Michigan basketball was hit with a double-whammy at the end of last season when they were bounced out of the tournament by Texas Tech in embarrassing fashion and then weeks later, Jordan Poole, Charles Matthews and Ignas Brazdeikis, all left for the NBA.
Then, head coach John Beilein joined them and signed on to coach the Cleveland Cavaliers.
That was a tough pill to swallow, and for many, it was a downer because it likely meant the end of an era for the Wolverines on the court coming off of the golden age of Michigan hoops.