Michigan basketball will play a two-game neutral-court series with Wake Forest over the next two seasons, according to reports.
College basketball insider Jon Rothstein reported on Monday Michigan and Wake Forest will play two games at neutral sites during the non-conference schedule the next two seasons. The Wolverines and Demon Deacons will play first in Greensboro, North Carolina on November 10. according to journalist Adam Zagoriaand the second game will be played in Detroit in 2025.
NEWS: Michigan and Wake Forest will meet next season in a neutral-site game in Greensboro, according to a source.
Return game in Detroit in 2025.https://t.co/Vv77ymFSmI
-Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) June 10, 2024
It’s another date to add for Michigan basketball, whose schedule is being consolidated through leaks and official reports. Michigan will participate in Fort Myers Tip-off Tournament in late November in a four-team field featuring South Carolina, Virginia Tech and Xavier. Rothstein also reported that Michigan will be part of the Jimmy V Classic field in December, facing Arkansas in early December.
The slate of conference games in the expanded Big Ten was announced in May. The Wolverines play three teams home and away (Michigan State, Purdue and Rutgers), seven teams only at the Crisler Center (Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Northwestern, Oregon, Penn State and Washington) and seven teams only on the road (Indiana, Minnesota). , Nebraska, Ohio State, UCLA, USC and Wisconsin).
Michigan looks to bounce back after finishing 8-24 in 2023-24, the most losses in a single season in program history. He fired former coach Juwan Howard and brought in Dusty May from FAU, where he led the Owls to two consecutive NCAA Tournaments and a Final Four. He begins his first season with a new and revamped squad, full of transfers and a new coaching team.
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This article originally appeared in the Detroit Free Press: Michigan Basketball Reportedly Set for Series with Wake Forest
