the last time michigan won the championship was 2015.
the last time michigan won the championship was 2015.
when was the last time michigan won the championship?
2015
on january 28, michigan was ranked number one in the ap poll with 51 of the 65 first place votes. it marked the first time michigan ranked atop the ap poll since the fab five 1992–93 team did so on december 5, 1992. burke ended january as the only big ten player to have scored 15 points in each conference game. on february 12 in the rivalry game against (#8 ap/#8 coaches) michigan state, burke's 18 points, 4 assists and 3 steals were one of michigan's few bright spots in a 23-point loss. on february 17 against penn state, burke posted a season-high 29 points along with 5 assists, 3 rebounds and two steals. as a result of his efforts, burke won his third player of the week award on february 18. on february 24, michigan defeated illinois 71–58 behind 26 points and 8 assists from burke. in the game, burke became the seventh wolverine sophomore to reach 1000 career points. on march 3, in the ann arbor version of the michigan–michigan state rivalry game, burke had a career-high five steals, including 2 in the final 30 seconds of play, to go along with 21 points and 8 assists to key a 58–57 victory. on the march 10 regular season finale against no. 2 ranked indiana with a share of the big ten regular season title at stake, burke missed a last second shot at the rim, that was contested by cody zeller. burke finished the 18-game 2012–13 big ten conference men's basketball season schedule as the conference games leader in both scoring average and assist average and finished second in steals per game. he was michigan's first conference games scoring leader since glen rice in 1989 and michigan's first conference games assist leader since gary grant in 1988. burke was the only player to score 15 points in all 18 conference games.
trey burke
on february 4, michigan lost to ohio state 66–70. walton posted his second double-double of the season with a season-high 25 points, and 10 rebounds. on february 7, michigan defeated rival michigan state 86–57. the win snapped a five-game losing streak against michigan state. with his 20 points, eight assists and five rebounds, walton became the third player in michigan program history to reach 1,000 points, 400 rebounds and 400 assists, joining gary grant and jalen rose. michigan's 29-point victory was the largest margin of victory in the series since 1996, when michigan also won by 29-points, 75–46. the wolverines forced the spartans into 21 turnovers and outscoring them 30–7 in points off turnovers. the last time michigan forced 20 or more turnovers was on november 14, 2011, against towson. michigan shot 60 percent from the field, the first time the spartans defense allowed an opponent to shoot over 50 percent from the field all season. on february 12, michigan defeated indiana 75–63. michigan was led by walton with a game-high 25 points, his fifth consecutive 20-plus point game. wagner posted his first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. the win marked the wolverines first win at assembly hall since 2009, and the first time they defeated indiana twice in the same big ten season since 1994–95. it was the team's first road win. walton earned co-big ten player of the week honors on february 13. on february 16, michigan defeated (#11/#10) wisconsin 64–58, earning their first win over a ranked opponent of the season. michigan was led by wagner with a team-high 21 points. with five rebounds in the game, walton became the first player in program history to record 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 400 assists. on february 19, michigan lost to minnesota 78–83 in overtime. michigan was led by walton and wilson with 16 points each. on february 22, michigan defeated rutgers 68–64. michigan was led by irvin with a game-high 16 points. with the win, beilein earned his 500th career win in division i play. on february 25, michigan defeated (#14/#14) purdue 82–70. michigan was led by wagner with a career-high 24 points, including 22 points in the first half. walton posted his third double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
2016–17 michigan wolverines men's basketball team