The men and women of Michigan‘s basketball teams will face North Carolina in the inaugural Jumpman Invitational this December, the schedules announced Thursday morning. This confirms an unofficial news report from late April.
The women will take on the Tar Heels on December 20 at 7 p.m. at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte. TThe men will play at the same time on December 21. The games will air on ESPN networks.
Taking place in Charlotte at the Spectrum Center, this event will feature men’s and women’s teams from the four original schools to sign partnership agreements with Jordan Brand in both basketball and football: Florida, Michigan, North Carolina and Oklahoma. , reported the press. release reads.
The men from Michigan and UNC played last December in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Tar Heels won convincingly, 72-51. This will be their fifth meeting in six seasons. For the women, it represents the second all-time meeting between the two teams and the first since 1987.
On the men’s side, UNC hopes to compete for another Final Four appearance next year after reaching the National Championship Game this April. guards rj davis Y caleb love both return for their youth seasons, and the big man arming bacot he also remains in Chapel Hill. Given all that talent he returns, the Tar Heels are considered one of the best teams in the nation in preseason polls.
hunter dickinson, arming bacot and Terrance Williams II all they played AAU ball together before their college careers.
“He’s someone I really enjoy on and off the court with,” Dickinson said of Bacot last December. “He is a very funny guy. So being able to play against him will be a lot of fun.”
The UNC game isn’t the only notable non-conference game for Juwan Howard and Michigan next year. The Wolverines are also scheduled to face Kentucky on Sunday, December 4, 2022, at the O2 Arena in London, England, as part of the inaugural Basketball Hall of Fame London Showcase. The London Showcase was originally scheduled for December 2020 but has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. This December’s doubleheader will feature Marist vs. Maine (10:30 am ET), followed by the Wolverines and Wildcats at 6 pm GMT (1 pm ET).
“After everything that has happened in the last few years for us, and even the world, it will be a great opportunity for Michigan, Kentucky and college basketball itself to have the chance to showcase this game,” Juwan Howard said of the game. London. .
The Wolverines are coming off a season of Sweet Sixteen. they are coming back hunter dickinson and welcomed a top-10 freshman recruiting class, plus two additions through the transfer portal: Joey Baker (Duke) and Jaelin Llewellyn (Princeton). Those additions represent significant turnover, as the program must replace seven of its top 10 scorers from a year ago.
On the women’s side, UNC is coming off its first Sweet Sixteen appearance since 2015. The Wolverines lost Naz Hillmon to the WNBA but added Greta Kampschroeder via the transfer portal. Kampschroeder is the program’s first McDonald’s All-American.
Tickets for the men’s and women’s games will be available to the public in late September.
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