2017–18 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by head coach John Beilein in his 11th year, played their home games for the 51st consecutive year at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This season marked the program's 102nd season and its 101st consecutive year as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2017–18 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 7
Record33–8 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaCrisler Center
2017–18 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Michigan State162 .889305  .857
No. 11 Purdue153 .833307  .811
No. 17 Ohio State153 .833259  .735
No. 7 Michigan135 .722338  .805
Nebraska135 .7222211  .667
Penn State99 .5002613  .667
Indiana99 .5001615  .516
Maryland810 .4441913  .594
Wisconsin711 .3891518  .455
Northwestern612 .3331517  .469
Minnesota414 .2221517  .469
Illinois414 .2221418  .438
Iowa414 .2221419  .424
Rutgers315 .1671519  .441
2018 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The entering class included 2017 Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year and Mr. Basketball of Michigan Isaiah Livers. Kentucky transfer Charles Matthews became eligible to play this season after sitting out the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, while graduate transfer Jaaron Simmons became eligible to play immediately. The departing class included graduating seniors Zak Irvin and Derrick Walton who had completed their eligibility, and graduating seniors Mark Donnal and Andrew Dakich. In addition, D. J. Wilson declared for the 2017 NBA draft with two years of eligibility remaining. Jeff Meyer and Billy Donlon also departed prior to the season to take assistant coaching positions at Butler and Northwestern, respectively, and were replaced by DeAndre Haynes and Luke Yaklich.

During the regular season, the team finished tied for fourth in the Big Ten Conference. They earned a 5th seed in the 2018 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament, where they won the championship, thus defending the title won by the 2016–17 Wolverines in the 2017 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament the year before. The Wolverines finished the season with a 33–8 record, setting a program record for wins during a season. The team earned the third seed in the 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and reached the Championship Game before losing to Villanova.

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