Back to the Michigan Wolverines Newsfeed

Michigan basketball's 2017 loss to North Carolina lifted it to title game

Michigan basketball coach John Beilein speaks to the media on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, in Ann Arbor. Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press

Michigan basketball has a big test on Wednesday – one it failed last season.

No. 9 North Carolina visits Ann Arbor as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

Wednesday's game will serve as a barometer for just how good the No. 7 Wolverines are right now.

The Tar Heels served as a measuring stick for U-M last season, too, when Michigan was blown out of Chapel Hill, N.