the last time michigan wolverines were in the final four was 1997.
the last time michigan wolverines were in the final four was 1997.
when was the last time michigan wolverines was in the final four?
1997
by helming the 2012–13 wolverines, beilein reached his sixth season with the same team for the first time. beilein achieved several milestones with the 2012–13 wolverines: 650th win as a college basketball head coach (december 4 vs. western michigan), 100th win as head coach at michigan (december 8 vs. arkansas), 400th division i win as a head coach (january 9 vs. nebraska) and his best career start (december 15 vs. west virginia). the 400th win came on a night when michigan achieved its 16th straight victory which tied the school record for best start. michigan went on to record its first 19–1 start to a season in school history. 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 1992–93 team did so on december 5, 1992. john beilein was selected as an assistant coach for the 2013 world university games. in the 2013 ncaa tournament, fourth-seeded michigan defeated south dakota state, 71–56. in its south regional opening game, and in so doing the team matched beilein's career high with 27 wins. michigan then surpassed this record, and continued to advance, by defeating fifth-seeded virginia commonwealth, 78–53 and top-seeded kansas, 87–85 before beating third-seeded florida 79–59 to send michigan to the final four for the first time since 1993. in the 2013 final four, the wolverines defeated east region champion syracuse, 61–56, to advance to the national championship game against louisville, which they lost, 82–76. during the following offseason, bleacher report named beilein the most creative coach in college basketball. during the offseason, beilein signed a second contract extension through the 2018–19 season, raising his annual salary to $2,450,000.
john beilein
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