How many Final Fours has Michigan basketball made? Results, title, history

After beating Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament Midwest region final on Sunday, March 30, No. 1 seed Michigan basketball is headed to its ninth Final Four appearance, starting with fellow 1-seed Arizona in Indianapolis on Saturday. Here’s a look at the program’s eight previous runs:

1964: Cazzie’s 31 not enough

The dynamic duo of Cazzie Russell (left) and Detroit’s Bill Buntin from Northern High School led the University of Michigan basketball team to national prominence, including an appearance in the NCAA championship game in 1965. Following that season, Buntin was the Detroit Pistons top pick in the 1965 NBA Draft as a territorial selection.

Where: Kansas City, Missouri.

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The path to the Final Four: Michigan opened with a bye, then beat Loyola-Chicago and Ohio in Minneapolis.

The national semifinal: U-M and Cazzie Russell were thumped by Duke, 91-80. Russell scored 31 points and added eight rebounds. He also fouled out, along with two teammates, Bill Buntin and Oliver Dardin. Four Wolverines from this team – Russell, Buntin, Dardin and George Pomey – eventually were drafted by NBA teams.

The consolation game: The Wolverines recovered to beat Kansas State behind 31 points from Buntin.

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1965: Bruised by the Bruins

There was little doubt that the late Bill Buntin from Detroit’s Northern High School and the University of Michigan was the man the Detroit Pistons wanted most in the 1965 NBA Draft, when the franchise made him the team’s first pick as a territorial selection.

Where: Portland, Oregon.

The path to the Final Four: Another bye got U-M to the Sweet 16 in Lexington, Kentucky, where they beat Dayton and Vanderbilt. Bill Buntin scored 26 in both games.

The national semifinal: Buntin and U-M beat Bill Bradley and Princeton, 93-76. Cazzie Russell scored 28 points with 10 rebounds and Buntin added 22 points and 14 boards.

The final: The Wolverines were no match for John…

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