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 11-1 Big Ten 6-1 NCAA Net: 5th - Home 9-0 Home 4-0 KenPom: 5th 40th Away 2-1 Away 2-1 Sagarin: 6th 40th Neutral 0-0 Neutral 0-0 ESPN’s BPI: 11th 65th Associated Press: 7th (1,197) vs. Ranked: 3-1 GG1313 USA Today Coaches: 7th (587) Weeks in Polls: 7 #7/7 MICHIGAN wolverines (11-1; 6-1 Big Ten) Regular Season Opponent Time/Results TV MARYLAND terrapins (8-6; 2-5 Big Ten) Wed., Nov. 25 BOWLING GREEN W 96-82 ESPN2 Sun., Nov. 29 OAKLAND W 81-71 OT B1G Network Game Day | Big Ten Home Match-up Wed., Dec. 2 BALL STATE W 84-65 B1G Network • Date: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 Sun. Dec. 6 CENTRAL FLORIDA W 80-58 B1G Network • Tip: 7:01 p.m. Wed., Dec. 9 N.C. STATE (1) replaced^ ESPN2 • Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan TOLEDO W 91-71 FS1 • Arena: Crisler Center (12,707) Sun., Dec. 13 PENN STATE+ W 62-58 B1G Network • TV Broadcast: FS1 Fri., Dec. 25 at Nebraska+ W 80-69 B1G Network • TV Talent: Lisa Byington (play-by-play) & Stephen Bardo (analyst) Thu., Dec. 31 at Maryland+ W 84-73 ESPN • U-M Radio: Detroit: WWJ-Radio (950 AM) | Ann Arbor: WWWW (102.9 FM) Sun., Jan. 3 #19/22 NORTHWESTERN+ W 85-66 B1G Network • U-M Talent: Brian Boesch (p-by-p) & Terry Mills (analyst) Wed., Jan. 6 #16/17 MINNESOTA+ W 82-57 B1G Network • National Sports Network Talent: Neal Ruhl (p-by-play) & Dan Waterstradt (analyst) Sat., Jan. 9 at Penn State+ postponed% B1G Network • U-M Satellite Radio: Sirius: 133 | XM: 196 | Internet: 958 Tue., Jan. 12 #9/9 WISCONSIN+ W 77-54 ESPN Sat. Jan. 16 at #23/19 Minnesota+ L 75-57 ESPN2 Tue., Jan. 19 MARYLAND+ 7:01 p.m. FS1 Who are the Maryland Terrapins? Fri., Jan.22 at Purdue+ 7:00 p.m. FS1 • Maryland (8-6, 2-5 B1G) come to Ann Arbor fresh off a 100-58 victory over Wingate (DII; Sat., Jan. 30 INDIANA+ 1:00 p.m. CBS Jan. 15) in an added game after the Terrapins game with Nebraska (Jan. 16) was postponed Wed., Feb. 3 at Northwestern+ 8:00 p.m. CT B1G Network following the Cornhuskers pausing for COVID protocols. So far, Maryland has four games Sat. Feb. 6 MICHIGAN STATE+ ESPN/ESPN2 canceled and one postponed this season due to the coronavirus pandemic. Thu. Feb. 11 #14/13 ILLINOIS+ 7:00 p.m. ESPN • Maryland and Michigan meet for the second time this season after the Wolverines had an Sun. Feb. 14 at #9/9 Wisconsin+ CBS 84-73 victory at the Xfi nity Center on New Year’s Eve. The Terrapins are 0-3 in Big Ten games Thu., Feb. 18 RUTGERS+ FS1 at home and 2-2 on the road. Those two road victories were upsets at No. 6 Wisconsin (70- Sun., Feb. 21 at #21/- Ohio State+ CBS 64; Dec. 28) and at No. 12 Illinois (66-63; Jan. 12). Sat., Feb. 27 at Indiana+ FOX • Maryland added James Graham III at the end of December after he enrolled early and be- Thu., March 4 #5/8 IOWA+ ESPN/ESPN2 gan practice on Dec. 30. He has played in three games, averaging 3.3 points, 3.0 rebounds Wed., Feb. 3 at Michigan State+ CBS in 9.0 minutes per game. He had a career-best 10 points against Wingate. • The Terrapins are led by a trio of players, paced by junior guard Eric Ayala with14.0 points B1G Round Time/Results TV per game. Sophomore forward Donta Scott is second in scoring with 12.9 points per game Wed., March 10 vs. First Round Chicago, Ill. B1G Network along with a team-best 7.0 rebounds, while junior guard Aaron Wiggins is third at 12.6 per Thu., March 11 vs. Second Round Chicago, Ill. B1G Network game, while adding 5.1 boards. Fri., March 12 vs. Quarterfi nal Chicago, Ill. B1G Network • Shooting 37.3% from long range as a team, the Terrapin trio (above) accounts for 66 of Sat., March 13 vs. Semifi nal Chicago, Ill. CBS Sun., March 14 vs. Championship Chicago, Ill. CBS 119 3-pointers (55%) -- Scott (24; 52.2%), Ayala (21; 33.9%) and Wiggins (21; 32.8%). • As a team, Maryland averages 73.7 points and 34.8 rebounds per game. NCAA# Round Time/Results TV March 16 & 17 vs. First Four TBD, Indianapolis truTV Earlier This Season: Michigan 84, Maryland 73 (Xfi nity Center) March 18 & 19 vs. First Round TBD, Indianapolis TBD • In its second holiday road game of the season, Michigan ushered in 2021 by pulling March 20 & 21 vs. Second Round TBD, Indianapolis TBD away in the second half at Maryland to win 84-73. The