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2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Michigan State † 16 – 4   .800 32 – 7   .821
No. 13 Purdue 16 – 4   .800 26 – 10   .722
No. 8 Michigan 15 – 5   .750 30 – 7   .811
No. 21 Wisconsin 14 – 6   .700 23 – 11   .676
Maryland 13 – 7   .650 23 – 11   .676
Iowa 10 – 10   .500 23 – 12   .657
Minnesota 9 – 11   .450 22 – 14   .611
Ohio State 8 – 12   .400 20 – 15   .571
Indiana 8 – 12   .400 19 – 16   .543
Penn State 7 – 13   .350 14 – 18   .438
Illinois 7 – 13   .350 12 – 21   .364
Rutgers 7 – 13   .350 14 – 17   .452
Nebraska 6 – 14   .300 19 – 17   .528
Northwestern 4 – 16   .200 13 – 19   .406
† 2019 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team will represent the University of Michigan during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by head coach John Beilein in his twelfth year, will play their home games for the 52nd consecutive year at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This season will mark the program's 103rd season and its 102nd consecutive year as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The team is coming off of the winningest season in school history and a runner-up finish in the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. The entering class includes Canada men's national basketball team member Iggy Brazdeikis as well as Brandon Johns and David DeJulius, who finished second and third respectively in the 2018 Mr. Basketball of Michigan voting. The departing class includes graduating senior captains Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman and Duncan Robinson who had completed their eligibility, along with graduate transfer Jaaron Simmons. In addition, Moritz Wagner declared for the 2018 NBA draft. Sophomores Brent Hibbitts and Ibi Watson transferred out of the program. Michigan will look to defend their Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament championship to win it a third year in a row. The team is also coming off a six year stretch tied with North Carolina for the most NCAA tournament wins in the nation with 16.

Previous season

The Wolverines, who finished the 2017–18 season 33–8, were 13–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth. As the No. 5 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they defeated Iowa, Nebraska, Michigan State, and Purdue to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 3 seed in the West region, they defeated Montana, Houston, Texas A&M, and Florida State to advance to the Final Four. In the National semifinal, they defeated Loyola-Chicago before losing to Villanova in the championship game.

Offseason

Departures

Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman, Duncan Robinson, and graduate transfer Jaaron Simmons graduated during their senior seasons for the 2017–18 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team.[1][2] On April 10, walk-on Brent Hibbitts announced that he would graduate and transfer with two years of eligibility remaining.[3] On April 12, Ibi Watson announced his intention to transfer from the program.[4] On April 14, Moritz Wagner declared for the 2018 NBA draft and hired an agent.[5][6] On April 20, Charles Matthews declared for the 2018 NBA draft without hiring an agent.[7][8] Matthews later withdrew his name from the draft and returned to school.[9] On April 25, Watson, who had two years of eligibility remaining, announced he had agreed to transfer to Dayton and sit out a year.[10][11] Hibbits transferred to play for head coach Dan Majerle at Grand Canyon.[12]

Michigan Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman 12 G 6'4" 190 Sr Allentown, PA Graduated
Brent Hibbitts 0 F 6'8" 220 So Hudsonville, MI Transferred to Grand Canyon
Duncan Robinson 22 G/F 6'8" 215 RS Sr New Castle, NH Graduated
Jaaron Simmons 5 G 6'1" 185 RS Sr Dayton, OH Graduated
Moritz Wagner 13 F 6'11" 245 Jr Berlin, Germany Declared for NBA Draft
Ibi Watson 23 G/F 6'5" 200 So Pickerington, OH Transferred to Dayton

Expectations

Immediately following the NCAA tournament and before the April 22, 2018 NBA Draft entry deadline, early rankings were put out by many services. Michigan was ranked by some: Sports Illustrated ranked them No. 4 with Wagner and Matthews both returning,[13] while CBS Sports (No. 22), Yahoo! Sports (No. 12) and ESPN (No. 8) expected Wagner to go pro and ranked them lower.[1][14][15] Sporting News expected both to go pro, but ranked Michigan No. 9.[16] USA Today, who ranked Michigan No. 18, expected Wagner to leave and noted that Matthews may leave as well.[2] Bleacher Report (No. 8) and Fox Sports (No. 14) did not clarify who they expected to return and ranked Michigan.[17][18] NBC Sports omitted Michigan.[19]

Immediately following the decisions of Wagner to enter the draft and Matthews to return, Michigan was ranked by ESPN (17)[20] and CBS Sports (21).[21]

Brazdeikis had the highest expectations among the incoming class from Yahoo! Sports and ESPN.[14][15] USA Today expected Johns to be the brightest newcomer.[2]

