Michigan had more double-digit Big Ten wins (16) than every other team had total Big Ten wins (15).
First team to ever score 90+ points in five straight NCAA tournament games.
It’s laughable how dominant this Michigan basketball team was. Historic.
This isn’t even a bit lol. Roddy Gayle grabbing that loose ball and tossing it all the way down the court is the definition of glue type shit. What a player man.
Another banner will go up at the Crisler Center, finally a partner to the one the program earned in 1989. There will be a parade held and books written.
And Michigan fans will share their memories of this team, of where they were when Trey McKenney hit the clinching shot or when Yaxel Lendeborg posterized Saint Louis or when Roddy Gayle became the superhero known as MARCH RODDY or when Cadeau's step-back 3-pointer made it a 27-point lead against mighty Arizona.
They'll talk of Morez Johnson Jr. silencing the Illini and dunking on the Spartans. They'll turn Aday Mara into Paul Bunyan, with every retelling his arms growing a little longer. They'll remember the stunning week in Las Vegas and going undefeated on the road in the Big Ten and winning the league by four games and more victories (and a better winning percentage) than any other season in Michigan basketball history. They'll proudly sing "Unwritten," the Natasha Bedingfield banger that became the team's unofficial March Madness anthem.
They'll remember when Charlie Freaking May drained a corner 3-pointer in the Elite Eight. The whole bench went berserk and Yaxel launched his towel into the stratosphere.
And that was this team. That is the story they chose to write. One lucky fan in the upper reaches of the stadium got to leave with a hell of a souvenir. But we all get the memories. Forever.
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Unstoppable from start to finish. Built with size and skill, Michigan imposed their will on college basketball and now stand alone at the top. The Wolverines’ National Championship run lives forever on the cover of SLAM 261.
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Congratulations to @CoachDustyMay, Elliot Cadeau, and @UMichBBall on winning their first title since 1989! This team dominated the tournament from start to finish. Well deserved. Go Blue!
BREAKING NEWS 🚨 "The Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team defeated the UConn Huskies 63-67 in the National Championship, adding another title to their school's history. Their last win was in 1989."