HAIL! TO THE VICTORS VALIANT | hail! to the conqu'ring heroes | HAIL! HAIL! TO MICHIGAN | the leaders and best! UUNIVERSITYNIVERSIT Y OOFF MICHIGANMICHIGAN 2017-18 NCAA NOTEBOOK BBASKETBALLASKETBALL MICHIGAN BASKETBALL | 2017-18 RPI SOS Overall 33-7 Big Ten 13-5 NCAA: 12 58 2018 NCAA TOURNAMENT Home 15-1 Home 8-1 ESPN: 12 61 • NCAA National Championship Away 6-5 Away 5-4 BPI: 12 37 • San Antonio, Texas Neutral 12-1 Neutral 0-0 KenPom: 7 33 Sagarin: 9 31 • Alamodome Associated Press: 7th (1,213) KPI Rating: 19 70 ESPN/USA Today: 7th (604) Exhibition Opponent Time/Result TV Fri., Nov. 3 GRAND VALLEY STATE (Exh.) W 82-50 BTN-Plus Regular Season Opponent Time/Results TV GG4141 Sat. Nov. 11 NORTH FLORIDA (1) W 86-66 BTN-Plus Mon. Nov. 13 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W 72-65 BTN 2018 NCAA Tournament | National Championship Thu., Nov. 16 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI W 61-47 BTN-Plus #3 Michigan (33-7; 13-5 Big Ten) vs. #1 Villanova (35-4; 14-4 Big East) Mon., Nov. 20 vs. LSU (2) L 77-75 ESPNU • Date: Monday, April 2, 2018 Tue.Nov. 21 vs. Chaminade (2) W 102-64 ESPN2 • Tip: 8:20 p.m. CT | 9:20 p.m. ET Wed., Nov. 22 vs. VCU (2) W 68-60 ESPN2 • Location: San Antonio, Texas Sun., Nov. 26 UC RIVERSIDE W 87-42 FS1 • Arena: Alamodome (69,228) Wed., Nov. 29 at #13/11 North Carolina (3) L 86-71 ESPN • TV Broadcast: TBS Sat., Dec. 2 INDIANA+ W 69-55 CBS • Talent: Jim Nantz (p-by-p), Grant Hill, Bill Raftery (analysts) & Tracy Wolfson (sideline) Mon., Dec. 4 at Ohio State+ L 71-62 FS1 • U-M Radio: Detroit: WWJ-Radio (950 AM) | Ann Arbor: WWWW (102.9 FM) Sat., Dec. 9 #-/23 UCLA W 78-69 OT CBS • Talent: Matt Shepard (p-by-p) & Terry Mills (analyst) Tue., Dec. 12 at Texas W 59-52 ESPN2 • Westwood One Radio: Sirius: 84 | XM: 84 | Internet: 84 Sat., Dec. 16 vs. Detroit Mercy (4) W 90-58 ESPNU • Talent: Kevin Kugler (p-by-p), John Thompson, Clark Kellogg (analysts) & Jim Gray (sideline) Thu., Dec. 21 ALABAMA A&M W 97-47 ESPNU Sat., Dec. 30 JACKSONVILLE W 76-51 BTN A LOOK AT EAST REGION CHAMPION VILLANOVA Tue. Jan. 2 at Iowa+ W 75-68 ESPN2 • Villanova brings a 35-4 overall record to the national championship game, which included a Sat., Jan. 6 ILLINOIS+ W 79-69 BTN 14-4 mark in Big East play. The Wildcats fi nished second in the Big East in the regular season and Tue., Jan. 9 #5/7 PURDUE+ L 69-70 ESPN won the Big East Tournament title. Sat., Jan. 13 at #4/4 Michigan State+ W 82-72 FOX • Six players score in double fi gures for Villanova, led by 19.2 points per game from Jalen Brun- Mon., Jan. 15 MARYLAND+ W 68-67 FS1 son. Mikal Bridges adds 17.6 points per game, Donte DiVincenzo scores 13.0 points per contest, Thu., Jan. 18 at Nebraska+ L 52-72 BTN Omari Spellman chips in 10.9 points per game while Eric Paschall is averaging 10.7 points and Sun. Jan. 21 RUTGERS+ W 62-47 BTN Phil Booth is averaging 10.3 points per contest. Thu., Jan. 25 at #3/3 Purdue+ L 88-92 ESPN • Villanova leads the nation in scoring as the Wildcats average 86.8 points per contest, Villanova Mon., Jan. 29 NORTHWESTERN+ W 58-47 FS1 is also ranked sixth in the nation in fi eld goal percentage, shooting 50.1 percent as a team from Sat., Feb. 3 MINNESOTA+ W 76-73 OT FOX the fi eld. Tue., Feb. 6 at Northwestern+ (5) L 52-61 BTN • Jay Wright is in his 17th season as the head coach at Villanova and is taking the Wildcats to the Sun., Feb. 11 at Wisconsin+ W 83-72 CBS Final Four for the third time (2009, ’16), winning the national championship in 2016. Wright was Wed., Feb. 14 IOWA+ W 74-59 BTN previously the head coach at Hofstra for seven seasons (1994-2001). Sun., Feb. 18 #8/9 OHIO STATE+ W 74-62 CBS Wed., Feb. 