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 BBASKETBALLA S K E T B A L L ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Tom Wywrot (Main), [email protected] 2018-19 GAME DAY NOTEBOOK Megan McIntosh (Secondary), [email protected] MICHIGAN BASKETBALL | 2018-19 RATING SOS Overall 12-0 Big Ten 2-0 NCAA Net: 3rd - Home 8-0 Home 1-0 KenPom: 4th 151st Away 2-0 Away 1-0 Sagarin: 5th 145th Neutral 2-0 Neutral 0-0 ESPN BPI: 12th 68th Associated Press 2nd (1,472; nine first place votes) GG1313 ESPN/USA Today 4th (722; four first place votes) #2/4 MICHIGAN wolverines (12-0; 2-0 Big Ten) Exhibition Opponent Time TV vs. BINGHAMTON bearcats (4-9; 0-0 America East) Friday, Nov. 2 NORTHWOOD (Exh.) W 90-58 BTN Plus GAME DAY Regular Season Opponent Time TV • Date: Sunday, December 30, 2018 Tuesday, Nov. 6 NORFOLK STATE (1) W 63-44 BTN • Tip: 12:01 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 HOLY CROSS (1) W 56-37 BTN Plus • Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, Nov. 14 at #8/8 Villanova (2) W 73-46 FS1 • Arena: Crisler Center (12,707) - SOLD OUT! Saturday, Nov. 17 vs. George Washington (3) W 84-61 ESPN3 • TV Broadcast: BTN Sunday, Nov. 18 vs. Providence (3) W 66-47 ESPN • TV Talent: Brandon Gaudin (p-by-p) & Stephen Bardo (analyst) • U-M Radio: Detroit: WWJ-Radio (950 AM) | Ann Arbor: WTKA (1050 AM) Friday, Nov. 23 CHATTANOOGA W 83-55 BTN • U-M Talent: Matt Park (p-by-p) & Terry Mills (analyst) Wednesday, Nov. 28 #11/13 NORTH CAROLINA (4) W 84-67 ESPN • Satellite Radio: Sirius 84 | XM/SXM 84 | Internet 84 Saturday, Dec. 1 #19/18 PURDUE+ W 76-57 ESPN Tuesday, Dec. 4 at Northwestern+ W 62-60 BTN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BINGHAMTON Saturday, Dec. 8 SOUTH CAROLINA W 89-78 FS1 • Binghamton comes to Ann Arbor with a 4-9 overall mark. The Bearcats snapped a four-game Saturday, Dec. 15 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 70-62 BTN losing streak with a last second 68-67 win over LIU Brooklyn (Dec. 21) just before the holiday Saturday, Dec. 22 AIR FORCE W 71-50 BTN break. Graduate transfer guard J.C Show (Bucknell) drained a corner three-pointer as the horn Sunday, Dec. 30 BINGHAMTON 12:01 p.m. BTN sounded to give the Bearcats the dramatic win and complete the comeback win after trailing Thursday, Jan. 3 PENN STATE+ 7:00 p.m. ESPN 30-20 at halftime. Sunday, Jan. 6 INDIANA + 1:30 or 4:30 p.m. CBS • Freshman guard Sam Sessoms leads the Bearcats in scoring at 17.7 points per game while Thursday, Jan. 10 at Illinois+ 7:00 p.m. CT FS1 adding 3.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. He has taken 25 percent of Binghamton’s shots Sunday, Jan. 13 NORTHWESTERN+ 7:30 p.m. BTN with 201 fi eld goal attempts. He is second with 21 three-pointers and leads with 12 steals. Saturday, Jan. 19 at Wisconsin+ 11:00 a.m. CT ESPN/2 • Show is second on Binghamton with 11. 1 points per game as he has made a team-best 29 Tuesday, Jan. 22 MINNESOTA+ 7:00 p.m. BTN long range buckets. Just over 60 percent of his off ensive production is from beyond the arc. Friday, Jan. 25 at Indiana+ 6:30 p.m. FS1 He adds 4.1 rebounds. Tuesday, Jan. 29 OHIO STATE+ 9:00 p.m. ESPN/2 • Senior forward Caleb Stewart is Binghamton’s top rebounds at 6.6 per game, with graduate Friday, Feb. 1 at Iowa+ 6:00 p.m. CT FS1 transfer forward Chancellor Barnard (Loyola Maryland) second at 6.3. In addition to the duos Tuesday, Feb. 5 at Rutgers+ 8:00 p.m. BTN rebounding, they have 52 of the Bearcats 85 blocks on the season. In fact, Binghamton leads Saturday, Feb. 9 WISCONSIN+ Noon FOX the America East in blocked shots, and ranks third nationally, with 6.5 blocks per game. Tuesday, Feb. 12 at Penn State+ 8:30 p.m. BTN • Tommy Dempsey is in his seventh season as head coach at Binghamton. He joined the Saturday, Feb. 16 MARYLAND+ Noon FOX Bearcats following seven seasons as head coach at Rider (2005-12). Thursday, Feb. 21 at Minnesota+ 6:00 p.m. CT ESPN/2 • The Bearcats were picked to fi nish sixth in the Preseason America East Poll, last season Sunday, Feb. 24 MICHIGAN STATE+ 3:45 p.m. CBS Binghamton fi nished with an 11-20 overall record. Thursday, Feb. 28 NEBRASKA+ 7:00 p.m. ESPN/2 Sunday, March 3 at Maryland+ 3:45 p.m. CBS TIDBITS FROM U-M’S NOTEBOOK Saturday, March 9 at Michigan State+ 4/6/8 p.m. ESPN/2 • Today’s game marks the sixth straight sellout for Michigan. In fact, U-M’s upcoming Big Ten games with Penn