ESPN.com · Feb 20
How Michigan rode a supersized frontcourt to No. 1
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Mark Few looked out over the podium in the press room of the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas in late November, as if he were searching for answers.
With 6-foot-9 Graham Ike and 6-10 Braden Huff anchoring Gonzaga's frontcourt, Few was accustomed to his Bulldogs overwhelming opponents with their size. They had done it in a 10-point win over Alabama's high-tempo offense and a 39-point blowout of Maryland to open the Players Era Festival -- then the script was flipped. Michigan had just bullied the team that leads the country in points in the paint to win the Feast Week's tournament title by 40.
