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Michigan turns emotional day into resume-building win over Ohio State

A look at the Michigan basketball Senior Day ceremony that included Austin Hatch on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, in Ann Arbor. Video by Nick Baumgardner/DFP

John Beilein gathered his basketball team on Saturday night and told them a story that illustrates one of his program's core values:.

Appreciation.

Michigan's head coach re-told the story of Austin Hatch. A former Fort Wayne, Ind., prep basketball standout who reminded Beilein of a "young Wally Szczerbiak" during his playing days at Canterbury High School.

A person who had nearly everything in his life taken away from him.