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Michigan hits Wichita looking to rekindle New York magic

Michigan coach John Beilein speaks to fans and supporters at the team's NCAA tournament brackets watch party on Sunday, March 11, 2018, in Ann Arbor. Video by George Sipple/DFP

WICHITA, Kan. — Moritz Wagner was hoping for Dallas.

Not because he's a fan of cowboy hats or Texas barbecue, but because it would've given him a sense of home.

"Germans do well in Dallas," Wagner joked, referring to the Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki.

Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman, a senior guard from Allentown, Pa., also was hoping for a change of scenery, something like San Diego.