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Can Michigan beat No. 1 seed Auburn?
Andrew and Tony of “Hail Yes” podcast break down if Michigan has what it takes to knock out Auburn.
The Michigan Wolverines, a 5-seed, will face the 1-seed Auburn Tigers in the Sweet 16.Auburn boasts a strong team with a potential player of the year in forward Johni Broome.Michigan is considered the underdog but has consistently defied expectations throughout the tournament.
ATLANTA — The Michigan basketball locker room is directly adjacent to portraits of former program standouts Caris Levert and Kobe Bufkin, in the hallways of State Farm Arena. Perhaps it’s an omen.
Certainly, when Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel filed in shortly after the U-M coaches and players entered the home of the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks on Thursday afternoon, he shared his prevailing thought: “Glad to be in another gym.”
The 5-seed Wolverines (27-9) will play 1-seed Auburn (30-5) in Friday night’s (9:39 p.m., CBS) NCAA tournament Sweet 16 games in the South region, where a major narrative is the reunion of U-M guard Tre Donaldson and his former Tigers teammates.
Is Donaldson motivated against his former team.
“I’m just going to be Tre,” Donaldson said.
Though Donaldson didn’t want to talk too much about it, there are plentiful connections between the two programs, such as U-M big Danny Wolf, who bounced the Tigers from the NCAA tournament’s first round with Yale last year, or K.T. Harrell, who scored more points in his first two years at Auburn than any player in history, then went on to become U-M’s director of basketball ops.
Although Harrell and Donaldson have played and coached for Auburn coach Bruce Pearl, knowledge of the Tigers alone likely won’t be enough to beat the team which entered this tournament as the No. 1 overall seed. The Wolverines know their best will be required, but they also feel most aren’t expecting them to reach what would be their first Elite…
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Publish date : 2025-03-28 10:07:00
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