Michigan probably couldn’t have drawn up a better start to the 2019-20 season. The Wolverines won eight of their first nine games on the season, including upset wins against North Carolina and Gonzaga.
The start of the season led to excitement, a booming Ann Arbor with increased expectations. The success of John Belein — at least momentarily — was forgotten. There was a new sheriff in town. His name? Howard.
But then January happened. Michigan has won just two games since the start of the new year, and while it may seem hard to imagine that the team that toppled the Tar Heels and Bulldogs could miss out on the NCAA Tournament, but as MLive’s Andrew Kahn reported, it’s possible.