The 2017 – 18 Wolverines won the 2018 Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament to claim their second consecutive Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament championship . They became the first team to win consecutive tournament championships since Ohio State in 2010 and 2011 . On March 24 , Michigan defeated Florida State 58 &ndash; 54 in the West regional finals of the 2018 NCAA Tournament . With the win , Michigan advanced to the Final Four for the eighth time in program history and set a single-season program record with its 32nd victory of the season , surpassing the previous record of 31 wins set by the 1992 – 93 and 2012 – 13 teams . After outlasting Loyola Chicago in the Final Four game , they fell to Villanova in the 2018 NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Championship Game . Accolades came Beilein 's way . Prior to the commencement of the Final Four , Beilein was named the CBSSports.com 's Coach of the Year . Then during the offseason , Beilein was inducted into the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Hall of Fame
2018 Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament
2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
John Beilein