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Michigan basketball sets exhibition game with Northwood

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Michigan head basketball coach Juwan Howard is back at the helm. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images)

Michigan Wolverines basketball opens the 2023-24 season Nov. 7 against UNC Asheville. Prior to the first game, the program revealed Monday afternoon, the Wolverines will take on Division II Northwood for an exhibition contest at Crisler Center Friday, Nov. 3. Time and television designations are to be announced.

The Northwood Timberwolves finished last season 2-26 overall and 2-18 in Great Midwest Athletic Conference play. They played Central Michigan in an exhibition and fell, 88-61. Michigan lost to the Chippewas, 63-61.

Michigan often plays Division II opponents before the season tips off. It did so last season against Ferris State (W, 88-75), in 2021-22 versus Wayne State (W, 87-54) and in 2019-20 against Saginaw Valley State (W, 82-51). Michigan did not play an exhibition game in the shortened 2020-21 campaign.

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Michigan will begin the season with two-straight home tilts, versus UNC Asheville Nov. 7 and Younstown State Nov. 10. The Maize and Blue will travel to Madison Square Garden in New York for a matchup with first-year head coach Rick Pitino and St. John’s Nov. 13 as part of the Gavitt Games. Longbeach State (Nov. 17), Eastern Michigan (Dec. 16) and McNeese (Dec. 29) are other Wolverine home non-conference contests. The Wolverines don’t have a home game against a power conference opponent this coming season.

Michigan will play in the Battle 4 Atlantis Nov. 22-24, first taking on Memphis before playing the winner of Arkansas vs. Stanford and then an opponent to be determined in the third game. Fifth-year head coach Juwan Howard‘s squad will play at Oregon Dec. 2 and versus Florida in the second annual Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte Dec. 19.

Michigan is 15-14 against non-conference opponents over the last two seasons.

Here’s a look at Michigan’s full non-conference slate:

DateOpponent
Nov. 7vs. UNC Asheville
Nov. 10vs. Youngstown State
Nov. 13at St. John’s (Gavitt Games)
Nov. 17vs. Longbeach State
Nov. 22-24Battle 4 Atlantis (three games against possible opponents Arkansas, Memphis, North Carolina, Northern Iowa, Stanford, Texas Tech and Villanova)
Dec. 2at Oregon
Dec. 16vs. Eastern Michigan
Dec. 19vs. Florida (Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte, N.C.)
Dec. 29vs. McNeese

Michigan also knows its Big Ten schedule breakdown, though the dates have not yet been announced. Here’s a look at the locations of each tilt.

Home and road: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers
Home: Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin
Road: Maryland, Northwestern, Penn State

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