2011–12 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 March 2017 Basketball 2011–12 Michigan Wolverines Michigan Wolverines logo.svg 200 A blue block M with maize-colored borders and the word Michigan across the middle. Evanston-20120221-00082.jpg 250 Michigan basketball team in gold (maize) uniforms during the national anthem Big Ten Conference Big Ten 22 13 24–10 13–5 John Beilein 5th Jeff Meyer LaVall Jordan Bacari Alexander Crisler Center Zack Novak Stu Douglass Trey Burke Big Ten regular season co-champions NCAA tournament Round of 64 The 2011–12 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Ann Arbor, Michigan at Crisler Center for the 45th consecutive year.http://www.mgoblue.com/facilities/crisler-center.html Michigan Facilities: Crisler Center November 23, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131128061819/http://www.mgoblue.com/facilities/crisler-center.html November 28, 2013 dead It had a seating capacity of 12,721. It was also the team's 95th straight season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Fifth-year head coach John Beilein led the team, alongside All-Big Ten players Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Zack Novak. Burke was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and was Michigan's first Associated Press All-American honoree since 1998. The team's season began with a preseason media day and practices in October 2011.http://www.umhoops.com/2011/10/12/michigan-basketball-media-day-roundup/ Michigan Basketball Media Day Roundup October 22, 2011 October 12, 2011 UMHoops.com In February 2012, Michigan hosted ESPN's College GameDay for the first time in a game against Ohio State. It was the eighth time a Big Ten team hosted the show, which began in 2005.http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/081111aaa.html ESPN College GameDay Coming to Ann Arbor for Michigan-Ohio State Game August 11, 2011 August 11, 2011 CBS Interactive MGoBluehttps://www.espn.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/33942/breaking-down-the-gameday-schedule Breaking down the GameDay schedule August 11, 2011 August 11, 2011 ESPN O'Neil, Dana The team was in the national rankings all season and ended as the 2011–12 Big Ten co-champion with Michigan State and Ohio State. It had three victories over teams ranked in the top 10 at the time of the meeting (eighth-ranked Memphis, ninth-ranked Michigan State and sixth-ranked Ohio State). The team was undefeated at home until its last home game of the season. Michigan lost in the semifinals of the 2012 Big Ten Conference tournament and bowed out in the second round of the 2012 NCAA tournament to end the season with a 24–10 record. The team won the school's first Big Ten Conference Championship since the 1985–86 season and had the school's best Big Ten record (13–5) since the 1993–94 season. Preseason 2011–12 incoming team members Before the season began, point guard Darius Morris, the Big Ten assists leader in the 2010–11 season, left the team after being drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers.http://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-basketball/michigan-darius-morris-nba-draft/ Los Angeles native Darius Morris chosen by hometown Lakers in second round of NBA Draft June 24, 2011 June 23, 2011 AnnArbor.com Rothstein, Michael The incoming class included Carlton Brundidge and 2011 Ohio Mr. Basketball point guard Trey Burke.http://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-basketball/michigan-basketball-recruit-carlton-brundidge-using-one-moment-to-funnel-his-focus/ Michigan basketball recruit Carlton Brundidge using one moment to funnel his focus August 6, 2011 June 9, 2011 AnnArbor.com Rothstein, Michaelhttp://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-basketball/michigan-basketball-commit-trey-burke-named-mr-basketball-in-ohio/ COLUMBUS DISPATCH: Michigan basketball commit Trey Burke named Mr. Basketball in Ohio August 6, 2011 March 23, 2011 AnnArbor.com Rothstein, Michaelhttp://highschoolsports.cleveland.com/news/article/5021442462569914816/columbus-northlands-trey-burke-named-ohios-mr-basketball/ Columbus Northland's Trey Burke named Ohio's Mr. Basketball August 6, 2011 March 24, 2011 Cleveland.com Both Brundidge and Burke were among Scout.com's top 100 players of the 2011 class; Brundidge ranked 98th and Burke ranked 94th.http://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-basketball/michigan-commits-trey-burke-and-carlton-brundidge-finish-year-in-scout-top-100/ Michigan basketball commits Trey Burke and Carlton Brundidge finish year in Scout Top 100 August 6, 2011 April 26, 2011 AnnArbor.com Rothstein, Michael Max Bielfeldt committed to Michigan in April despite his family's ties to the Illinois Fighting Illini. Illinois University's Bielfeldt Athletic Administration Building was endowed by his family.http://www.athletics.illinois.edu/facilities/facilities/bielfeldt/default.htm Bielfeldt Athletic Administration Building August 6, 2011 University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics https://archive.today/20120719182015/http://www.athletics.illinois.edu/facilities/facilities/bielfeldt/default.htm July 19, 2012 dead mdy-allhttp://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-basketball/michigan-basketball-picks-up-a-commitment-in-forward-max-bielfeldt/ Michigan basketball program picks up a commitment from forward Max Bielfeldt August 6, 2011 March 25, 2011 AnnArbor.com Rothstein, Michael Sai Tummala, who along with Bielfeldt was recruited by Ivy League schools, rounded out the incoming class. Tummala earned an academic scholarship and was considered a walk-on candidate for the basketball team.http://www.feed-news.com/sports/other-sports/10362-recruiting-news Recruiting News August 6, 2011 December 27, 2010 Feed-news Feed News https://archive.today/20120730042540/http://www.feed-news.com/sports/other-sports/10362-recruiting-news July 30, 2012 dead mdy-all Tim Hardaway Jr., son of former NBA All-Star Tim Hardaway, returned to the team. He was coming off a freshman season in which he was a unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman, All-Big Ten honorable mention,http://www.bigtennetwork.com/dpp/sports/basketball-mens/big-ten-releases-all-big-ten-teams-201137 Big Ten Releases All-Big Ten Teams: Purdue's Johnson named Player of the Year March 8, 2011 March 7, 2011 Big Ten Network dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110309234104/http://www.bigtennetwork.com/dpp/sports/basketball-mens/big-ten-releases-all-big-ten-teams-201137 March 9, 2011 Collegeinsider.com Freshmen All-Americahttp://www.collegeinsider.com/awards/2011_freshmen.html The 2011 Freshmen All-America team April 6, 2011 March 25, 2011 Collegeinsider.