The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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❱ INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS 16 THE WOLVERINE ❱ APRIL 2024 NUMBERS AND QUOTES BY CLAYTON SAYFIE 3 Straight Big Ten Tournament losses for Michigan basketball, af- ter a 14-event streak of winning at least one contest. The Wolverines lost to Indiana, Rutgers and Penn State in the last three seasons, re- spectively. 9+ Big Ten wins for Michigan women's basket- ball in each of the last nine seasons, with the Maize and Blue finishing 9-9 in league play this year. U-M had hit the nine-win landmark only seven times in history (since 1973-74) prior to this stretch. 12 Wolverines have received the Hal Schram "Mr. Basketball" award for the state of Michigan, includ- ing 2024 honoree DURRAL BROOKS, a U-M signee out of Grand Rapids (Mich.) Catholic Central. He joins past winners Robert Henderson (1982), Antoine Joubert (1983), Glen Rice (1985), Terry Mills (1986), Michael Talley (1989), Chris Webber (1991), Willie Mitchell (1994), Robert Traylor (1995), Dion Harris (2003), Manny Harris (2007) and Isaiah Livers (2017). Brooks is the first player from his high school and fourth from the Grand Rapids area to take home the hardware. At the time of his selection, the three-star pros- pect was averaging 26 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, having led the Cougars to the Michigan Division II quarterfinals. 12th NCAA Tournament bid in history for Michigan women's basket- ball, with 12th-year head coach KIM BARNES ARICO's crew earning a selection in 2023-24 for their sixth straight trip to the event. The Wolverines hold an 11-11 record in the Big Dance, highlighted by a trip to the Elite Eight in 2022. Barnes Arico has now taken U-M to seven NCAA Tournaments. 1.075 Million Viewers on Big Ten Network for Michigan's Big Ten Tournament semifinal game against Iowa, a 95-68 U-M loss. That set the record as the most- watched women's athletic event in BTN history. The quarterfinal matchup between Penn State and Iowa drew 1.04 million viewers, ranking second all time. The previous record was 657,000 (Iowa vs. Penn State Feb. 8, 2024). 2014-15 Was the last time until this season that Michigan men's basketball finished without a representative on any of the three All-Big Ten teams. Michigan finished that regular season 15-15 and was 16-16 after splitting two contests in the Big Ten Tourna- ment. U-M was the only Big Ten school this year to not have a player selected to the all-conference, defensive or freshman teams. Amazing. The most important quality of a head coach at the University of Michigan is being a Michigan Man, and he's got that. He's earned his stripes, and the boys love him, they're behind him. With those two things, they're going to be successful no matter what." — Quarterback J.J. McCarthy on how head football coach Sherrone Moore will do in his new role As the guys are walking around, they're starting to see it and feel it, the strength gains, the speed. Just how they look. They're walking around with their chests out, as they should because they've been grind- ing. It's been very special to just be able to finally have that time with them and get their feet underneath them." — Football director of strength and conditioning Justin Tress on the "In The Trenches" podcast PHOTO COURTESY MICHIGAN PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTO COURTESY MICHIGAN PHOTOGRAPHY