Michigan basketball to play Duke at Madison Square Garden in December

Michigan basketball has added a familiar heavy hitter to its 2026-27 schedule.

For the second year in a row the Wolverines will play Duke, this time at historic Madison Square Garden in New York on Monday, Dec. 21, a person with knowledge of the situation told the Free Press on condition of anonymity because they weren’t permitted to speak publicly.

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Michigan and Duke met last season at Capital One Arena in Washington in February, one of three U-M losses all year as the Blue Devils won, 68-63.

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Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg (23) walks towards the locker room as the team arrive for the national championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Monday, April 6, 2026.

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Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg (23) walks towards the locker room as the team arrive for the national championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Monday, April 6, 2026.

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Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg (23) rides a golf cart towards the locker room as the team arrive for the national championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Monday, April 6, 2026.

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Michigan guard Nimari Burnett (4), right, and guard L.J. Cason (2), left, ride a golf cart towards the locker room as the team arrive for the national championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Monday, April 6, 2026.

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Michigan guard Roddy Gayle Jr. (11) rides a golf cart towards the locker room as the team arrive for the national championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Monday, April 6, 2026.

This is the third known matchup on U-M’s upcoming schedule, with Michigan already lined up to play Marquette in the first of a home-and-home and play Villanova in…

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