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110329162603/http://www.collegeinsider.com/awards/2011_freshmen.html March 29, 2011 live and Team USA FIBA U19 honoree.http://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-basketball/tim-hardaway-jr-makes-12-man-usa-u19-roster-will-play-in-europe/ Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 12-man USA U19 roster, will play in Europe June 26, 2011 June 24, 2011 AnnArbor.comhttps://www.espn.com/olympics/olybb/news/story?id=6696456 One prep player on U.S. U-19 team June 26, 2011 June 23, 2011 ESPN Jordan Dumars, the son of Detroit Pistons All-Star Joe Dumars, left the team, citing nagging knee issues.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7023927/jordan-dumars-son-joe-leaves-michigan-wolverines-basketball-program Jordan Dumars quits Michigan program October 15, 2011 September 26, 2011 ESPN Rothstein, Michael 2011–12 team recruits no no 2011 Trey Burke PG Columbus, Ohio Northland High School (OH) 6 1 170 August 24, 2010 4 3 93 Carlton Brundidge SG/PG Southfield, Michigan Southfield High School (MI) 6 1 200 September 21, 2009 4 4 94 Max Bielfeldt PF Peoria, Illinois Notre Dame High School (IL) 6 8 240 March 25, 2011 3 0 87 Sai Tummala SF Phoenix, AZ Brophy Prep School (AZ) 6 6 190 0 0 77 2011 Michigan 2011 Basketball Commitments 2011 Michigan Basketball Commits ESPN michigan 162 130 May 3, 2010 yes Roster 2011 Michigan Wolverines Zack Novak y 0 G 6 4 210 SR Chesterton, IN C Stu Douglass y 1 G 6 3 200 SR Carmel, IN C Carlton Brundidge 2 G 6 1 190 FR Southfield, MI Trey Burke y 3 G 5 11 180 FR Columbus, OH Eso Akunne 5 G 6 2 225 JR Ann Arbor, MI Tim Hardaway Jr. y Tim Hardaway Jr. 10 G 6 6 200 SO Miami, FL Matt Vogrich 13 G 6 4 195 JR Lake Forest, IL Jon Horford y 15 F 6 10 250 SO Grand Ledge, MI Josh Bartelstein y 20 G 6 3 205 JR Highland Park, IL Blake McLimans 22 F 6 10 240 JR Hamburg, NY Evan Smotrycz y 23 F 6 9 235 SO Reading, MA Sai Tummala 24 F 6 6 190 FR Phoenix, AZ Corey Person 32 G 6 3 205 SR Kalamazoo, MI Max Bielfeldt 44 y F 6 7 240 FR Peoria, IL Colton Christian 45 F 6 6 215 SO Bellevue, WA Jordan Morgan basketball y 52 C 6 8 250 SO yes Detroit, MI John Beilein (Wheeling Jesuit) Jeff Meyer (Taylor) LaVall Jordan (Butler) Bacari Alexander (Detroit) http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/041612aaa.html July 12, 2012 Former team captains Travis Conlan (1996–97 and 1997–98) and C.J. Lee (2008–09) served as director of basketball operations and administrative specialist, respectively.http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/conlan_travis00.html Travis Conlan August 6, 2011 CBS Interactive MGoBluehttp://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/lee_c.j.01.html C.J. Lee August 6, 2011 CBS Interactive MGoBlue Peter Kahler was the team's video coordinator.http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/kahler_peter00.html Peter Kahler August 6, 2011 CBS Interactive MGoBlue Schedule right vertical 20120105 Trey Burke drives against Jordan Hulls.jpg 260 20120105 Tim Hardaway Jr vs Victor Oladipo.jpg 260 Trey Burke (above against Jordan Hulls) and Tim Hardaway Jr. (below against Victor Oladipo) for the 2011–12 team against Indiana on January 5, 2012 Michigan announced its 14-game non-conference schedule on August 1, 2011.http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/080111aaa.html Trip to Maui Invitational Highlights Non-Conference Slate August 6, 2011 August 1, 2011 CBS Interactive MGoBlue The team began the season in a renovated Crisler Arena: new seats and a high-definition scoreboard were added,https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/2011-11-10-2555957651_x.htm Wolverines eager to keep building program December 31, 2011 November 10, 2011 Trister, Noah USA Today but seating capacity was reduced to 12,721 from 13,751 in the previous 10 seasons.http://www.mgoblue.com/facilities/crisler-arena.html Crisler Center December 31, 2011 MGoBlue.com CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20120101032102/http://www.mgoblue.com/facilities/crisler-arena.html January 1, 2012 dead Michigan came in third place in the three-game 2011 Maui Invitational Tournament between November 21–23. The team defeated the eighth-ranked Memphis Tigers 73–61,http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=313250235 https://archive.today/20120718072223/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=313250235 dead July 18, 2012 Tim Hardaway Jr. leads No.15 Michigan to win November 24, 2011 November 21, 2011 ESPN lost to the sixth-ranked Duke Blue Devils 82–75,http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=313260150 https://web.archive.org/web/20111127065810/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=313260150 dead November 27, 2011 Austin Rivers' 20 points lead sharp-shooting Duke past Michigan November 24, 2011 November 22, 2011 ESPN and defeated the Pac-12 favorite UCLA Bruins 79–63.http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-1029-ucla-basketball-pac12-20111029,0,5239295.story UCLA picked to win Pac-12 basketball title, but the vote is close November 24, 2011 October 28, 2011 Los Angeles Times Bolch, Benhttp://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=313270026 https://archive.today/20120714172821/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=313270026 dead July 14, 2012 Michigan tops UCLA, finishes third at Maui Invitational November 24, 2011 November 23, 2011 ESPNhttp://www.detnews.com/article/20111123/SPORTS0201/111230434/1361/Michigan-senior-Zack-Novak-finds-scoring-touch-in-Maui Michigan senior Zack Novak finds scoring touch in Maui November 24, 2011 November 23, 2011 The Detroit News Beard, Ron Tim Hardaway Jr. was named the Big Ten Player of the Week, and Trey Burke was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/112811aaa.html Michigan Sweeps Weekly Honors: Burke and Hardaway Jr. Lead Wolverines to Third-Place Finish at Maui Invitational November 28, 2011 November 28, 2011 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20111205032432/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/112811aaa.html December 5, 2011 dead mdy-all In an ACC–Big Ten Challenge game in late November, Michigan lost to Virginia 70–58.