When Michigan beat then-undefeated Duke last December at Crisler Arena, excited fans spilled onto the court. U-M men’s basketball, after lurching around for more than ten years in a largely self-induced coma, had rejoined the living. The Wolverines were up and down the rest of the season, but made the NCAA Tournament for what was, officially, the first time in fourteen years (many 1990s appearances were forfeited in the Ed Martin booster scandal). This year, most preseason polls put the Michigan men in the top twenty-five in the country. That may underestimate this year’s brutal Big Ten competition, but head coach John Beilein and his staff have shaped Michigan’s most cohesive team in at least thirty years. And, after last year’s excitement, Crisler will be busier this time around. Preseason student season ticket sales jumped fivefold, to more than 2,500.
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- March 28, 2024 U-M Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater Various Times
- March 28, 2024 “Migration Thursdays at The Arb”: Washtenaw Audubon Society 8:00 am
- March 28, 2024 Artists' Open Studio: Ann Arbor Senior Center 9:30 am
- March 28, 2024 Chinese Mah-Jongg: U-M Turner Senior Wellness Program 10:00 am
- March 28, 2024 “Larry Cat in Space”: U-M Museum of Natural History Planetarium & Dome Theater 10:30 am
- March 28, 2024 Preschool Storytimes: AADL 11:00 am
- March 28, 2024 Talks: Pittsfield Township Senior Center 11:00 am
- March 28, 2024 “Investigate Labs”: U-M Museum of Natural History 11:00 am
- March 28, 2024 Carillon Concert Series: U-M School of Music 12:00 pm
- March 28, 2024 HEXBUG Adventures”: AADL Downtown 12:00 pm
- March 28, 2024 Noon Lecture Series: U-M Center for Japanese Studies 12:00 pm
- March 28, 2024 Sanctioned Bridge: Ann Arbor Senior Center 12:00 pm
- March 28, 2024 “Slime Time”: AADL Malletts Creek 12:00 pm
- March 28, 2024 Daughters of the American Revolution Meeting 1:00 pm
- March 28, 2024 Duplicate Bridge: Ann Arbor City Club 1:00 pm
- March 28, 2024 “She, Her, Hers”: 62nd Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival 1:00 pm
- March 28, 2024 Carillon Concert Series: U-M School of Music 1:20 pm
- March 28, 2024 "Wise Guys: Conversations for Men": U-M Turner Senior Wellness Program 1:30 pm
- March 28, 2024 Balloon-Powered Cars: AADL Westgate 2:00 pm
- March 28, 2024 Easter Bunny: Briarwood Mall 2:00 pm
- March 28, 2024 Talks: Ann Arbor Senior Center 2:00 pm
- March 28, 2024 “The Antichrist Cometh”: Purple Rose Theatre Company 3:00 pm
- March 28, 2024 “Story Lab Showcase”: U-M Business School Sanger Leadership Center 5:00 pm
- March 28, 2024 “BIO-DOT-BOT: Lynn Hershman Leeson Shorts”: Michigan Theater 5:30 pm
- March 28, 2024 “BIO_DOT_BOT”: 62nd Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival 5:30 pm