Sporting News was the earliest of preseason polls to be released (September 20) and included Michigan (#10) as the highest of three ranked Big Ten teams.[22] In the preseason Big Ten Media poll, Michigan was ranked second, collecting 4 of the 28 first place votes.[23]

Prior to the season Matthews was named to the 10-man preseason All-Big Ten team.[24][25] He also was one of nine Big Ten players named to the preseason John R. Wooden Award watchlist and one of eight named to the preseason Naismith College Player of the Year watchlist.[26][27]

2018–19 recruits and personnel

On December 22, 2016, junior recruit David DeJulius became the first commitment for the Class of 2018 after receiving a December 17 offer following his career-high 46-point, 7-rebound, 5-assist performance of December 17 in leading East English Village Preparatory Academy over Dakota High School.[28][29] Brandon Johns became the second commitment for the Class of 2018 when he committed to Michigan on June 29, 2017, over several other schools including hometown Michigan State, along with fellow Big Ten universities Indiana, Iowa, and Purdue. At the time of his commitment, Johns was considered by several recruiting sites, such as 24/7Sports as well as ESPN, as the top recruit from Michigan in the Class of 2018.[30]

On June 15, 2017, junior recruit Taylor Currie committed to Michigan becoming, at the time, their first commitment for the Class of 2019. On June 30, 2017, Currie announced that he would be reclassifying and would be set to join the Class of 2018 marking the third member of Michigan's 2018 recruiting class.[31] On September 22, 2017, Iggy Brazdeikis became the fourth, member of the 2018 recruiting class. Brazdeikis, at time of commitment, was ranked in the top 50 in the 24/7Sports composite top 100 rankings for recruits of the class of 2018. Brazdeikis committed to Michigan over schools such as Vanderbilt and Florida.[32] On September 29, 2017, Currie decommitted from Michigan dropping the amount of 2018 recruits to three.[33] On October 2, 2017, Adrien Nunez became the fourth member of the 2018 recruiting class. Nunez received much attention over the summer scouting period and drew praise for his shooting ability. Nunez committed to Michigan over schools such as Penn State, Texas A&M, and Boston College.[34] On October 4, 2017, Michigan added its fifth recruit to the 2018 recruiting class with the addition of Colin Castleton. The big man selected Michigan over Illinois in making his final choice. Castleton noted his connection with new Michigan assistant coach Luke Yaklich as a driving force behind communication with Michigan.[35]

Johns and DeJulius finished second and third in points (2,792 and 2,542, respectively), to Michigan State recruit Foster Loyer (3,691) in the 2018 Mr. Basketball of Michigan voting.[36][37]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
David DeJulius
PG 		Detroit, MI East English Village Preparatory Academy (MI) 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dec 22, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Brandon Johns
PF 		East Lansing, MI East Lansing High School (MI) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jun 29, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Iggy Brazdeikis
SF 		Mono, ON Orangeville Prep (ON) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 22, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Adrien Nunez
SG 		Brooklyn, NY St. Thomas More High School (NY) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 2, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Colin Castleton
PF 		Daytona Beach, FL Father Lopez Catholic High School (FL) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 4, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Michigan 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  • "2018 Michigan Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  • "ESPN Recruiting Nation Basketball". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 29, 2016.

Other personnel

On June 29, 2018, Michigan announced the addition of transfer, and preferred walk-on, Jaron Faulds who had played 26 games averaging 4.5 points and 3.2 rebounds as a freshman for the 2017–18 Columbia Lions after completing his four-year varsity career at Holt High School.[38] Foulds had been first-team All-state (Michigan) as a senior in 2017 and was a former AAU teammate of Isaiah Livers.[39] He is a 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) center who must sit out one season.[40]

Future recruits

2019–20

After receiving an offer during an unofficial visit on May 13, 2018 Jalen Wilson became the first verbal commitment to the 2019 class on May 30.[41] During the summer of 2018, Cole Bajema went from being unknown and unranked to being a top 60 recruit.[42][43][44] After accumulating offers from San Francisco, Eastern Washington, Santa Clara, Pepperdine, Portland, Washington, Oregon State, Virginia and Xavier, Bajema committed to Michigan on August 4.[45] On November 14, 2018, Wilson and Bajema signed their National Letters of Intent.[46]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jalen Wilson
SF 		Denton, TX John H. Guyer High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 30, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Cole Bajema
SF 		Lynden, WA Lynden Christian Schools 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 4, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