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=313330258 https://archive.today/20120709031454/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=313330258 dead July 9, 2012 Virginia uses 19–2 second-half run to knock off Michigan December 4, 2011 November 29, 2011 ESPN In its next game, Michigan defeated Iowa State 76–66.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=313370130 https://web.archive.org/web/20111206022844/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=313370130 dead December 6, 2011 Michigan downs Iowa State in first meeting since 1994 December 4, 2011 December 3, 2011 ESPN On December 10, 2011, Michigan beat Oakland 90–80, its highest-scoring game since beating 2009 men Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan University Northern Michigan 97–50 on November 14, 2009. It was also Michigan's first game since 2002 with three 20-point scorers (Hardaway, Burke and Evan Smotrycz).http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=313442473 https://web.archive.org/web/20120105172427/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=313442473 dead January 5, 2012 Michigan uses second-half surge to shake Oakland December 12, 2011 December 10, 2011 ESPN Burke earned his second Freshman of the Week honor on December 12 after scoring a season-high 20 points and nine assists in the game.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121211aaa.html Indiana, Michigan and Michigan State Reel in Weekly Honors: Watford, Burke and Green claim conference awards December 12, 2011 December 12, 2011 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20120104184330/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121211aaa.html January 4, 2012 dead mdy-all On the same day, Michigan was the highest-rated Big Ten team in the Ratings Percentage Index, although the team trailed several schools in the national polls.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121211aac.html Big Ten Men's Basketball Weekly Release – Dec. 12, 2011: Big Ten tied for national lead with six top-25 teams December 12, 2011 December 12, 2011 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20120104202412/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121211aac.html January 4, 2012 dead mdy-all In the final two non-conference games of the season, Smotrycz scored his first two double-doubles against 2011 men Alabama A&M Bulldogs Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University Alabama A&M and 2011 men Bradley Braves Bradley University Bradley on December 17 and 22.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=313510130 Alabama A&M 57 (2–4, 0–4 away); (18) Michigan 87 (9–2, 6–0 home) December 23, 2011 December 17, 2011 ESPNhttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=313560130 Bradley 66 (5–7, 1–3 away); (19) Michigan 77 (10–2, 7–0 home) December 23, 2011 December 22, 2011 ESPN Heading into the Big Ten Conference schedule, both of the teams Michigan had lost to were ranked (Duke was 7th and 5th in the AP and Coaches' polls and Virginia was 23rd and 24th).https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2012/week/8/seasontype/2 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – Week 8 (Dec. 26) December 26, 2011 December 26, 2011 ESPN On December 29, Michigan won its first Big Ten Conference opener since 2006–07, beating Penn State as Smotrycz extended his double-double streak to three games.http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/122911aac.html Postgame Notes: #18 Michigan 71, Penn State 53 December 30, 2011 December 29, 2011 MGoBlue CBS Interactive January 1, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120101061654/http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/122911aac.html deadhttp://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=313630130 https://archive.today/20120708041828/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=313630130 dead July 8, 2012 Michigan whips Penn State to open Big 10 schedule December 30, 2011 December 29, 2011 ESPN On January 2, Burke earned his first Big Ten Conference Player of the Week honor and his third Freshman of the Week honor for his 40 points in Michigan's first two conference games.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/010212aaa.html Michigan and Michigan State Earn Weekly Honors January 2, 2012 January 2, 2012 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20120103121548/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/010212aaa.html January 3, 2012 dead mdy-allhttp://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/010212aaa.html Burke Wins Share of Big Ten Weekly Honor, Third Top Freshman Award January 2, 2012 January 2, 2012 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com On December 29 against Penn State he posted 13 points, seven assists, five rebounds and no turnovers.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=313630130 Penn St 53 (8–6, 0–1 Big Ten); (16) Michigan 71 (11–2, 1–0 Big Ten) January 2, 2012 December 29, 2011 ESPN On January 1, 2012, he added a career-high 27 points on 8-for-11 shooting with three rebounds and three assists against Minnesota to earn Big Ten Conference Player of the Week the following day.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=320010130 Minnesota 56 (12–3, 0–2 Big Ten); (16) Michigan 61 (12–2, 2–0 Big Ten) January 2, 2012 January 1, 2012 ESPN On January 19, Michigan became the leader in the conference with a 5–2 record,http://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-basketball/4-things-for-no-20-michigan-at-purdue/ 4 things to watch: No. 20 Michigan basketball team at Purdue February 2, 2012 January 24, 2012 AnnArbor.com Baumgardner, Nick thanks to conference wins over ranked Wisconsin and Michigan State teams.