In 2017, the Michigan women’s basketball team raised the first banner in program history to the Crisler Arena rafters. Granted, that banner was for a WNIT Championship, not a conference championship or a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. Still, for a team that is sometimes an afterthought at school full of powerhouse athletic programs, winning the WNIT was a watershed moment, one they were able to build upon by making the NCAA Tournament a year later. It was head coach Kim Barnes Arico’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since her first season, and it seemed like things were just getting started.
A Program on the Precipice: Michigan Women’s Basketball Preview
