The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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12 THE WOLVERINE ❱ NOVEMBER 2024 ❱ INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS DUSTY MAY SPEAKS ON RELATIONSHIP WITH SHERRONE MOORE Michigan has a pair of new leaders in its two biggest sports — football's Sherrone Moore and men's basketball's Dusty May — and the two have bonded since May arrived this spring. Both teams had a lot of turnover in the leadup to their respective seasons, but that's where the initial similarities end. "We don't have the national championship pedigree quite yet," May said at Big Ten Basket- ball Media Days. "Hopefully in one year, we can say yes [there are similarities]. "Coach Moore and his staff are guys that you want to root for. They're great guys, they're great coaches and they pour into their players," May said. "Those are the guys that I like to be around. They've been great. We've taken every recruit through the facility. You'll see their staff shooting hoops or bringing recruits through. It's a true partnership at Michigan where we're all rooting for each other. Their success helps us, our success will help them. "It's been fun to watch because they had such high expectations. They lose all those guys, they're rebuilding. But yet, the expectations never change, and that's why you come to Michi- gan. The expectations don't change." — Anthony Broome MEN'S GYMNASTICS ANNOUNCES 2025 SCHEDULE, WILL HOST CHAMPIONSHIP MEETS The U-M men's gymnastics program will host three regular-season home meets in addition to the Big Ten Championship and NCAA Cham- pionship meets at Crisler Center, the program announced on Oct. 14. The year begins with the annual Maize and Blue intrasquad meet on Dec. 7 before the regu- lar season gets going on Jan. 11 in a meet with Greenville and Simpson. U-M hits the road for the first time on Jan. 18 in the Windy City Invitational at Navy Pier in Chicago. From there, the Wolverines go to Springfield (Mass.) College on Jan. 25 before heading to Penn State for their Big Ten opener on Feb. 1. U-M comes home on Feb. 8 for a meet with Illinois and closes out the month at Oklahoma on Feb. 15. The Wolverines host the rival Ohio State Buck- eyes on March 15 before the regular-season fi- nale at Nebraska on March 21. The Big Ten Cham- pionships will take place in Ann Arbor on April 4-5, with Michigan looking for its fifth straight conference title, the longest streak in program history since winning six straight from 1961-66. The NCAA Championship qualifying round is set for April 18 with the finals on April 19. U-M has finished in the top five at the last five NCAA title meets with two straight runner-up finishes. The last time Michigan hosted the NCAA Champion- ships, it won the national title with a 445.050 score in 2014. — Anthony Broome BASEBALL TO BEGIN SEASON IN PUERTO RICO Michigan baseball released its 2025 schedule on Oct. 2, headlined by a 26-game nonconfer- ence slate in the third season under head coach Tracy Smith. The season begins with a trip to the inaugu- ral Puerto Rico Challenge from Feb. 14-17 with games coming against Virginia, Rice, Villanova and Stetson. The team next travels to Globe Life Field in Texas for the second year in a row for the College Baseball Series, taking on TCU, Kansas State and Arkansas. Big Ten play begins with a three-game series against Illinois on March 7 in Florida. The home opener in Ann Arbor is set for March 11 against Toledo. U-M then travels to East Lansing for a tilt with Michigan State. Michigan hosts Big Ten games against USC, Penn State, Iowa, Michigan State and Indiana while traveling to Purdue, Oregon, Ohio State and Nebraska. Television designations will be announced closer to the season. Smith is 60-56 in two seasons in Ann Arbor. Last year, the Wolverines went 32-28 with a 14- 10 mark in Big Ten play, tying for fourth in the conference standings. — Anthony Broome MAIZE AND BLUE NOTEBOOK New men's basketball coach Dusty May (left) has bonded with first-year head football coach Sherrone Moore. "It's a true partnership at Michigan where we're all rooting for each other," May said. PHOTO COURTESY MICHIGAN ATHLETICS