the last time michigan made it to the final four was 2018.
the last time michigan made it to the final four was 2018.
when is the last time michigan made it to the final four?
2018
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
on december 6, 2008 michigan posted its second consecutive win over a top 5 opponent in a rematch against duke with an 81–73 victory. the game included 11 lead changes and 16 ties. the close contest allowed the fans to play a part as they forced duke to use a time out to quiet the noisy crowd late in the second half. the game, which had an attendance of 13,751, marked michigan's 168th sellout and eighth consecutive as host to duke. sims, in his new starting role, led the way with 28 points (a career-high) and 12 rebounds. novak contributed 14 off the bench including 4 for 7 on three-point shots. gerald henderson fouled out in only 19 minutes of play. michigan trailed 53–50 with 8 minutes and 38 seconds remaining before novak hit three-point shots on consecutive possessions to give michigan the lead for good. michigan built a 68–59 lead with 3 minutes and 7 seconds left. then, duke made four straight three-point shots while michigan made 13 of its last 14 free throws to defend its lead. the fourth three-pointer cut the lead to 75–71 with 51.3 seconds remaining. the game was the first time michigan had defeated multiple top five teams in the same season since 1986–87 when it upended fifth-ranked syracuse, 91–88 (january 18, 1987), second-ranked iowa, 100–92 (january 31, 1987), and third-ranked purdue, 104–68 (march 7, 1987). at that point in the season, michigan's two wins against top five teams were as many as the rest of the nation combined.
2008–09 michigan wolverines men's basketball team