| No. 1 Michigan won the men’s college basketball championship last night, beating No. 2 UConn, 69-63. It marks the Wolverines’ second title and the first since 1989, and puts a bow on the program’s best season in school history, with a 37-3 record. Led by first-year transfer Yaxel Lendeborg—a first-team All-American and Big Ten player of the year—Michigan held off a late rush by the Huskies, who were down by double digits within five minutes. Lendeborg, playing on a leg injured against No. 1 Arizona, added 13 points and 2 rebounds. The championship comes in just the second season of coach Dusty May’s tenure at Michigan, and three years after he led an underdog Florida Atlantic team to the Final Four. Catch the best moments of the tournament with this year’s “One Shining Moment” video, and check out a way-too-early top 25 for the 2026-27 season. |
