Michigan Basketball: How the Wolverines reached the Final Four

The University of Michigan has reached the Final Four for the first time in five years. But the team didn’t always look like this. Here’s the complete journey for the Wolverines to this point.

After a wild and crazy NCAA Tournament, we’ve reached the Final Four. One of those teams is Michigan, who after beating Florida State, has won the West Regional Championship.

While the Wolverines have always been considered a football school, their basketball achievements have arguably been better over the past couple of decades. Between the days of now-retired head coach Steve Fisher, and current head coach Jon Beilein, the team has made multiple Final Fours, and a national title in 1989.

It’s now been eight of the last 10 seasons of making the Big Dance for Michigan, with only once exiting early. Similar to Notre Dame, this program seems to always be able to make some noise at this time on the calendar, regardless of their seed.

Few thought at the beginning of the season that this team was good enough to make it this far, but here they are. It’s been an amazing journey for the Wolverines from start to finish for them, and here’s a recap of how the team put it all together for a Final Four run.