How many Final Fours has Michigan basketball made? Results, title, history
Michigan basketball is headed to its ninth Final Four in program history, with one national title. Here's how the other 8 March Madness runs went.
After beating Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament Midwest region final on Sunday, March 30, No. 1 seed Michigan basketball is headed to its ninth Final Four appearance, starting with fellow 1-seed Arizona in Indianapolis on Saturday. Here’s a look at the program's eight previous runs: 1964: Cazzie's 31 not enough Where: Kansas City, Missouri.
The path to the Final Four: Michigan opened with a bye, then beat Loyola-Chicago and Ohio in Minneapolis. The national semifinal: U-M and Cazzie Russell were thumped by Duke, 91-80. Russell scored 31 points and added eight rebounds.
He also fouled out, along with two teammates, Bill Buntin and Oliver Dardin. Four Wolverines from this team - Russell, Buntin, Dardin and George Pomey - eventually were drafted by NBA teams. The consolation game: The Wolverines recovered to beat Kansas State behind 31 points from Buntin.
PRESENT TENSE: Michigan basketball bludgeons Tennessee 95-62 to advance to Final Four 1965: Bruised by the Bruins Where: Portland, Oregon. The path to the Final Four: Another bye got U-M to the Sweet 16 in Lexington, Kentucky, where they beat Dayton and Vanderbilt. Bill Buntin scored 26 in both games.
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