Michigan's basketball program began in 1909 and won its first NCAA Championship in 1989 when interim coach Steve Fisher guided the team to an overtime title win on Rumeal Robinson's clutch free throws; the Wolverines added a second title in 2026 under Dusty May, beating UConn 69-63 in the final. The program is best known for the 1991 'Fab Five' — Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Ray Jackson, and Jimmy King — the first team to start five freshmen in an NCAA Championship game. Their baggy shorts and black socks revolutionized basketball fashion and culture. The Fab Five reached back-to-back title games in 1992 and 1993, though those appearances were later vacated.
The Wolverines name was adopted in the 1860s, tied to Michigan's historical association with the wolverine animal dating to territorial disputes with Ohio
The Fab Five starting five freshmen in the 1992 NCAA Championship game, forever changing college basketball culture
The Fab Five's ESPN Films documentary became the highest-rated documentary in ESPN history, and their merchandise sales dwarfed even the 1989 championship team's
The Michigan Wolverines compete in the Big Ten and hold an all-time record of 1649–1125 (.594 winning percentage) across 100 recorded seasons dating back to 1917-18. The program has won 2 NCAA national championships (1989, 2026) and reached 5 Final Fours.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 31-2 | 19-1 (Big Ten) | Dusty May | AP #1 |
| 2024-25 | 27-10 | 14-6 (Big Ten) | Dusty May | AP #10 |
| 2023-24 | 8-24 | 3-17 (Big Ten) | Juwan Howard | |
| 2022-23 | 18-16 | 11-9 (Big Ten) | Juwan Howard | AP #20 |
| 2021-22 | 19-15 | 11-9 (Big Ten) | Juwan Howard | AP #4 |
| 2020-21 | 23-5 | 14-3 (Big Ten) | Juwan Howard | AP #2 |
| 2019-20 | 19-12 | 10-10 (Big Ten) | Juwan Howard | AP #4 |
| 2018-19 | 30-7 | 15-5 (Big Ten) | John Beilein | AP #2 |
| 2017-18 | 33-8 | 13-5 (Big Ten) | John Beilein | AP #7 |
| 2016-17 | 26-12 | 10-8 (Big Ten) | John Beilein | AP #23 |
| 2015-16 | 23-13 | 10-8 (Big Ten) | John Beilein | AP #24 |
| 2014-15 | 16-16 | 8-10 (Big Ten) | John Beilein | AP #17 |
| 2013-14 | 28-9 | 15-3 (Big Ten) | John Beilein | AP #7 |
| 2012-13 | 31-8 | 12-6 (Big Ten) | John Beilein | AP #1 |
| 2011-12 | 24-10 | 13-5 (Big Ten) | John Beilein | AP #10 |
| 2010-11 | 21-14 | 9-9 (Big Ten) | John Beilein | |
| 2009-10 | 15-17 | 7-11 (Big Ten) | John Beilein | AP #15 |
| 2008-09 | 21-14 | 9-9 (Big Ten) | John Beilein | AP #23 |
| 2007-08 | 10-22 | 5-13 (Big Ten) | John Beilein | |
| 2006-07 | 22-13 | 8-8 (Big Ten) | Tommy Amaker | |
| 2005-06 | 22-11 | 8-8 (Big Ten) | Tommy Amaker | AP #21 |
| 2004-05 | 13-18 | 4-12 (Big Ten) | Tommy Amaker | |
| 2003-04 | 23-11 | 8-8 (Big Ten) | Tommy Amaker | |
| 2002-03 | 17-13 | 10-6 (Big Ten) | Tommy Amaker | |
| 2001-02 | 11-18 | 5-11 (Big Ten) | Tommy Amaker | |
| 2000-01 | 10-18 | 4-12 (Big Ten) | Brian Ellerbe | |
| 1999-00 | 15-14 | 6-10 (Big Ten) | Brian Ellerbe | |
| 1994-95 | 17-14 | 11-7 (Big Ten) | Steve Fisher | AP #13 |
| 1993-94 | 24-8 | 13-5 (Big Ten) | Steve Fisher | AP #3 |
| 1990-91 | 14-15 | 7-11 (Big Ten) | Steve Fisher | |
| 1989-90 | 23-8 | 12-6 (Big Ten) | Steve Fisher | AP #3 |
| 1988-89 | 30-7 | 12-6 (Big Ten) | Bill Frieder,Steve Fisher | AP #2 |
| 1987-88 | 26-8 | 13-5 (Big Ten) | Bill Frieder | AP #7 |
| 1986-87 | 20-12 | 10-8 (Big Ten) | Bill Frieder | |
| 1985-86 | 28-5 | 14-4 (Big Ten) | Bill Frieder | AP #2 |
| 1984-85 | 26-4 | 16-2 (Big Ten) | Bill Frieder | AP #2 |