2020–21

On October 23, 2018, Michigan received its first class of 2020 commitment from four-star guard Zeb Jackson of Maumee Valley Country Day School in suburban Toledo, Ohio. Jackson had met assistant coach DeAndre Haynes when he was on the Toledo staff.[47]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zeb Jackson
SG/PG 		Toledo, OH Maumee Valley Country Day School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Oct 23, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

Matthews and Simpson were named team captains.[48]

2018–19 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 David DeJulius 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Detroit, MI
G 1 Charles Matthews (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Chicago, IL
G 2 Jordan Poole 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Milwaukee, WI
G 3 Zavier Simpson (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Lima, OH
F 4 Isaiah Livers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Kalamazoo, MI
G 5 Adrien Nunez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Brooklyn, NY
C 11 Colin Castleton 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Daytona Beach, FL
F 13 Iggy Brazdeikis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Mono, ON
G 14 Rico Ozuna-Harrison (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Detroit, MI
C 15 Jon Teske 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Medina, OH
F 23 Brandon Johns 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr East Lansing, MI
F 24 C.J. Baird (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Novi, MI
F 32 Luke Wilson (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Boulder, CO
F 44 Jaron Faulds (W) Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Holt, MI
F 51 Austin Davis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Onsted, MI
G 55 Eli Brooks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Spring Grove, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 12/26/18

Coaching staff

Name Position Year at Michigan Alma mater (year)
Saddi Washington Assistant Coach 3rd Western Michigan (1998)
DeAndre Haynes Assistant Coach 2nd Kent State (2006)
Luke Yaklich Assistant Coach 2nd Illinois State (1998)

Rankings

Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP19189755 (1)4 (1)2 (9)2 (9)2 (9)Not released
Coaches'1818^855 (1)5 (3)5 (3)4 (4)4 (4)4 (6)

^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll

Preseason

The team scheduled an August 17–26 trip to play three exhibition games and tour Barcelona and Madrid, Spain.[49] The team defeated Madrid Generals 82–72 on August 20.[50] On August 23 and 25, Michigan lost to KK Mega Bemax and Joventut Badalona.[51][52] When the preseason AP Poll was released, Michigan was ranked number 19.[53] On November 2, Michigan defeated Northwood 90–58 in an exhibition game with double digit scoring from all 5 starters, including 13 points from Charles Matthews and freshman Ignas Brazdeikis each.[54]

Regular season

The full schedule was announced on August 21. The marquee games are road games against North Carolina and Villanova.[55] The season will mark the first time in Big Ten history that the teams will play a 20-game conference schedule. During their next six-year cycle, teams within the same state will play 12 times, while teams within the same region will play 10 times. All other teams will play nine times. In addition, there will be three in-state series played between Illinois and Northwestern, Indiana and Purdue, and Michigan and Michigan State. Each time will play twice, guaranteeing a home game for each team.[56][57] The conference opponent list was finalized on April 19, 2018.[58]

On August 31, 2016, it was announced that Michigan would participate in the 2018 Hall of Fame Tip Off at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on November 17 and 18.[59] On September 6, 2017, the three other participants for the tournament were announced: George Washington, Providence, and South Carolina.[60]

Michigan once again participated in the Gavitt Tipoff Games where they faced defending national champion Villanova in Philadelphia as a rematch of the 2018 national title game.[61]

November

Michigan began the season with a 63–44 victory over Norfolk State. Michigan was led by Jon Teske with a game-high 13 points, eight rebounds, and a then career-high four blocks, while freshman Iggy Brazdeikis scored 12 points in his Michigan debut. With the win, John Beilein earned his 800th career win.[62][63] On November 10, Michigan defeated Holy Cross 56–37. Michigan was led by Charles Matthews with a game-high 20 points, while Brazdeikis added 19 points, including 15 points in the first five minutes to start the second half. Teske added another five blocks.[64][65] On November 14, Michigan defeated (#8 AP Poll/#8 Coaches Poll) Villanova 73–46 in the Gavitt Tipoff Games. Michigan was led by Matthews with a game-high 19 points, while Brazdeikis added 18 points, and a team-high seven rebounds. Michigan's defense forced 21 turnovers, including five steals by Zavier Simpson.[66][67] On November 17, Michigan defeated George Washington 84–61. Michigan was led by Matthews with a game-high 25 points, while Jordan Poole added a then career-high 22 points, and Simpson added 14 points and 11 rebounds for his first career double-double. This marked the first time Michigan had two 20-point scorers in the same game since March 22, 2018.[68][69] The next day Michigan defeated Providence 66–47 to win the Hall of Fame Tip Off tournament. Michigan was led by Brazdeikis with a game-high 20 points, while Teske added a career-high 17 points, including his first career three-pointer.[70][71] On November 23, Michigan defeated Chattanooga 83–55. Michigan was led by Brazdeikis with a career-tying 20 points, while Teske added seven points and a career-high 12 rebounds.[72][73] On November 28, Michigan defeated (#11/#13) North Carolina 84–67 in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge, as Michigan shot a season-high 57.4 percent from the field, and tied a season-best with 50-percent from three-point range. Michigan was led by Brazdeikis with a career-high 24 points, while Matthews added 21 points and a team-high seven rebounds, Poole added 18 points, and Teske added a career-high five blocks.[74][75]