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320080130 https://archive.today/20130124123636/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320080130 dead January 24, 2013 (19) Wisconsin 41 (12–5, 1–3 Big Ten); (13) Michigan 59 (13–3, 3–1 Big Ten) February 21, 2012 January 8, 2012 ESPNhttp://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320170130 https://archive.today/20120709174922/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320170130 dead July 9, 2012 (9) Michigan St 59 (15–4, 4–2 Big Ten); (19) Michigan 60 (15–4, 5–2 Big Ten) February 21, 2012 January 17, 2012 ESPN Michigan remained in first place until losing to Ohio State ten days later.http://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-basketball/ohio-state-outmuscles-michigan-basketball-team-in-second-half-for-64-59-victory/ Ohio State outmuscles Michigan basketball team in second half for 64–49 victory February 2, 2012 January 29, 2012 AnnArbor.com Baumgardner, Nick The team went 5–2 in conference in February, including wins over ranked Indiana and Ohio State teams.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320320130 https://archive.today/20120715192115/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320320130 dead July 15, 2012 Michigan's early lead staves off Indiana; Wolverines still perfect at home February 21, 2012 February 1, 2012 ESPNhttp://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320490130 https://archive.today/20120707223309/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320490130 dead July 7, 2012 Michigan beats rival Ohio State to stay perfect at home February 21, 2012 February 18, 2012 ESPN Michigan lost its final home game of the season to Purdue on February 25 to finish with a 15–1 home record.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320560130 https://archive.today/20120708082544/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320560130 dead July 8, 2012 Purdue pads resume as No. 13 Michigan falls at home for first time March 2, 2012 February 25, 2012 ESPN On March 1, the team defeated Illinois for their first road win in Illinois since 1995.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320610356 https://archive.today/20120720224116/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320610356 dead July 20, 2012 Tim Hardaway Jr., Michigan still alive for share of Big Ten title March 2, 2012 March 1, 2012 ESPN During the game, Michigan's 30th of the season, Trey Burke broke Gary Grant's school freshman assists record, set over the course of 30 games in the 1984–85 season, by pushing his total to 143.https://www.espn.com/colleges/michigan/basketball/story/_/id/7634975/trey-burke-breaks-freshman-assists-record-michigan-wolverines Burke breaks freshman assists mark: Point guard surpasses record held for more than 25 years by U-M great Gary Grant Rothstein, Michael March 2, 2012 March 1, 2012 ESPN The March 4 victory over Penn State clinched a share of the 2011–12 Big Ten Conference season regular season championship.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/320640213 Trey Burke, Michigan top Penn State, earn share of Big Ten title March 28, 2017 March 4, 2012 ESPN Associated PressJuly 2024 medicmedic In the first game of the 2012 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament against Minnesota, Burke led the team to victory with a career-high 30 points.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320690130 https://archive.today/20120721051056/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320690130 dead July 21, 2012 No. 10 Michigan 73, Minnesota 69 March 10, 2012 March 9, 2012 ESPNhttp://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/030912aaa.html U-M Rallies Past Gophers in OT Behind Clutch Three, Burke's 30 Points March 10, 2012 March 9, 2012 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com Burke's total was a school record for the Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament.http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/030912aah.html Postgame Notes: #10 U-M 73, Minnesota 69 (OT) – Big Ten Quarterfinals March 10, 2012 March 9, 2012 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com In the semifinal contest, however, Michigan was eliminated by Ohio State for the third year in a row.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320700130 https://archive.today/20120717074744/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320700130 dead July 17, 2012 Ohio State demolishes Michigan in Big Ten semis March 11, 2012 March 10, 2012 ESPN Michigan entered the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament seeded fourth, but lost to the thirteenth-seeded Ohio Bobcats 65–60.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=320760130 (13) Ohio 65 (28–7, 11–5 MAC); (4) Michigan 60 (24–10, 13–5 Big Ten) March 19, 2012 March 17, 2012 ESPN Burke became Michigan's first Associated Press All-American honoree since Robert Traylor and Louis Bullock in 1998.https://insider.espn.com/blog/colleges/michigan/post?id=3638&_slug_=burke-first-u-m-all-american-since-98 Burke first U-M All-American since '98 March 28, 2012 March 26, 2012 ESPN Rothstein, Michael Stu Douglass concluded the season as the school's all-time leader in games played, with 136. He surpassed Loy Vaught, who played in 135 games. Novak set the school record in career minutes played with 4,357, surpassing Louis Bullock, who played 4,356 minutes.http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031612aaa.html Postgame Notes: Ohio 65, #13 Michigan 60 April 14, 2012 March 16, 2012 CBS Interactive MGoBlue https://web.archive.org/web/20120401070654/http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031612aaa.html April 1, 2012 dead Burke had a school record-setting freshman season in assists, ending the year with 156.http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/burke_trey00.html Trey Burke 3 April 14, 2012 CBS Interactive MGoBlue dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131012023554/http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/burke_trey00.html October 12, 2013 Results yes yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#242961; color:#F7BE05;"| Exhibition April 11, 2011 7:00 pm yes 18 2011 men Wayne State Warriors Wayne State University Wayne State Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI Tim Hardaway Jr. 20 Hardaway 9 Trey Burke 4 47–39 9,259 – |- !colspan=12 style="background:#242961; color:#F7BE05;"| Non-conference Regular Season November 11, 2011 7:00 pm yes 18 2011 men Ferris State Bulldogs Ferris State University Ferris State Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI Evan Smotrycz (1)/ Stu Douglass (1) 14 Jordan Morgan (1) 6 Douglass (1) 4 59–33 11,029 1–0 November 14, 2011 8:30 pm yes 17 2011 men Towson Tigers Towson University Towson Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI Hardaway (1) 15 Jon Horford (1) 7 Douglass (2) 4 64–47 7,901 2–0 November 17, 2011 8:30 pm yes 17 Western Illinois Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI Hardaway (2) 16 Morgan (2) 5 Burke (1) 5 59–55 8,026 3–0 November 21, 2011 3:00 pm yes yes 15 Memphis 8 Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI 2011 Maui Invitational ESPN2 Hardaway (3) 21 Smotrycz (1) 8 Hardaway (1) 5 73–61 2,400 4–0 November 22, 2011 7:00 pm yes yes 15 Duke 6 Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational Semifinals/Duke–Michigan rivalry ESPN Hardaway (4) 19 Morgan (3) 6 Burke (2) 9 75–82 2,400 4–1 November 23, 2011 7:30 pm yes yes 15 UCLA Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational Third Place ESPN Zack Novak (1) 22 Smotrycz (2) 8 Burke (3) 5 79–63 2,400 5–1 November 29, 2011 7:00 pm yes yes 14 Virginia John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN2 Novak (2) 12 Smotrycz (3)/Morgan (4)/Douglass (1) 5 Burke (4) 4 58–70 10,564 5–2 December 3, 2011 12:00 pm yes 14 Iowa State Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI BTN Hardaway (5) 19 Novak (1) 11 Burke (5)/Hardaway (2)/Smotrycz (1) 3 76–66 10,845 6–2 December 10, 2011 4:00 pm yes yes 20 Oakland The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI FSDET Hardaway (6) 21 Smotrycz (4) 9 Burke (6) 9 90–80 17,118 7–2 December 13, 2011 7:00 pm yes 20 2011 men Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Arkansas–Pine Bluff Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI ESPNU Smotrycz (2) 16 Smotrycz (5) 8 Burke (7) 7 63–50 9,005 8–2 December 17, 2011 12:00 pm yes 20 2011 men Alabama A&M Bulldogs Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University Alabama A&M Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI BTN Burke (1) 19 Smotrycz (6) 11 Burke (8)/ Hardaway (3)/ Novak (1) 4 87–57 10,497 9–2 December 22, 2011 6:30 pm yes 20 2011 men Bradley Braves Bradley University Bradley Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI BTN Smotrycz (3) 20 Smotrycz (7) 10 Burke (9) 8 77–66 11,298 10–2 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#242961;"| Big Ten Regular Season December 29, 2011 7:30 pm 18 Penn State Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI BTN Hardaway (7) 26 Smotrycz (8) 11 Burke (10) 7 71–53 12,751 11–2 (1–0) January 1, 2012 4:00 pm 18 Minnesota Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI BTN Burke (2) 27 Morgan (5) 12 Burke (11) 3 61–56 12,721 12–2 (2–0) January 5, 2012 9:00 pm yes 16 Indiana 12 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN ESPN2 Hardaway (8) 19 Morgan (6) 9 Burke (12) 8 71–73 16,020 12–3 (2–1) January 8, 2012 1:30 pm 16 Wisconsin 18 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI CBS 59–41 12,721 13–3 (3–1) Hardaway (9) 17 Morgan (7) 11 Burke (13)/Hardaway (4) 2 January 11, 2012 6:30 pm 13 Northwestern Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI BTN 66–64 OT 12,605 14–3 (4–1) Hardaway (10)/Burke (3) 19 Morgan (8) 8 Burke (14) 7 January 14, 2012 1:00 pm yes 13 Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA BTN 59–75 12,366 Burke (4) 19 Novak (2) 8 Burke (15)/Hardaway (5)/Smotrycz (2) 2 14–4 (4–2) January 17, 2012 7:00 pm 20 Michigan State 9 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI Rivalry ESPN 60–59 12,721 Burke (5) 20 Trey Burke (1)/Douglass (2) 4 Burke (16) 3 15–4 (5–2) January 21, 2012 2:00 pm yes yes 20 Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR CBS 64–66 19,050 Novak (3) 17 Novak (3) 8 Burke (17) 6 15–5 (5–2) January 24, 2012 7:00 pm yes 20 Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN ESPN 66–64 14,533 Hardaway (11) 19 Novak (4) 8 Burke (18) 6 16–5 (6–2) January 29, 2012 1:00 pm yes 20 Ohio State 4 Value City Arena Columbus, OH CBS 49–64 18,809 Hardaway (12) 15 Morgan (9)/Hardaway (1) 5 Burke (19) 5 16–6 (6–3) February 1, 2012 6:30 pm 23 Indiana 20 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI BTN 68–56 12,721 Burke (6) 18 Morgan (10)/Novak (5) 5 Burke (20)/Douglass (3) 4 17–6 (7–3) February 5, 2012 1:00 pm yes 23 Michigan State 9 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI Rivalry CBS 54–64 14,797 Novak (4) 14 Smotrycz (9) 4 Douglass (4) 5 17–7 (7–4) February 8, 2012 8:30 pm yes 22 Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE BTN 62–46 9.533 Novak (5) 14 Morgan (11) 6 Burke (21) 5 18–7 (8–4) February 12, 2012 1:00 pm 22 Illinois Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI CBS 70–61 12,721 Hardaway (13) 15 Novak (6) 9 Burke (22)/Hardaway (6)/Novak (2) 3 19–7 (9–4) February 18, 2012 9:00 pm 17 Ohio State 6 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI ESPN College GameDay ESPN 56–51 12,721 Burke (7) 17 Morgan (12) 11 Burke (23) 5 20–7 (10–4) February 21, 2012 8:00 pm yes 11 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 67–55 OT 8,117 Burke (8) 19 Morgan (13) 7 Douglass (5) 5 21–7 (11–4) February 25, 2012 6:00 pm 11 Purdue Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI BTN 61–75 12,721 Burke (9)/Novak (6) 12 Morgan (14)/Novak (7)/Hardaway (2) 6 Douglass (6) 5 21–8 (11–5) March 1, 2012 7:00 pm yes 13 Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL ESPN 72–61 15,244 Hardaway (14) 25 Hardaway (3) 11 Burke (24) 5 22–8 (12–5) March 4, 2012 1:00 pm yes 13 Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA ESPN 71–65 9,354 Burke (10) 19 Morgan (15) 5 Douglass (7) 6 23–8 (13–5) |- !colspan=12 style="background:#242961;"| Big Ten tournament March 9, 2012 6:30 pm yes 10 Minnesota Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Quarterfinals BTN 73–69 OT 18,484 Burke (11) 30 Smotrycz (10)/Hardaway (4) 5 Burke (25) 3 24–8 March 10, 2012 4:10 pm yes 10 Ohio State 7 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Semifinals CBS 55–77 18,451 Hardaway (15) 13 Burke (2) 7 Burke (26) 4 24–9 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#242961;"| NCAA tournament March 16 7:20 p.m. yes yes 13 (MW 4) (MW 13) Ohio Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Second round TNT 60–65 14,557 Burke (12) 16 Smotrycz (11) 7 Burke (27) 5 24–10 AP Poll Eastern Time Statistics thumb|Trey Burke led the team in points, assists, steals and blocks. The team posted the following