On June 30, 2017, Currie announced that he would be reclassifying and would be set to join the Class of 2018 marking the third member of Michigan's 2018 recruiting class. On June 15, 2017, junior recruit Taylor Currie committed to Michigan becoming, at the time, their first commitment for the Class of 2019. At the time of his commitment, Johns was considered by several recruiting sites, such as 24/7Sports as well as ESPN, as the top recruit from Michigan in the Class of 2018. Brandon Johns became the second commitment for the Class of 2018 when he committed to Michigan on June 29, 2017, over several other schools including hometown Michigan State, along with fellow Big Ten universities Indiana, Iowa, and Purdue. On December 22, 2016, junior recruit David DeJulius became the first commitment for the Class of 2018 after receiving a December 17 offer following his career-high 46-point, 7-rebound, 5-assist performance of December 17 in leading East English Village Preparatory Academy over Dakota High School. John Beilein and 2018–19 Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Year Ignas Brazdeikis Wooden Award watchlist and one of eight named to the preseason Naismith College Player of the Year watchlist. He also was one of nine Big Ten players named to the preseason John R. Prior to the season Matthews was named to the 10-man preseason All-Big Ten team. In the preseason Big Ten Media poll, Michigan was ranked second, collecting 4 of the 28 first place votes. Sporting News was the earliest of preseason polls to be released (September 20) and included Michigan (#10) as the highest of three ranked Big Ten teams. USA Today expected Johns to be the brightest newcomer. īrazdeikis had the highest expectations among the incoming class from Yahoo! Sports and ESPN. Immediately following the decisions of Wagner to enter the draft and Matthews to return, Michigan was ranked by ESPN (17) and CBS Sports (21). 14) did not clarify who they expected to return and ranked Michigan. 18, expected Wagner to leave and noted that Matthews may leave as well. Sporting News expected both to go pro, but ranked Michigan No.
#2018 michigan basketball roster pro
8) expected Wagner to go pro and ranked them lower. 4 with Wagner and Matthews both returning, while CBS Sports (No. Michigan was ranked by some: Sports Illustrated ranked them No. Immediately following the NCAA tournament and before the ApNBA draft entry deadline, early rankings were put out by many services. Hibbits transferred to play for head coach Dan Majerle at Grand Canyon. On April 25, Watson, who had two years of eligibility remaining, announced he had agreed to transfer to Dayton and sit out a year. Matthews later withdrew his name from the draft and returned to school. On April 20, Charles Matthews declared for the 2018 NBA draft without hiring an agent. On April 14, Moritz Wagner declared for the 2018 NBA draft and hired an agent. On April 12, Ibi Watson announced his intention to transfer from the program. On April 10, walk-on Brent Hibbitts announced that he would graduate and transfer with two years of eligibility remaining. Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman, Duncan Robinson, and graduate transfer Jaaron Simmons graduated during their senior seasons for the 2017–18 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team. In the National semifinal, they defeated Loyola-Chicago before losing to Villanova in the championship game. 3 seed in the West region, they defeated Montana, Houston, Texas A&M, and Florida State to advance to the Final Four.
As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. 5 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Iowa, Nebraska, Michigan State, and Purdue to win the tournament championship.
The Wolverines, who finished the 2017–18 season 33–8, were 13–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth. They received a at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Montana in the first round, Florida in the second round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to Texas Tech. In the Big 10 tournament, they defeated Iowa in the quarterfinals, Minnesota in the semifinals before losing to Michigan State in the championship.
They finished the season 30-7, 15-5 to finish in 3rd place. This season marked the program's 103rd season and its 102nd consecutive year as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Wolverines, led by head coach John Beilein in his twelfth year, played their home games for the 52nd consecutive year at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The 2018–19 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
0 kommentar(er)