December

On December 1, Michigan defeated (#19/#18) Purdue 76–57 in its Big Ten Conference season opener. Michigan was led by Poole with a game-high 21 points, including 5-for-5 from three-point range, while Teske added a career-tying 17 points. Michigan's offense shot 50% on three point shots again and its defense held Purdue to 35.5% shooting, 26 points below their season average. Michigan's 19-point win marked the largest margin of victory over Purdue since 1997.[76][77] On December 3, Poole was recognized as Big Ten Player of the Week and Brazdeikis was recognized as Big Ten Freshman of the Week for their performances against these two ranked teams.[78][79] On December 4, Michigan defeated Northwestern 62–60. Michigan was led by Brazdeikis with a game-high 23 points, his fourth 20-point game of the season. After eight straight wins by 17 points or more and taking a 15-point lead with 17:19 remaining only to give up Northwestern's first lead with 6:24 remaining, Michigan needed late game heroics for the first time. Poole, who had 15 points, contributed an assist with 2:30 remaining and a dunk that provided the final margin of victory with 1:53 remaining.[80][81] On December 8, Michigan defeated South Carolina 89–78. Michigan was led by Poole with a career-high 26 points, while Brazdeikis added 17 points.[82][83] Brazdeikis was recognized as Co-Big Ten Freshman of the week on December 10.[84][85] On December 15, Michigan defeated Western Michigan 70–62. Michigan was led by Matthews with 25 points and 10 rebounds, for his fifth career double-double and first of the season, while Poole added 14 points and a career-high four steals.[86][87] On December 22, Michigan defeated Air Force 71–50. Michigan was led by Brazdeikis with 19 points, while Matthews added 17 points and a game-high seven rebounds. Michigan's defense forced 20 turnovers, with nine coming off steals, including four steals by Simpson. With the win, Michigan improved to 12–0 on the season for the third time in program history, and their best start to the season since going 16–0 in 2012–13.[88][89] On December 30, Michigan defeated Binghamton 74–52. Michigan was led by Brazdeikis with a game-high 21 points, while Poole added 18 points, including a career-high six three-pointers, and Simpson added a career-high 10 assists, and one rebound shy of a double-double.[90][91] The following day, Brazdeikis earned Big Ten Freshman of the week recognition for the third time in December.[92][93]