statistics:http://stats.ath.umich.edu/basketball/basketstart.php Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page November 17, 2012 CBS Interactive dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100418044313/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/basketball/basketstart.php April 18, 2010 NameGPGSMinAvgFGFGAFG%3FG3FGA3FG%FTFTAFT%ORDRRBAvgAstAvgPFDQTOStlBlkPtsAvg Trey Burke3433122736.11774090.433571640.348931250.74422961183.51564.653094311350414.8 Tim Hardaway Jr.3434116234.21674000.417531870.2831081510.715261041303.8732.171066161149514.6 Zack Novak3434114533.71102310.476521270.40942490.857421121544.5611.8934332633149.2 Evan Smotrycz341871621.1891850.48140920.43545580.776451201654.8300.910464627112637.7 Stu Douglass3417103730.5912240.406481420.33826310.839780872.6782.3571342642567.5 Jordan Morgan333280624.41021650.61800 29590.492721131855.6110.3770522292337.1 Matt Vogrich34036510.729760.38216530.302460.6671033431.3130.43209132782.3 Blake McLimans3001274.210210.4765120.41700 714210.710.090508250.8 Jon Horford919710.89170.52900 670.8571319323.610.1100539242.7 Colton Christian200763.810210.47600 360.50066120.610.1110512231.1 Eso Akunne120484.0780.875450.800221.0000880.710.160400201.7 Corey Person100111.1580.625010.000111.0003030.300.010200111.1 Carlton Brundidge150442.9180.125020.000480.5000880.520.12051060.4 Josh Bartelstein110141.3140.250130.33300 0110.130.33012030.3 TEAM34 3842802.4 1 9 Season Total34 80817770.4552767880.3503635030.722291756104730.843112.75301137016872225566.3 Opponents34 75617680.4282035880.3453755260.713329747107631.638411.3539 42418984209061.5 Rankings 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings APhttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings 2011–12 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings October 21, 2011 ESPN ESPN Internet Ventures live https://web.archive.org/web/20080329071504/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings March 29, 2008 0 18 18 17 15 14 20 20 20 18 16 13 20 20 23 22 17 11 13 10 13 Coaches' 0 19 18 17 15 15 19 18 19 16 13 13 19 22 22 25 19 13 16 13 14 22 Watchlists and awards Preseason Wooden Top 50http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110911aaa.html Big Ten Men's Basketball Weekly Release – Nov. 9, 2011: All 12 Big Ten teams open 2011–12 season this weekend November 14, 2011 November 14, 2011 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20131224112807/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110911aaa.html December 24, 2013 dead mdy-allNaismith Top 50 Tim Hardaway Jr. UM Five of the 30 nominees for the men's basketball Lowe's Senior CLASS Award were from the Big Ten, including Michigan's Zack Novak. In-season Big Ten Player of the Week Big Ten Freshman of the WeekDateNameClassPosition NamePosition November 28, 2011Tim Hardaway Jr.So.SGTrey BurkePG December 12, 2011Trey BurkePG January 2, 2012Trey BurkeFr.PGTrey BurkePG January 23, 2012http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012312aaa.html Michigan and Wisconsin Collect Weekly Men's Basketball Accolades: Badgers' Taylor named Player of the Week; Wolverines' Burke named Freshman of the Week January 24, 2012 January 23, 2012 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20120124155707/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012312aaa.html January 24, 2012 dead mdy-allTrey BurkePG February 20, 2012http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022012aaa.html Michigan and Michigan State Reel in Weekly Men's Basketball Awards: Spartans' Green tabbed Player of the Week; Wolverines' Burke named Freshman of the Week February 20, 2012 February 20, 2012 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20120221114631/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022012aaa.html February 21, 2012 dead mdy-allTrey BurkePG February 27, 2012http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022712aaa.html Iowa, Michigan and Purdue Claim Weekly Men's Basketball Honors: Hawkeyes' Gatens, Wolverines' Burke and Boilermakers' Hummel earn conference laurels February 27, 2012 February 27, 2012 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20120301102715/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022712aaa.html March 1, 2012 dead mdy-allhttp://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022712aaa.html Burke Repeats as Big Ten Freshman of the Week, Earns Sixth Honor February 27, 2012 February 27, 2012 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.comTrey BurkePG March 5, 2012http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030512aaa.html Indiana, Michigan and Ohio State Claim Final Weekly Men's Basketball Awards: Hoosiers' Zeller, Wolverines' Burke, Buckeyes' Sullinger take home weekly honors March 5, 2012 March 5, 2012 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20120309100457/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030512aaa.html March 9, 2012 dead mdy-allTrey BurkePG Trey Burke was one of nearly 60 Bob Cousy Award candidates named in December 2011.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/122611aab.html Big Ten Men's Basketball Weekly Release – Dec. 26, 2011: Conference play begins Tuesday night December 26, 2011 December 26, 2011 BigTen.org CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20120104184326/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/122611aab.html January 4, 2012 dead mdy-all On January 4, Burke was one of 20 finalists.http://www.bigten.org/blog/2012/01/three-big-ten-players-named-cousy-award-finalists.html Three Big Ten Players Named Cousy Award Finalists January 4, 2012 January 4, 2012 BigTen.org CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20120112044118/http://www.bigten.org/blog/2012/01/three-big-ten-players-named-cousy-award-finalists.html January 12, 2012 dead mdy-all On January 25, Novak was named one of ten finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award along with three other Big Ten athletes.http://www.bigten.org/blog/2012/01/four-named-finalists-for-lowes-senior-class-award.html Big Ten Student-Athletes Named Finalists for Lowe's Senior CLASS Award January 25, 2012 January 25, 2012 BigTen.org CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20120131145050/http://www.bigten.org/blog/2012/01/four-named-finalists-for-lowes-senior-class-award.html January 31, 2012 dead mdy-all He was also one of four Big Ten men's