Michigan basketball coach John Beilein speaks to the media on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, in Ann Arbor. Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press
Michigan basketball travels to Chicago this week with a shot at history.
The Wolverines have won the past two Big Ten tournaments. No team, since the tournament began in 1998, has won three straight.
Saturday's loss to Michigan State, which cost the Wolverines a share of the regular-season title, also made the Wolverines' route to a conference title more difficult.
Then again, Michigan entered last season's tournament, in New York, as the No.