-M trailed by one in J11 RV/RV Iowa* W 64-49 BTN the first half, but was red hot in the second half shooting 54 percent, while the J14 25/24 at Illinois* L 51-66 BTN Illini shot 33 percent as U-M pulled away for the win. The Wolverines closed with J17 25/24 Ohio State* L 58-65 BTN five players in double figures. It was a reversal in the second game, as U-M had a J20 RV/RV at Penn State* L 58-73 BTN one-point lead at the half, but shot just 20 percent in the second half, and Illinois J24 RV/RV Northwestern* W 68-59 BTN shot 52 percent for a 66-51 win in Assembly Hall. Manny Harris led U-M with 20 J28 --/-- at Ohio State* L 54-72 BTN points - the only Wolverine in double figures. J31 --/-- at 16/17 Purdue* L 49-67 CBS • (ALL-TIME SERIES): Michigan trails the all-time series 71-82 against Illinois, with a 1-1 record in neutral site games. U-M has faced the Illini only once at the Big F5 --/-- Penn State* W 71-51 BTN Ten Tournament -- a 74-60 loss in the 2004 semifinal. U-M's other neutral site F7 --/-- at 1/1 Connecticut L 61-69 ESPN game against Illinois was an 83-81 victory in the 1989 Final Four. F10 --/-- 9/9 Michigan State* L 42-54 ESPN F15 --/-- at Northwestern* W 70-67 (OT) BTN F19 --/-- Minnesota* W 74-62 BTN F22 --/-- at Iowa* L 60-70 (OT) BTN if advance, BIG TEN TOURNAMENT • SEMIFINAL F26 --/-- 16/16 Purdue* W 87-78 ESPN • Date: Saturday, March 14, 2009 G A M34 E M1 --/-- at Wisconsin* L 55-60 BTN • Tipoff: 4:05 p.m. M7 --/-- at Minnesota* W 67-64 ESPN • Television: CBS • TV: Jim Nantz (p-by-p) and Clark Kellogg (analyst) • 2009 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT • Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, Ind. DATE RANK OPPONENT W/L SCORE TV M12 --/-- vs. No. 7 Iowa 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 M13 --/-- if advance, No. 2 Illinois 6:30 p.m. BTN if advance, BIG TEN TOURNAMENT • FINAL M14 --/-- if advance, semifinal 4:05 p.m. CBS (automatic NCAA bid to winner) • Date: Sunday, March 15, 2009 G A M35 E M15 --/-- if advance, final 3:30 p.m. CBS • Tipoff: 3:30 p.m. Schedule Legend • Television: CBS All game times are Eastern; Home games in BOLD ; * Big Ten Conference game • TV: Jim Nantz (p-by-p) and Clark Kellogg (analyst) (1) 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer, Regional (Ann Arbor, Mich.) (2) 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer, Semifinal (New York, N.Y.) • (ADVANCEMENT): Michigan has had only two trips to the Big Ten Tournament (3) 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer, Championship (New York, N.Y.) semifinals -- 1998* and 2004. The Wolverines have one trip to the Big Ten Tourna- (4) ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Comcast Center (College Park, Md.) ment final in 1998*, which the Maize and Blue went on to win 76-67 over Purdue. (5) Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, Mich.) The games were later vacated due to NCAA Sanctions. 1 MAIZE & BLUE GAME DAY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN BASKETBALL 2009 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT Indianapolis, Ind. - Conseco Fieldhouse - March 12-15, 2009 TEAM NOTES Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday March 12 March 13 March 14 March 15 #1 Michigan State Game 4 #8 Minnesota Noon Winner of Game 4 ESPN Game 1 Noon Winner of Game 1 Big Ten Network #9 Northwestern Game 8 Winner of Game 8 1:40 p.m. CBS #4 Wisconsin Game 5 2:30 p.m. Winner of Game 5 ESPN #5 Ohio State Big Ten Tournament Champion Game 10 3:30 p.m. CBS #2 Illinois #7 Michigan Game 6 6:30 p.m. Winner of Game 6 Game 2 Big Ten Network 2:30 p.m. Winner of Game 2 ESPN2 #10 Iowa Winner of Game 9 Game 9 4:05 p.m. #3 Purdue CBS #6 Penn State Game 7 9:00 p.m. Winner of Game 7 Big Ten Network Game 3 5 p.m. Winner of Game 3 ESPN2 #11 Indiana 2 MAIZE & BLUE GAME DAY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN BASKETBALL T E A M NOTEBOOK ALL-TIME RECORD • (BURN THE SHIPS): Prior to U-M’s nal regular sea- • 93 Seasons of Basketball son game at Minnesota, the Wolverines were pre- THE LIST OF SIX SOPH'S TEAM NOTES • Years: 1909, 1918 to present sented t-shirts with the phrase “queme los barcos” With 12 points in the rst half against • All-Time Games: 2295 (2125*) printed on the back. The brainchild of assistant Purdue (Feb. 26), Manny Harris became • All-Time Record: 1368-927 (1255-870*) coach John Mahoney, the shirts are a reference to just the sixth U-M sophomore, and the 27th • Big Ten Games: 1342 (1256*) 16th century explorer Hernando Cortes who led a Big Ten sophomore, to record 1,000 career • Big Ten Record : 696-646 (646-610*) small Spanish force that brought down the Aztec points. Harris, who is the 43rd member of empire. Cortes is said to have ordered his men to U-M's 1,000-point club, nished the game BIG TEN TITLES "12# burn their own ships when they landed to seize with 27 points. He is currently 38th all-time • Titles: 1921 (co-); 1926 (co-); 1927; 1929 (co-); 1948; with 1,045 career points. present-day Mexico, an act that would give Cortes’ 1964 (co-); 1965; 1966; 1974 (co-); 1977; 1985 and 1986 men no option to turn back. U-M's Sophomore 1,000-Point Scorer's CRISLER ARENA HISTORY Chris Webber* ............................................1,218 • Opened: 1967-68 season • (THE IMPROVEMENT): With the 67-64 comeback Jalen Rose ...................................................1,152 • Total Seasons: 42 win at Minnesota (March 7), Michigan posted its Phil Hubbard ..............................................1,070 • Capacity: 13,751 19th win of the season. At 19-12 overall and 9-9 in Manny Harris ..................................1,045 • Student Section: Maize Rage the Big Ten, Michigan has nearly doubled its win to- Mike McGee ................................................1,042 • started during the 1999-2000 season tals of 10-22 overall and 5-13 in conference from a Louis Bullock* .............................................1,001 • Nickname: The House that Cazzie Built season ago.