basketball players named Academic All-District, putting him among the 40 finalists for the 15-man Academic All-America team.http://cosida.com/media/documents/2012/2/Acad_All_District_M_Basketball_2011_12.pdf Capital One Academic All‐District ® Men's Basketball Teams Released February 2, 2012 February 2, 2012 College Sports Information Directors of America Novak was named a third team Academic All-American.http://www.bigten.org/blog/2012/02/four-big-ten-basketball-players-named-academic-all-america.html Four Big Ten Basketball Players Named Academic All-America February 23, 2012 February 23, 2012 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20120227153231/http://www.bigten.org/blog/2012/02/four-big-ten-basketball-players-named-academic-all-america.html February 27, 2012 dead mdy-allhttp://www.cosida.com/news.aspx?id=3569 Tyler Zeller of UNC, Elena Delle Donne headline Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Basketball Teams February 23, 2012 February 23, 2012 College Sports Information Directors of America https://web.archive.org/web/20120713070920/http://cosida.com/news.aspx?id=3569 July 13, 2012 dead mdy-all Accolades and honors right horizontal 20111117 Trey Burke shooting a free throw.jpg 200 20111117 Tim Hardaway, Jr shooting a free throw.jpg 239 Trey Burke (left) and Tim Hardaway Jr. shooting a free throws for the 2011–12 team on November 17, 2011 Trey Burke CBSSports.com Second Team All-Americanhttp://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/17767925/kansas-robinson-worthy-of-poy-but-kentuckys-davis-is-better Kansas' Robinson worthy of POY, but Kentucky's Davis is better March 23, 2012 CBS Sports Parrish, Gary and Jeff Goodman dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120401054833/http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/17767925/kansas-robinson-worthy-of-poy-but-kentuckys-davis-is-better April 1, 2012 Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Big Ten media)http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030512aad.html Big Ten Announces 2012 Men's Basketball Postseason Honors: Michigan State's Green named Big Ten Player of the Year March 6, 2012 March 5, 2012 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20120930110540/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030512aad.html September 30, 2012 dead mdy-all Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Sporting News)http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2012-03-05/tyler-zeller-north-carolina-draymond-green-michigan-state-jae-crowder-marquette- Sporting News conference awards March 6, 2012 March 5, 2012 Sporting News March 8, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120308225351/http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2012-03-05/tyler-zeller-north-carolina-draymond-green-michigan-state-jae-crowder-marquette- dead All-Big Ten (second team, coaches and media) All-Freshman (unanimous) USBWA All-District V Teamhttp://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2012/alldistrict120306.html U.S. Basketball Writers Association USBWA Names 2011–12 Men's All-District Teams March 6, 2012 March 6, 2012 Tim Hardaway All-Big Ten (third team, coaches and media) Zack Novak Academic All-District Academic All-American (third team) All-Big Ten (honorable mention, media) Academic All-Big Tenhttp://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032812aaa.html Big Ten Recognizes Winter Academic All-Big Ten Honorees April 2, 2012 March 28, 2012 BigTen.org CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20120426181858/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032812aaa.html April 26, 2012 dead mdy-all Josh Bartelstein Academic All-Big Ten Matt Vogrich Academic All-Big Ten Roster changes The team lost senior captains Stu Douglass and Zack Novak as well as senior reserve Corey Person to graduation following the season.http://annarbor.com/sports/um-basketball/grading-the-2011-12-michigan-basketball-seniors-zack-novak-stu-douglass-corey-person/ Grading the 2011–12 Michigan basketball seniors: Zack Novak, Stu Douglass, Corey Person July 10, 2012 March 25, 2012 AnnArbor.com Baumgardner, Nick Person was later granted an extra year of eligibility to return to the team.https://insider.espn.com/blog/colleges/michigan/post/_/id/5351/corey-person-returning-to-michigan-hoops-team Corey Person returning to Michigan hoops November 17, 2012 July 11, 2012 ESPN Rothstein, Michael At the end of the season, three players (Evan Smotrycz, Carlton Brundidge and Colton Christian) decided to leave the program. Smotrycz, who had started in 42 of the 69 games he played in during his first two years, left the program as the program's fifth all-time three-point shooter with a percentage of 40.5.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7719072/evan-smotrycz-carlton-brundidge-colton-christian-all-decide-leave-michigan-wolverines Three players leaving Michigan March 21, 2012 March 21, 2012 ESPN Rothstein, Michael Smotrycz transferred to Maryland, Brundidge transferred to Detroit and Christian transferred to Florida International.http://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-basketball/ex-michigan-guard-carlton-brundidge-will-transfer-to-the-university-of-detroit/ Ex-Michigan guard Carlton Brundidge will transfer to University of Detroit July 10, 2012 June 14, 2012 AnnArbor.com Baumgardner, Nick Following the season, Trey Burke first said he was not inclined to enter the 2012 NBA draft.http://www.freep.com/article/20120317/SPORTS06/120317003/Michigan-s-Trey-Burke-Tim-Hardaway-Jr-not-thinking-about-NBA-prospects-after-loss Michigan's Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr. not thinking about NBA prospects after loss March 23, 2012 March 17, 2012 Detroit Free Press Snyder, Mark A few days later, however, the realization that the pool of point guards in the 2012 draft was shallow and Burke's stock was high led to some deliberation for him and his family: "When you have a season as a freshman like he did, the NBA, they like them young," Trey's father, Benji Burke said. "They think their ceiling is higher when they're young. Trey had ... a solid season for a freshman. It's going to be one of the weaker point guard drafts in years."https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/bigten/story/2012-03-21/trey-burke-nba-michigan/53691584/1 Michigan's Trey Burke inquiring about NBA draft status March 23, 2012 March 21, 2012 USA Today Snyder, Mark Some observers thought Burke was at his peak in terms of NBA potential.http://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-basketball/michigan-basketball-pg-trey-burke-to-look-into-nba-draft-stock-still-leaning-toward-staying/ Michigan basketball PG Trey Burke to look into NBA draft stock, still leaning toward staying March 23, 2012 March 21, 2012 AnnArbor.com Baumgardner, Nick Eventually, he decided to return to play for Michigan for another year.