21 at Penn State+ W 72-63 BTN WITH A VICTORY Sat., Feb. 24 at Maryland+ W 85-61 ESPN • A win over Villanova, Michigan would win the second national title in school history, joining the 1988-89 team which defeated Seton Hall in a thrilling overtime championship game. 2018 Big Ten Tournament • A victory would extend Michigan’s school record for wins in a season to 34. Wed., Feb. 28 First Round (6) Bye • A win would give John Beilein 800 victories in his collegiate coaching career. Thu., March 1 vs. #12 Iowa (6) W 77-71 OT BTN • A win would give the Big Ten its fi rst national championship since Michigan State in 2000. Fri., March 2 vs. #4 Nebraska (6) W 77-58 BTN Current Big Ten member Maryland won the title in 2002, but the Terrapins were a member of the Sat., March 3 vs. #1 (#2/2) Michigan State (6) W 75-64 CBS Atlantic Coast Conference at the time. Sun., March 4 vs. #3 (#8/8) Purdue (6) W 75-66 CBS MICHIGAN IN THE 2018 NCAA TOURNAMENT 2018 NCAA Tournament • The No. 3 seed in the West Region, Michigan opened the tournament in Wichita, Kansas, where Thu., March 15 vs. #14 Montana (7) W 61-47 TBS the Wolverines defeated No. 14 Montana (61-47) and No. 6 Houston (64-63). U-M then traveled to Sat., March 17 vs. #6 (#21/19) Houston (7) W 64-63 TBS Los Angeles where it defeated No. 7 Texas A&M (99-72) and No. 9 Florida State (58-54) to advance Thu., March 22 vs. #7 Texas A&M (8) W 99-72 TBS to the Final Four in San Antonio. In the national semifi nals, Michigan defeated South Region Sat., March 24 vs. #9 Florida State (8) W 58-54 TBS champion, No. 11 seed, Loyola Chicago, 69-57, to advance to the national championship game Sat., March 31 vs. #11 Loyola-Chicago (9) W 69-57 TBS for the second time in six seasons. Mon., April 2 vs. #1 Villanova (9) 8:20 p.m. CT TBS • Michigan’s Final Four appearance is its eighth (sixth*) in school history and the second under head coach John Beilein, who led U-M to the National Championship Game in 2013. All game times are local to site | + Big Ten game • Charles Matthews is leading Michigan in the NCAA Tournament in both scoring, averaging 16.6 1: Maui Jim Maui Invitational Mainland Match-Up, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center) points per game. Matthews is shooting 53.2% (33-of-62) from the fi eld in the tournament. 2: Maui Jim Maui Invitational, Lahaina, Hawai’i (Lahaina Civic Center) • Moritz Wagner is averaging 14.8 points and a team-best 7.4 rebounds per game in the NCAA 3: B1G/ACC Challenge, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Dean Smith Center) Tournament. Wagner is shooting 51.9% (28-of-54) from the fl oor in the tournament. 4: Hitachi College Basketball Showcase, Detroit, Mich. (Little Caesars Arena) • Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman is also scoring in double fi gures in the NCAA Tournament; 5: played in Rosemont, Ill. (Allstate Arena) Abdur-Rahkman is averaging 12.6 points per game, along with 4.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists per 6: Big Ten Tournament, New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) contest. Duncan Robinson is adding 8.8 points per game while Zavier Simpson is averaging 5.8 7: NCAA First & Second Rounds, Wichita, Kansas (INTRUST Bank Arena) points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.2 steals per game. 8: NCAA Regional Rounds, Los Angeles, Calif. (Staples Center) • Michigan is holding opponents to just 58.6 points per game in the NCAA Tournament, allowing 9: Final Four, San Antonio, Texas (Alamodome) them to shoot just 38.7% from the fi eld, including 24% from three-point range. 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.