Michigan basketball provides non-conference sport towards McNeese

[ad_1] Michigan Wolverines basketball has added a non-conference sport towards McNeese State Dec. 29 at Crisler Heart in Ann Arbor, in keeping with CBS Sports activities insider Jon Rothstein.

Michigan is 0-1 all time towards McNeese State, with the lone assembly coming Dec. 29, 2023 — a shocking, 87-76 setback at Crisler Heart. That got here as a part of the Wolverines’ dismal 8-24 marketing campaign below head coach Juwan Howard, who was fired following the season.

Michigan allowed 1.23 factors per possession to McNeese State, and star guard Shahada Wells went off for 30 factors, 6 assists and 10 rebounds.

Dusty Might changed Howard and is coming into his second yr with the Maize and Blue, who went 27-10, made the Candy 16 and completed No. 10 within the Related Press ballot in 2024-25.

The one Michigan gamers nonetheless on the roster that have been part of the workforce for that loss are graduate guard Nimari Burnett, graduate ahead Will Tschetter and junior ahead Harrison Hochberg.

On the time, McNeese State was coached by Will Wade — the previous Chattanooga, VCU and LSU head man who was fired in Baton Rouge amidst an FBI probe. Wade has since been employed by North Carolina State.

Apparently sufficient, McNeese State employed Invoice Armstrong — who lately led Branson (Mo.) Hyperlink Academy at the highschool degree — as its subsequent head coach. Might and Armstrong are shut associates, and their relationship really performed an element within the Wolverines touchdown junior level guard Elliot Cadeau from North Carolina by the switch portal.

Armstrong informed Cadeau, who performed for him at Hyperlink Academy, that the faculty coach most much like his model of management is Might.

“I positively see the similarities, and I’m wanting ahead to seeing much more similarities as I get to know Coach much more,” Cadeau stated in a current look on the ‘Defend The Block’ podcast.

The Cowboys are coming off a 28-win season by which it earned a No. 12 seed within the NCAA Match and upset No. 5 seed Clemson, earlier than falling to No. 4 seed Purdue.

Additionally in non-conference play, the Wolverines will play at TCU (Nov. 14), a house sport versus Villanova (Dec. 9), and neutral-site contests towards Wake Forest (in Detroit Nov. 11) and Duke (in Washington D.C. Feb. 21). Plus, the Maize and Blue are within the Gamers Period Competition, a event in Las Vegas that has the Wolverines set to tackle San Diego State (Nov. 24), Auburn (Nov. 25) and probably yet one more opponent.

Michigan has its schedule breakdown for Massive Ten play, however the dates and tip instances are TBA.

Dwelling: Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, WisconsinAway: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Northwestern, Oregon, Purdue, WashingtonHome/Away: Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State

Michigan may also reportedly play an exhibition sport towards St. John’s at Madison Sq. Backyard in Manhattan, New York.

“The schedule is thrilling,” Might stated in a current podcast interview. “We’ve obtained a pair actually distinctive exhibition video games, as properly, that may assist put together us for that schedule.”