John’s in the Gavitt Tipoff Games at Madison Square Garden.īetonline Sportsbooks on Monday listed the Red Storm (-2) as the favorite. Until then, the Wolverines will continue to navigate through the campaign with an unfamiliar core and their coach home recuperating for an uncertain timetable.Īfter two blowout wins over UNC-Asheville and Youngstown State, the new-look Wolverines on Monday will face their first test against Rick Pitino-coached St. Over the summer and before undergoing heart surgery, coach Juwan Howard reshaped the roster via the transfer portal, building a one-year bridge before the current corps of high-profile high school commitments join the fold. The Wolverines failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2015. The Wolverines tipped off the 2023-24 season without their top three scorers from last season, leaving the program’s depth chart gutted following a short run in the NIT. Not much was expected from Michigan’s men’s basketball team entering this season, selected to place No.
