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Michigan wins their first National Championship in 37 years

FINAL 69 Michigan 63 UConn

And this might be the craziest part ⬇️ Their entire starting five came from the transfer portal.

Elliot Cadeau led the way with 19 points, Yaxel Lendeborg with 13, and Morez Johnson Jr. with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

The Wolverines are the first Big Ten team to win the National Championship since Michigan State won it in the year 2000.

WATCH: Dan Hurley admits officiating was NOT the reason they lost the game

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North Carolina hires NBA Champion Michael Malone

Coach Michael Malone has been hired by North Carolina, marking his return to the college game for the first time since 2001. Malone’s most immediate connection to Chapel Hill is his daughter who plays on the women’s volleyball team.

Malone spent most of his career in the NBA, most recently with the Nuggets, whom he led to the 2023 championship before being fired last April just before the playoffs amid reported tension with general manager Calvin Booth.

College basketball differs significantly from the NBA, and Malone will face a major adjustment. The NBA uses a salary cap and a defined hierarchy between ownership, the front office, and coaches, while college basketball is driven by the transfer portal, which acts as a loosely structured form of free agency and creates a more fluid, unpredictable talent market. Not to mention NIL, revenue sharing, and more.

CBS Sports framed the hire this way:

“If you're optimistic about the Tar Heels' hire, you can point to the success of UConn's Dan Hurley, who makes Malone look chill by comparison. He also showed with the Nuggets that he was a more creative offensive coach than he was previously given credit for, and there's no reason that can't translate to the college level,” CBS Sports wrote.

“If you're against the hire, though, you can point to the simple fact that this is not the NBA and he won't have the luxury of coaching anybody on Jokić's level. The players he coaches in Chapel Hill will make mistakes and test his patience more than the young pros in Denver did.”

Quick Hitters - Portal MADNESS

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Dominique Wilkins son enters transfer portal
Wisconsin’s John Blackwell (19 PPG) enters transfer portal
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