January

On January 3, Michigan returned to Big Ten play with a 68–55 victory over Penn State. Brazdeikis posted his first career double-double with 16 points and a career-high 11 rebounds, while Poole added a team-high 17 points and Matthews added 14 points. Michigan's defense forced 18 turnovers, including eight steals and six blocks.[94][95] On January 6, Michigan defeated (#21/#22) Indiana 74–63. Michigan was led by Matthews and Poole with 18 points each, while Brandon Johns added a career-high eight points and eight rebounds.[96][97] On January 10, Michigan defeated Illinois 79–69. Michigan was led by Simpson with a season-high 16 points, while Teske added 13 points and 11 rebounds, for his third career double-double, and first of the season. All five starters for Michigan recorded double-digit points for the first time since November 13, 2017. With the win, the Wolverines improved to 16–0 on the season, matching the 2012–13 and 1985–86 teams for the best start to a season.[98][99]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Spain Summer Tour
August 20, 2018*
 Madrid Generals W 82–72  –
  17 – Brazdeikis    –      –    Pabellon Amaya Veladmoro 
Madrid
August 23, 2018*
 KK Mega Bemax L 73–81  –
  16 – Poole    –      –    Pavelló Esportiu Municipal 
Barcelona
August 25, 2018*
 Joventut Badalona L 79–85  –
  15 – Tied    –      –    Pavelló Esportiu Municipal 
Barcelona
Exhibition
November 3, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus 		No. 19 Northwood W 90–58  –
  13 – Tied   8 – Livers   7 – Tied  Crisler Center (11,748)
Ann Arbor, MI
Regular season
November 6, 2018*
8:30 pm, BTN 		No. 19 Norfolk State
Hall of Fame Tip Off campus game 		W 63–44  1–0
  13 – Teske   8 – Tied   5 – Simpson  Crisler Center (10,109)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 10, 2018*
7:30 pm, BTN Plus 		No. 19 Holy Cross
Hall of Fame Tip Off campus game 		W 56–37  2–0
  20 – Matthews   10 – Livers   7 – Simpson  Crisler Center (12,355)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 14, 2018*
6:30 pm, FS1 		No. 18 at No. 8 Villanova
Gavitt Tipoff Games 		W 73–46  3–0
  19 – Matthews   7 – Brazdeikis   6 – Simpson  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
November 17, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. 18 vs. George Washington
Hall of Fame Tip Off Naismith semifinals 		W 84–61  4–0
  25 – Matthews   11 – Simpson   8 – Simpson  Mohegan Sun Arena (7,231)
Uncasville, CT
November 18, 2018*
1:30 pm, ESPN 		No. 18 vs. Providence
Hall of Fame Tip Off Naismith championship 		W 66–47  5–0
  20 – Brazdeikis   7 – Brazdeikis   8 – Simpson  Mohegan Sun Arena (6,825)
Uncasville, CT
November 23, 2018*
4:00 pm, BTN 		No. 9 Chattanooga W 83–55  6–0
  20 – Brazdeikis   12 – Teske   3 – Matthews  Crisler Center (12,010)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 28, 2018*
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 7 No. 11 North Carolina
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		W 84–67  7–0
  24 – Brazdeikis   7 – Matthews   6 – Simpson  Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 1, 2018
3:30 pm, ESPN 		No. 7 No. 19 Purdue W 76–57  8–0
(1–0) 		 21 – Poole   8 – Teske   7 – Simpson  Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 4, 2018
9:00 pm, BTN 		No. 5 at Northwestern W 62–60  9–0
(2–0) 		 23 – Brazdeikis   10 – Teske   5 – Simpson  Welsh–Ryan Arena (7,039)
Evanston, IL
December 8, 2018*
12:00 pm, FS1 		No. 5 South Carolina W 89–78  10–0
  26 – Poole   9 – Teske   7 – Simpson  Crisler Center (12,709)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 15, 2018*
2:00 pm, BTN 		No. 5 Western Michigan W 70–62  11–0
  25 – Matthews   10 – Matthews   3 – Simpson  Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 22, 2018*
4:00 pm, BTN 		No. 4 Air Force W 71–50  12–0
  19 – Brazdeikis   7 – Matthews   7 – Simpson  Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 30, 2018*
12:00 pm, BTN 		No. 2 Binghamton W 74–52  13–0
  21 – Brazdeikis   9 – Simpson   10 – Simpson  Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 3, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 2 Penn State W 68–55  14–0
(3–0) 		 17 – Poole   11 – Brazdeikis   5 – Simpson  Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 6, 2019
4:30 pm, CBS 		No. 2 No. 21 Indiana W 74–63  15–0
(4–0) 		 18 – Tied   8 – Johns   3 – Simpson  Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 10, 2019
8:00 pm, FS1 		No. 2 at Illinois W 79–69  16–0
(5–0) 		 16 – Simpson   11 – Teske   8 – Simpson  State Farm Center (10,770)
Champaign, IL
January 13, 2018
7:30 pm, BTN 		No. 2 Northwestern       Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
January 19, 2019
12:00 pm, TBA 		at Wisconsin       Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
January 22, 2019
7:00 pm, BTN 		Minnesota       Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
January 25, 2019
6:30 pm, FS1 		at Indiana       Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
January 29, 2019
9:00 pm, TBA 		Ohio State       Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
February 1, 2019
7:00 pm, FS1 		at Iowa       Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
February 5, 2019
8:00 pm, BTN 		at Rutgers       Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
February 9, 2019
12:00 pm, FOX 		Wisconsin       Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
February 12, 2019
8:30 pm, BTN 		at Penn State       Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
February 16, 2019
12:00 pm, FOX 		Maryland       Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
February 21, 2019
7:00 pm, TBA 		at Minnesota       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
February 24, 2019
3:45 pm, CBS 		Michigan State
Rivalry 		      Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
February 28, 2019
7:00 pm, TBA 		Nebraska       Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
March 3, 2019
3:45 pm, CBS 		at Maryland       Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
March 9, 2019
TBA, TBA 		at Michigan State       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Tournament
March 13–17, 2019
TBA 		vs. TBD       United Center 
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Honors

In-season honors

On January 9, Ignas Brazdeikis was one of seven Big Ten players named to the Midseason Top 25 John R. Wooden Award watchlist.[100]

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