Michigan's disappointing season is officially over. The Wolverines were not selected as one of 32 teams to participant in the NIT and they will not participate in any postseason play.
A loss to Wisconsin on Friday afternoon in the third round of the Big Ten tournament keeps Michigan squarely on the NIT bubble. In Five Key Plays, we take a closer look at the Wolverines’ near-upset, which ultimately ended in an 11-point defeat.
Irvin scored 21 points against the Badgers, marking his seventh consecutive contest in double-digits. Perhaps more importantly, he had three assists, three steals and 11 rebounds, evidence of the improvements he has made.
After the potential season-ending loss, Beilein met with media to recap the growth he has seen from his team, their NIT aspirations and more.
Michigan's locker room was open following the team's 71-60 loss to Wisconsin in the third round of the Big Ten tournament. Spike Albrecht discussed the emotional defeat, while Muhammad Ali-Abdur-Rahkman and Max Bielfeldt talked about the Wolverines' desire to continue their season in the NIT.
Michigan didn’t have enough to beat Wisconsin on Friday, but once more it showed that it should have the pieces to be formidable next year. The Wolverines played Wisconsin to a 54-54 tie for 34 minutes, but – as we’ve seen all season – just...
Michigan is squarely on the NIT bubble, and there isn’t much precedent for a .500 team to earn an invitation, but John Beilein said he hopes the committee looks beyond the 16-16 record.
Zak Irvin, Ricky Doyle, Aubrey Dawkins and Derrick Walton discussed Michigan's loss to Wisconsin on Friday and also looked back on Michigan's disappointing season while touching on their plans this summer. Watch their post game reactions after the jump.
All photos by Dustin Johnston. Full gallery after the jump.
John Beilein, Zak Irvin and Spike Albrecht were on the podium after Michigan's loss to Wisconsin. Read their full comments in the transcript after the jump.
Michigan and Wisconsin are set for a noon (eastern) tip-off at the United Center today.Michigan will hope to build off of momentum it built in a blowout win over Illinois, but will be facing the class of the conference. Join the discussion in the open...
Michigan cruised to a 73-55 win over Illinois on Thursday afternoon, dominating in virtually every facet to secure a berth in the third round of the Big Ten tournament. In Five Key Plays, we look at the biggest moments of the 18-point blowout, which again...
Any Big Ten tournament run is going to a require a big upset or two and Michigan will have a chance to do just that on Friday afternoon against Wisconsin. The Badgers are the class of the conference, outscoring league foes by .21 points per...
John Beilein, Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman, Aubrey Dawkins and Zak Irvin were on the podium after Michigan's blowout win over Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday afternoon. Watch their full press conference in the embedded media player after the jump.
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