| 1980-81 | 19-11 | 8-10 (Big Ten) | Bill Frieder | AP #9 |
| 1979-80 | 17-13 | 8-10 (Big Ten) | Johnny Orr | |
| 1978-79 | 15-12 | 8-10 (Big Ten) | Johnny Orr | AP #6 |
| 1977-78 | 16-11 | 11-7 (Big Ten) | Johnny Orr | AP #9 |
| 1976-77 | 26-4 | 16-2 (Big Ten) | Johnny Orr | AP #1 |
| 1975-76 | 25-7 | 14-4 (Big Ten) | Johnny Orr | AP #9 |
| 1974-75 | 19-8 | 12-6 (Big Ten) | Johnny Orr | AP #11 |
| 1973-74 | 22-5 | 12-2 (Big Ten) | Johnny Orr | AP #6 |
| 1972-73 | 13-11 | 6-8 (Big Ten) | Johnny Orr | AP #18 |
| 1971-72 | 14-10 | 9-5 (Big Ten) | Johnny Orr | AP #9 |
| 1970-71 | 19-7 | 12-2 (Big Ten) | Johnny Orr | AP #12 |
| 1969-70 | 10-14 | 5-9 (Big Ten) | Johnny Orr | |
| 1968-69 | 13-11 | 7-7 (Big Ten) | Johnny Orr | |
| 1967-68 | 11-13 | 6-8 (Big Ten) | Dave Strack | |
| 1966-67 | 8-16 | 2-12 (Big Ten) | Dave Strack | |
| 1965-66 | 18-8 | 11-3 (Big Ten) | Dave Strack | AP #2 |
| 1964-65 | 24-4 | 13-1 (Big Ten) | Dave Strack | AP #1 |
| 1963-64 | 23-5 | 11-3 (Big Ten) | Dave Strack | AP #2 |
| 1962-63 | 16-8 | 8-6 (Big Ten) | Dave Strack | |
| 1961-62 | 7-17 | 5-9 (Big Ten) | Dave Strack | |
| 1960-61 | 6-18 | 2-12 (Big Ten) | Dave Strack | |
| 1959-60 | 4-20 | 1-13 (Big Ten) | Bill Perigo | |
| 1958-59 | 15-7 | 8-6 (Big Ten) | Bill Perigo | |
| 1957-58 | 11-11 | 6-8 (Big Ten) | Bill Perigo | |
| 1956-57 | 13-9 | 8-6 (Big Ten) | Bill Perigo | |
| 1955-56 | 9-13 | 4-10 (Big Ten) | Bill Perigo | |
| 1954-55 | 11-11 | 5-9 (Big Ten) | Bill Perigo | |
| 1953-54 | 9-13 | 3-11 (Big Ten) | Bill Perigo | |
| 1952-53 | 6-16 | 3-15 (Big Ten) | Bill Perigo | |
| 1951-52 | 7-15 | 4-10 (Big Ten) | Ernie McCoy | |
| 1950-51 | 7-15 | 3-11 (Big Ten) | Ernie McCoy | |
| 1949-50 | 11-11 | 4-8 (Big Ten) | Ernie McCoy | |
| 1948-49 | 15-6 | 7-5 (Big Ten) | Ernie McCoy | |
| 1947-48 | 16-6 | 10-2 (Big Ten) | Ozzie Cowles | |
| 1946-47 | 12-8 | 6-6 (Big Ten) | Ozzie Cowles | |
| 1945-46 | 12-7 | 6-6 (Big Ten) | Bennie Oosterbaan | |
| 1944-45 | 12-7 | 5-7 (Big Ten) | Bennie Oosterbaan | |
| 1943-44 | 8-10 | 5-7 (Big Ten) | Bennie Oosterbaan | |
| 1942-43 | 10-8 | 4-8 (Big Ten) | Bennie Oosterbaan | |
| 1941-42 | 6-14 | 5-10 (Big Ten) | Bennie Oosterbaan | |
| 1940-41 | 9-10 | 5-7 (Big Ten) | Bennie Oosterbaan | |
| 1939-40 | 13-7 | 6-6 (Big Ten) | Bennie Oosterbaan | |
| 1938-39 | 11-9 | 4-8 (Big Ten) | Bennie Oosterbaan | |
| 1937-38 | 12-8 | 6-6 (Big Ten) | Cappy Cappon | |
| 1936-37 | 16-4 | 9-3 (Big Ten) | Cappy Cappon | |
| 1935-36 | 15-5 | 7-5 (Big Ten) | Cappy Cappon | |
| 1934-35 | 8-12 | 2-10 (Big Ten) | Cappy Cappon | |
| 1933-34 | 6-14 | 4-8 (Big Ten) | Cappy Cappon | |
| 1932-33 | 10-8 | 8-4 (Big Ten) | Cappy Cappon | |
| 1931-32 | 11-6 | 8-4 (Big Ten) | Cappy Cappon | |
| 1930-31 | 13-4 | 8-4 (Big Ten) | George Veenker | |
| 1929-30 | 9-5 | 6-4 (Big Ten) | George Veenker | |
| 1928-29 | 13-3 | 10-2 (Big Ten) | George Veenker | |
| 1927-28 | 10-7 | 7-5 (Big Ten) | E.J. Mather | |
| 1926-27 | 14-3 | 10-2 (Big Ten) | E.J. Mather | |
| 1925-26 | 12-5 | 8-4 (Big Ten) | E.J. Mather | |
| 1924-25 | 8-6 | 6-5 (Big Ten) | E.J. Mather | |
| 1923-24 | 10-7 | 6-6 (Big Ten) | E.J. Mather | |
| 1922-23 | 11-4 | 8-4 (Big Ten) | E.J. Mather | |
| 1921-22 | 15-4 | 8-4 (Big Ten) | E.J. Mather | |
| 1920-21 | 18-4 | 8-4 (Big Ten) | E.J. Mather | |
| 1919-20 | 10-13 | 3-9 (Big Ten) | E.J. Mather | |
| 1918-19 | 18-6 | 5-5 (Big Ten) | Elmer Mitchell | |
| 1917-18 | 6-12 | 0-10 (Big Ten) | Elmer Mitchell |
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