Michigan, a 5 seed, will open its NCAA Tournament against 12 seed UC San Diego on Thursday night in Denver (10 p.m. ET, TBS). To get you ready for the game, here are five stories from this season, including an in-depth profile on head coach Dusty May, stories on Michigan’s star players, Danny Wolf and Vladislav Goldin, and more.

Michigan earned a No. 5 seed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament despite beating No. 3 seed Wisconsin for the Big Ten championship. Here are social reactions:

Wisconsin hit two more free throws to go up 11 but Will Tschetter finally stopped the bleeding with a three, and with 12:11 remaining in the game, it was 38-30, Badgers. Goldin got a layup just before the under-12 timeout and the deficit was six.

It’s an exciting month for Spartans fans, as the Michigan State men’s and women’s basketball teams are headed to the NCAA tournament. The men’s team earned a No. 2 seed following an impressive regular season ending in being crowned Big Ten Champions.