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7792387/michigan-wolverines-point-guard-trey-burke-back-2012-13 Trey Burke returning to Michigan April 9, 2012 April 9, 2012 ESPN 2012–13 team recruits The team announced in September 2010 that Glenn Robinson III, son of former first overall NBA draft pick Glenn Robinson, verbally agreed to attend Michigan, making him the first commitment in the school's class of 2012.http://www.umhoops.com/2010/09/14/glenn-robinson-iii-to-michigan/ Glenn Robinson III to Michigan October 6, 2010 September 14, 2010 Burkhardt, Dylan UMHoops.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100921063622/http://www.umhoops.com/2010/09/14/glenn-robinson-iii-to-michigan/ September 21, 2010 live Canadian wing guard Nik Stauskas gave Michigan its second verbal commitment for the class of 2012 on March 26, 2011.http://www.umhoops.com/2011/03/26/nik-stauskas-commits-to-michigan/ Nick Stauskas Commits to Michigan March 27, 2011 March 26, 2011 Burkhardt, Dylan UMHoops.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110501054518/http://www.umhoops.com/2011/03/26/nik-stauskas-commits-to-michigan/ May 1, 2011 live On November 3, Mitch McGary, who was ranked as the number-two prospect in the nation at the time, announced his verbal commitment to Michigan.https://www.espn.com/blog/boston/high-school/post/_/id/11037/brewsters-mitch-mcgary-chooses-michigan Brewster's Mitch McGary chooses Michigan November 18, 2011 November 3, 2011 ESPNhttps://www.espn.com/blog/high-school/indiana/post/_/id/282/mcgary-commits-to-michigan McGary commits to Michigan November 18, 2011 November 3, 2011 ESPN Grimala, Mikehttps://www.espn.com/college-sports/recruiting/story/_/id/7186833/no-2-ranked-prep-prospect-mitch-mcgary-commits-michigan Mitch McGary commits to Michigan November 18, 2011 November 3, 2011 ESPN Jordan, Jason Within hours of the commitment, ESPN said that Michigan's ranked as the fifth-best class in the nation.http://annarbor.com/sports/um-basketball/with-mitch-mcgary-in-tow-michigan-basketball-now-has-a-top-five-class-for-2012/ With Mitch McGary in tow, Michigan basketball now has a top five class for 2012 November 18, 2011 November 3, 2011 AnnArbor.com Baumgardner, Nick All three signed a National Letter of Intent with the team on November 9.http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110911aac.html Maize & Blue Receives NLI from Robinson III for 2012–13 November 18, 2011 November 9, 2011 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.comhttp://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110911aaa.html McGary Signs NLI to Join Wolverines in 2012–13 November 18, 2011 November 9, 2011 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com https://web.archive.org/web/20150128115318/http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110911aaa.html January 28, 2015 deadhttp://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/111111aae.html Stauskas Gives Wolverines Three Early Signees for 2012–13 November 18, 2011 November 9, 2011 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com After several other schools announced their commitments, the McGary's commitment moved Michigan from outside the top 25 to the seventh-best class in the nation, according to ESPN.http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/classrankings?classyear=2012&classmonth=10&action=login&appRedirect=http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/classrankings?classyear=2012&classmonth=10 https://web.archive.org/web/20111020004841/http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/classrankings?classyear=2012&classmonth=10&action=login&appRedirect=http%3A%2F%2Finsider.espn.go.com%2Fncb%2Frecruiting%2Fclassrankings%3Fclassyear%3D2012%26classmonth%3D10 dead October 20, 2011 Class of 2012 Team Basketball Recruiting Rankings November 18, 2011 October 31, 2011 ESPNhttp://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/classrankings?classyear=2012&classmonth=11&action=login&appRedirect=http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/classrankings?classyear=2012&classmonth=11 https://web.archive.org/web/20111112020346/http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/classrankings?classyear=2012&classmonth=11&action=login&appRedirect=http%3A%2F%2Finsider.espn.go.com%2Fncb%2Frecruiting%2Fclassrankings%3Fclassyear%3D2012%26classmonth%3D11 dead November 12, 2011 Class of 2012 Team Basketball Recruiting Rankings November 18, 2011 November 17, 2011 ESPN Michael "Spike" Albrecht committed to Michigan on April 6, 2012.https://twitter.com/GoodmanCBS/status/188426015146639361 @GoodmanCBS status April 7, 2012 April 6, 2012 Twitter no no 2012 Mitch McGary PF Chesterton, Indiana Brewster Academy (NH) 6 10 247.5 March 11, 2011 4 4 96 Glenn Robinson III SF Saint John, Indiana Lake Central High School 6 5 183.5 September 14, 2010 4 5 97 Nik Stauskas SF/SG Mississauga, Ontario St. Mark's School (MA) 6 5 192.5 March 26, 2011 3 4 92 Caris LeVert SG Pickerington, Ohio Pickerington Central High School (OH) 6 4 175 December 5, 2012 3 3 87 Spike Albrecht PG Crown Point, Indiana Crown Point High School (IN)/Northfield Mount Hermon School (MA) 6 1 180 June 4, 2012 3 79 2012 Michigan 2012 Basketball Commitments 2012 Michigan Basketball Commits ESPN michigan 162 130 9 7 14 July 10, 2012 yes Team Players Drafted into the NBA Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA club 2013 1 9 9 Trey Burke Minnesota Timberwolves 2013 1 24 24 Tim Hardaway Jr. New York Knickshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2013.html 2013 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com April 25, 2014 Notes 30em External links M Go Blue basketball page 2011–12 schedule @ ESPN 2011–12 stats @ ESPN Michigan Wolverines Category:Michigan Wolverines men's basketball seasons Michigan Michigan Michigan