State (Jan. 3) and Indiana (Jan. 6) at Crisler Center are already sold out 2019 Big Ten Tournament | Chicago, Ill. | United Center giving the Wolverines eight so far this season. Those eight are the most since the 2013-14 Wednesday, March 13 First Round TBD BTN season, when U-M fi nished with 14 sell outs. • Since U-M’s a 61-52 loss at Northwestern (Feb. 6, 2018), the Maize and Blue has won 26 of its Thursday, March 14 Second Round TBD BTN last 27 games, with the lone loss coming in the 2018 national championship game against Friday, March 15 Quarterfi nal TBD BTN Villanova. Of the 26 victories, 18 have been by double fi gures. Saturday, March 16 Semifi nal Noon/2:30 p.m. CT CBS • The Wolverines add an impressive 26-1 record in their last 27 games at Crisler Center. The Sunday, March 17 Championship 2:30 p.m. CT CwBS lone home setback was a 70-69 win by #5/7 Purdue (Jan. 9, 2018) after the Boilermakers’ Isaac Haas made a free throw with four seconds left in the classic Big Ten battle. 2019 NCAA Tournament | Final Four: Minneapolis, Minn. | U.S. Bank Stadium • U-M, who is fourth nationally for defensive effi ciency, is holding opponents to 55.3 points Sunday, March 17 Selection Sunday CBS per game -- the third lowest in the country. Virginia (ACC) and Texas Tech (Big 12) are ahead Tue-Wed., March 19-20 First Four truTV of the Wolverines. Thu-Sun., March 21-24 First & Second Rounds CBS | TBS | TNT | truTV • Michigan is led by a trio of Wolverines -- Ignas Brazdeikis (16.1 ppg), Charles Matthews (14.5 Thu-Sun., March 28-31 Regional Rounds CBS & TBS ppg) and Jordan Poole (13.2). The trio has combined for 26 of U-M’s 38 double fi gure scoring Saturday, April 6 Final Four CBS games and all 11 20-plus point games -- Brazdeikis (4), Matthews (4), Poole (3). Monday, April 8 National Championship CBS • Zavier Simpson has fi ve-or-more assists in 10 games and leads U-M with 5.9 per game, which is 35th in the nation. He adds 7.1 points, 4.4 rebounds and at team-best 1.5 steals per All game times are local to site | + Big Ten game contest. 1: Naismith Hall of Fame Tip-Off , Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center) • Jon Teske leads U-M in rebounding (6.4 rpg) and blocks (2.1 bpg). 2: Gavitt Tipoff Games, Villanova, Pa. (Finneran Pavilion) • Michigan nearly posted its fourth game of 10-plus steals with nine against Air Force (Dec. 3: Naismith Hall of Fame Tip-Off , Uncasville, Conn. (Mohegan Sun Arena) 22). With 10 against Western Michigan (Dec. 15) the Wolverines have 19 in the last two games. 4: B1G/ACC Challenge, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center) For the season U-M averages 6.3 steals per game. website/mgoblue.com | twitter/@umichbball | facebook/MichiganBasketball | instagram/@umichbball MICHIGAN BASKETBALL | 2018-19 Season Michigan Basketball Quick Facts: 2018-19 QUICK FACTS TEAM INFORMATION City Ann Arbor, Michigan Head Coach John Beilein Population 120,781 Career Record 811-461 (in 41st season) Founded 1817 Record at Michigan 260-143 (in 12th season) -- U-M’s all-time leader Enrollment 46,710 B1G Record at Michigan 113-87 (in 12th season) Nickname Wolverines Assistant Coach Saddi Washington School Colors Maize (PMS 116) & Blue (PMS 282) Assistant Coach Luke Yaklich Arena Crisler Center (12,707) Assistant Coach DeAndre Haynes Conference Big Ten Director of Basketball Operations Chris Hunter President Mark S. Schlissel Director of Program Personnel Chinedu Nwachukwu Athletics Director Warde Manuel Video Analyst Bryan Smothers Graduate Manager Jay Shunnar 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 1599-1036 (1486-979*) Basketball Secretary Lisa Nicholson Big Ten Record 795-711 (745-675*) Basketball Administrator Kelsey Arendt Non-Conference Record 804-325 (741-304*) NCAA Titles 1 (1989) 2017-18 SEASON IN REVIEW NIT Titles 2 (1997*, 2004) Record: 33-8 (NCAA National Runner-up) Big Ten Regular Season Titles 14 (1921, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1948, 1964, 1965, 1966, Big Ten Record: 13-5 (t-4th) 1974, 1977, 1985, 1986, 2012, 2014) Big Ten Tournament, No. 5 seed Big Ten Tournament Titles 3 (1998*, 2017, 2018) BTT Second Round, defeated #12 Iowa, 77-71 in OT BTT Quarterfinal, defeated #4 Nebraska, 77-58 CRISLER CENTER BTT Semifinal, defeated #1 Michigan State, 75-64 Season 52nd BTT Championship, defeated #3 Purdue, 75-66 Opened 1967-68 NCAA Tournament, No.