Ann Arbor — Spike Albrecht says he “has an itch to get back out there,” but hasn’t made any decisions on whether he will continue his basketball career next season.
The heart and soul of Michigan basketball the last three-plus years, Albrecht had to step away last month because the pain in his hips was becoming too much to handle.
At the time of his news conference, he expressed little interest in ever playing basketball again, saying he didn’t want to do long-term damage to his health. A Michigan press release carried the headline, “Spike Albrecht Announces End of Career for Wolverines.