The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MAY 2025 ❱ THE WOLVERINE 17 ❱ INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS I've been around a long time, played with some great ones here at Michi- gan as a player and [coached some] as a coach, and to see those leadership quali- ties from a 17-year-old kid is quite impressive." — Wide receivers coach and pass game coordinator Ron Bellamy on freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood It's been a very special season. Nobody really thought we would be here. Just reflecting on the year, it's one we will never forget, and it was really special." — Senior guard Greta Kampschroeder after the season-ending loss to Notre Dame I think that is part of the fuel to his fire. He wants to be the best version of himself that he can be. We'll take any motivator that we can get with him, though. Excited to see him kick this year. He had a really good year last year, being 21 of 22, but we're excited to see him continue to progress and try to be perfect." — Special teams coordinator J.B. Brown on senior kicker Dominic Zvada not winning the Lou Groza Award in 2024 Growing up, I always knew about Michigan. Michigan has that culture and that tradition, something that I wanted to be a part of. I wanted to have my name on one of these walls, to be a reason why Michigan is great." — Junior safety TJ Metcalf, a transfer from Arkansas 153-79 Is Dusty May's record through seven seasons as a head coach — six at Florida Atlantic (126-69) and one at Michi- gan (27-10). In his last three years as a head man, May has compiled an 87-23 mark. 27 27 Victories for Michigan men's basketball in 2024-25, its first year under head man DUSTY MAY, the seventh-most wins in a season in program history. Here are the times the Wolver- ines have won more: 2017-18 (33), 2012-13 (31), 2018-19 (30), 1988-89 (30), 2013-14 (28) and 1985-86 (28). 13 NCAA Tournament appearances for Michigan women's basketball, in- cluding seven in the last eight sea- sons. Eight of the 13 have come under 13th-year head coach KIM BARNES ARICO. The No. 6 seed Wolverines beat Iowa State, 80-74, in the first round in this year's event before falling to host Notre Dame, 76-55, in the round of 32 in South Bend. 10th In the nation is where Michigan men's basketball finished the season in the Associated Press poll, be- hind No. 1 Florida, No. 2 Houston, No. 3 Duke, No. 4 Auburn, No. 5 Tennessee, No. 6 Alabama, No. 7 Michigan State, No. 8 Texas Tech and No. 9 Maryland. That made the Maize and Blue the second-highest ranked team to see their season come to an end in the Sweet 16. The last time Michigan was ranked in the top 10 of the AP poll was in the preseason release ahead of the 2021-22 campaign. The Wolverines ended that year unranked but made a run to the Sweet 16 under Juwan Howard. 4 Big Ten Tournament championships for Michigan men's basketball, tied with Illinois for the third-most in the history of the event, which began in 1998. That sits behind Michi- gan State (6) and Ohio State (5). The Wolverines won in 1998, 2017, 2018 and 2025. As far as my own internal pressure, it's not like I feel pressure to make a Final Four. I believe we're going to. I believe we're going to play for national championships. So, the pressure is more just in the week of preparation, just trying to beat a single team and make sure you never lose a game because of something that you weren't prepared for. Those are my internal pressures." — Dusty May 2019 Was the last time Michigan ice hockey missed the NCAA Tourna- ment before not appearing in the field in 2025, its third season under head coach Brandon Naurato. The Wolverines were swept by Penn State in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament and didn't earn an at- large bid. Prior to this season, U-M made three consecutive Frozen Four appearances (two under Naurato, 2022 under Mel Pearson) for the first time since 2000-03 under former head man Red Berenson. PHOTO COURTESY MICHIGAN ATHLETICS PHOTO COURTESY MICHIGAN ATHLETICS