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Michigan Shifts Locker Room for Sweet 16 Revenge
27 Mar
Summary
- Michigan players changed locker rooms hoping for better luck.
- Both teams won opening-round games by at least 20 points.
- Alabama plays without suspended second-leading scorer Aden Holloway.
Top-seeded Michigan is making a strategic locker room change at the United Center for their upcoming NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 matchup against No. 4 Alabama. The Wolverines aim to leave behind memories of a recent loss in the Big Ten championship game.
Both Michigan and Alabama advanced to the Sweet 16 with decisive victories, each winning their opening-round games by at least 20 points. The Wolverines, who have held the top AP poll spot this season, enter with a 32-3 record.
Alabama (25-9) faces the challenge without second-leading scorer and point guard Aden Holloway, who is out due to a drug-related suspension. Despite this, the Crimson Tide have shown resilience, with their backcourt duo performing well and their team drilling 31 three-pointers in the initial tournament rounds.
Michigan plans to leverage its size advantage. Key players Yaxel Lendeborg, Morez Johnson Jr., and Aday Mara combined for significant points, rebounds, and blocks in their last game. Coach Dusty May praised his team's problem-solving and mutual respect. Alabama's coach Nate Oats acknowledges the need for execution, shooting, ball control, and rebounding to compete.
