College basketball is all about momentum, especially around this time of year.
We’ve seen it time and time again: teams play so-so basketball all season before getting a few big wins in late February/early March and riding that momentum into the postseason.
Enter the 2021-22 Michigan Wolverines basketball team.
To say this season has been a bit of a disappointment for the Wolverines is an understatement. With a preseason ranking of No. 6 and a recruiting class full of big names, many college basketball pundits expected Michigan to be in the national title conversation.
After blowout losses at Arizona and North Carolina, Michigan fell out of the top-25.