Michigan Women’s Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 5, 2021 · CSM Staff
Michigan Wolverines
Big Ten (14-5, 9-4)
Big Wins: 12/3 at Notre Dame (76-66), 1/3 at Northwestern (84-63), 2/16 Michigan State (86-82)
Bad Losses: 1/21 at Ohio State (77-81), 2/18 at Indiana (65-70), 2/25 at Iowa (67-89)
Coach: Kim Barnes Arico
Probable Starters:
Naz Hillmon, Junior, Forward, 25.1 ppg, 11.4 rpg
Leigha Brown, Junior, Guard/Forward, 16.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.2 apg
Akienreh Johnson, Senior, Guard, 10.8 ppg, 1.3 apg
Hailey Brown, Senior, Forward, 7.7 ppg, 3.9 rpg
Amy Dilk, Junior, Guard, 7.7 ppg, 3.9 apg
Key Role Players:
Maddie Nolan, Sophomore, Guard, 4.4 ppg, 1.5 apg
Emily Kiser, Junior, Forward, 2.5 ppg. 2.7 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 77.2 (22nd in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.0 (168, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.1 (21, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.3 (128, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.2 (232, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.4 (194, 11)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.1 (59, 6)
Rebound Margin: 11.9 (8, 1)
Assists Per Game: 15.8 (37, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.6 (159, 11)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2019 | NCAA | First Round win over Kansas State |
| 2019 | NCAA | Second Round loss to Louisville |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Northern Colorado |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Baylor |
| 2016 | NIT | First Round win over Wright State |
| 2016 | NIT | Second Round win over Bucknell |
| 2016 | NIT | Third Round win over San Diego |
| 2016 | NIT | Quarterfinal win over Temple |
| 2016 | NIT | Semifinal loss to Florida Gulf Coast |
| 2015 | NIT | First Round win over Cleveland State |
| 2015 | NIT | Second Round win over Toledo |
| 2015 | NIT | Third Round win over Missouri |
| 2015 | NIT | Quarterfinal win over Southern Mississippi |
| 2014 | NIT | First Round win over Stony Brook |
| 2014 | NIT | Second Round win over Duquesne |
| 2014 | NIT | Third Round loss to Bowling Green |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Villanova |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Stanford |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Oklahoma |
| 2011 | NIT | Round of 64 loss to Eastern Michigan |
| 2010 | NIT | Round of 64 win over Kent State |
| 2010 | NIT | Round of 32 win over Toledo |
| 2010 | NIT | Regional Semifinal win over Northwestern |
| 2010 | NIT | Regional Final win over Syracuse |
| 2010 | NIT | National Semifinal loss to Miami |
| 2008 | NIT | Second Round win over VCU |
| 2008 | NIT | Third Round win over Southern Mississippi |
| 2008 | NIT | Fourth Round loss to Michigan State |
| 2002 | NIT | First Round loss to Valparaiso |
| 2001 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Virginia |
| 2001 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Notre Dame |
*all team stats through 3/4