Wolverines had an 11-minute, 32-9 March 25 & 27 vs. Sweet 16 TBD, Indianapolis CBS & TBS second half run -- after trailing by four (54-50) with 15:04 left -- to take control of the game March 25 & 27 vs. Sweet 16 TBD, Indianapolis CBS & TBS and go onto the victory at Xfi nity Center. March 26 & 28 vs. Elite Eight TBD, Indianapolis CBS & TBS • In his homecoming, Hunter Dickinson posted his third career double-double after his 26 March 26 & 28 vs. Elite Eight TBD, Indianapolis CBS & TBS points and 11 rebounds. Franz Wagner followed with 19 points of his own draining three April 3 vs. Final Four Indianapolis, Ind. CBS 3-pointers and Mike Smith had 16 points, six rebounds and six assists. April 5 vs. NCAA Championship Indianapolis, Ind. CBS • U-M shot a season-high 58.8 percent from the fi eld (30-for-51) and went 18-for-20 (90 percent) from the free throw line. LEGEND • Maryland made 13 3-pointers against U-M, including knocking down nine in the fi rst half. All game times are local to site | + Big Ten game Donta Scott led the Terrapins with 19 points as he was 5-for-5 from deep. 1: ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center) • The Wolverines played a seven-man rotation during the road victory. The last time U-M ^ postponed, and replaced, due to COVID-19 related concerns within the Wolfpack program played just seven men, was against Penn State on Jan. 22, 2020 -- a 72-63 setback. % postponed due to COVID-19 related concerns within the Nittany Lions program # On Jan. 4, 2021, the NCAA announced the NCAA tournament will all be contained within A Familiar Face Indianapolis and central Indiana -- Butler, Indiana, Purdue • When U-M hosts Maryland, the Wolverines will be reunited with Terrapins assistant coach MICHIGAN ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS DeAndre Haynes, who spent two seasons as an assistant with U-M (2017-19). • Tom Wywrot, Associate Director (Basketball Contact) • During his time with U-M, Haynes helped the Wolverines to a 63-15 record with two • Email: [email protected] straight 30+ win seasons, including a school-record 33 wins in 2017-18. • Mobile: (734) 320-1148 • U-M won the 2018 Big Ten Tournament -- its second straight title -- and made a trip to the • Megan McIntosh, Assistant Director (working remotely) Final Four and NCAA championship against Villanova. The following season U-M advanced • Email: [email protected] to its third straight Big Ten Tournament title game as well as the NCAA Sweet 16 for a third • Mobile: (810) 223-3700 straight year. • Kurt Svoboda, Associate Atheltic Director • Email: [email protected] • Mobile: (617) 872-611 website/mgoblue.com twitter/@umichbball facebook/MichiganBasketball instagram/@umichbball 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 30-13 (2nd season) Founded 1817 Record at Michigan 30-13 (2nd season) Enrollment 47,907 B1G Record at Michigan 16-11 (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. 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 1647-1056 (1534-990*) Assistant to Head Coach Lisa Nicholson Big Ten Record 824-727 (774-691*) Non-Conference Record 823-329 (760-308*) 2019-20 SEASON IN REVIEW NCAA Titles 1x (1989) Record: 19-12 NIT Titles 2x (1997*, 2004) Big Ten Record: 10-10 (9th) Big Ten Regular Season Titles 14x (1921, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1948, 1964, 1965, 1966, Final Associated Press: 29th (62) 1974, 1977, 1985, 1986, 2012, 2014) Final USA Today Coaches: 28th (25) Big Ten Tournament Titles 3x (1998*, 2017, 2018) Big Ten Tournament, No. 9 seed First Round Bye CRISLER CENTER Second Round, vs. No. 8 Rutgers, cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic Season 52nd NCAA Tournament Opened 1967-68 Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic Overall Record 656-172 (598-158*) Big Ten Record 327-131 (295-120*) TEAM INFORMATION Non-Conference Record 329-41 (303-38*) Players Returning/Lost: 10/5 Capacity 12,707 Players Lost (5) Student Section "Maize Rage" | founded (1999-2000) Senior guard Zavier Simpson (graduation) Nickname "The House that Cazzie Built" Senior center Jon Teske (graduation) Honored Jersey‘s 5 Sophomore David DeJulius (transfer to Cincinnati, awarded immediate eligibility) (RETIRED) No.