Michigan Men’s Basketball 2025 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 9, 2025 · CSM Staff
Michigan Wolverines
Big Ten (25-9, 14-6)
Big Wins: 12/3 at Wisconsin (67-64), 3/14 vs Purdue (86-68)
Bad Losses: 12/10 at Arkansas (87-89), 1/16 at Minnesota (81-84)
Coach: Dusty May
Probable Starters:
Danny Wolf, Junior, Center, 13.1 ppg, 9.8 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.3 bpg
Vladislav Goldin, Senior, Center, 16.7 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.4 bpg
Tre Donaldson, Junior, Guard, 11.6 ppg, 4.2 apg
Nimari Burnett, Senior, Guard, 9.7 ppg, 1.5 apg
Rubin Jones, Senior, Guard, 3.4 ppg, 1.3 apg
Key Role Players:
Roddy Gayle Jr., Junior, Guard, 9.4 ppg, 2.3 apg
Will Tschetter, Senior, Forward, 6.6 ppg, 2.5 rpg
Sam Walters, Sophomore, Forward, 5.0 ppg, 1.6 rpg
L.J. Cason, Freshman, Guard, 4.0 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 78.5 (66th in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 71.6 (170, 9)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.8 (39, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.9 (38, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.3 (108, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.6 (201, 12)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.7 (198, 12)
Rebound Margin: 4.2 (61, 4)
Assists Per Game: 15.9 (47, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.4 (337, 18)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2023 | NIT | First Round win over Toledo |
| 2023 | NIT | Second Round loss to Vanderbilt |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Colorado State |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Tennessee |
| 2022 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Villanova |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Texas Southern |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over LSU |
| 2021 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Florida State |
| 2021 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to UCLA |
| 2019 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Montana |
| 2019 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Florida |
| 2019 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Texas Tech |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Montana |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Houston |
| 2018 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Texas A&M |
| 2018 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Florida State |
| 2018 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over Loyola (IL) |
| 2018 | NCAA | National Final loss to Villanova |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Oklahoma State |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Louisville |
| 2017 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Oregon |
| 2016 | NCAA | Opening Round win over Tulsa |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Notre Dame |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Wofford |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Texas |
| 2014 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Tennessee |
| 2014 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Kentucky |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over South Dakota State |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over VCU |
| 2013 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Kansas |
| 2013 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Florida |
| 2013 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over Syracuse |
| 2013 | NCAA | National Final loss to Louisville |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Ohio |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Tennessee |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Duke |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Clemson |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Oklahoma |
| 2007 | NIT | First Round win over Utah State |
| 2007 | NIT | Second Round loss to Florida State |
| 2006 | NIT | First Round win over UTEP |
| 2006 | NIT | Second Round win over Notre Dame |
| 2006 | NIT | Quarterfinal win over Miami |
| 2006 | NIT | Semifinal win over Old Dominion |
| 2006 | NIT | Final loss to South Carolina |
| 2004 | NIT | First Round win over Missouri |
| 2004 | NIT | Second Round win over Oklahoma |
| 2004 | NIT | Quarterfinal win over Hawaii |
| 2004 | NIT | Semifinal win over Oregon |
| 2004 | NIT | Final win over Rutgers |
*all team stats through 3/9
