The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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where are they Now? Terry Mills Is Back In The Mix At Crisler Center T By John Borton erry Mills witnessed with laserlocked attention Michigan's surge to the NCAA championship game last spring. When he wasn't losing his voice rooting for the present Wolverines, he couldn't help but give in to poignant thoughts of another run, nearly a quarter century ago. In the spring of 1989, Mills and his teammates lived the ultimate "One Shining Moment" dream. Xavier, South Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia, Illinois and finally Seton Hall all fell by the wayside, when the Wolverines shocked the world on their way to Michigan's first and only national championship in men's basketball. The 6-10 forward from that team felt the rush vicariously just months ago, when Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr., Mitch McGary and others battled to put their names beside those of Rumeal Robinson, Glen Rice and Mills himself. Beilein's crew will give it another go in 2013-14, and this time around Mills finds himself even closer to the action. He's working as the color analyst alongside play-by-play man Matt Shepard on the Wolverines' radio broadcasts. So past and present dovetail perfectly for the Romulus native who spent 11 seasons in the NBA, but for whom the allure of the University of During his three-year U-M career, Mills started 101 of 102 games and was a key member of the Wolverines' run to the 1989 national championship. file photo