A truly terrible season for the Michigan men’s basketball team has come to a close, with the 14-seeded Wolverines falling to the 11-seeded Penn State Nittany Lions in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament, 66-57.
This ends what has been a historically bad season for the Wolverines, who with the loss to Nebraska last week broke the program record for losses in a single season. They finished 8-24 overall and 3-18 in the Big Ten, the fewest conference wins since the Wolverines went 2-12 in the 1966-67 season.
Michigan lost its lone matchup with Penn State this season, 79-73, a game at The Palestra where Philadelphia native Phil Martelli served as head coach.