the last time michigan won a national championship in basketball was 1989.
the last time michigan won a national championship in basketball was 1989.
when was the last time michigan won a national championship in basketball?
1989
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
michigan defeated nc state 66–59 in the acc–big ten challenge on december 1. walton sprained his left ankle in the first half of the game. michigan defeated houston baptist 82–57 on december 5. with walton sidelined, levert started at point guard. on december 8, michigan lost 82–58 to (19/-) smu as levert slumped on 1–13 field goal shooting. on december 11, albrecht announced he was ending his college basketball career due to injuries. on december 12, michigan defeated delaware state 80–33, as six wolverines scored in double figures. the last time michigan had six players in double figures was january 26, 2002, when the 2001–02 wolverines did so against . the 33 points allowed by the wolverines are the lowest since the 2011–12 wolverines allowed 33 to in its season opener on november 11, 2011. michigan held delaware state to just 24-percent shooting from the field, the lowest shooting percentage by any michigan opponent since shot 22.2 percent on november 13, 2010 against the 2010–11 wolverines. robinson made his first start of his career, and andrew dakich made his season debut. on december 15, michigan defeated northern kentucky 77–62. levert finished with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, becoming the fourth player in michigan program history to record a triple-double, and the 49th wolverine to eclipse 1,000 career points. walton returned from an ankle injury that sidelined him for three games, and posted 16 points, one rebound, one assist and one steal. on december 19, michigan defeated youngstown state 105–46. walton finished with 10 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists, becoming the fifth player in michigan program history to record a triple-double. this was the first time in program history two players recorded triple-doubles in consecutive games. the win was the second largest in school history, behind only the 67–7 victory over detroit naval station in 1919 and the game marked the second time since at least the 1996–97 season that any team had posted back-to-back triple doubles and the first time by different players. based on his triple double against northern kentucky and a 19-point effort against youngstown state, levert earned co-big ten player of the week honors (along with malcolm hill) on december 21. on december 23, michigan completed its preconference schedule with a 96–60 victory over bryant. michigan surpassed the single-game school record for three-point field goals made with 17, surpassing the previous record of 16 that the 2010–11 wolverines had last achieved 5 years before to the day against the . on december 30, michigan defeated illinois 78–68 in its big ten conference opener. levert posted a 22-point, 10-assist double-double and mark donnal had a career night with new career highs in points (26), rebounds (9), blocks (3), and minutes (28).
2015–16 michigan wolverines men's basketball team