{"id":704166,"date":"2026-04-07T23:15:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T23:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/704166\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T23:15:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T23:15:32","slug":"back-in-ann-arbor-dusty-may-tells-jubilant-michigan-fans-this-trophy-is-yours-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/704166\/","title":{"rendered":"Back in Ann Arbor, Dusty May tells jubilant Michigan fans: \u2018This trophy is yours\u2019 | Basketball"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) \u2014 Top-ranked Michigan returned to campus as <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ap-top-25-michigan-uconn-614eb1b6c01ff2bfcb25f85c10abb234\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">national champions<\/a> on Tuesday, and coach Dusty May told the fans who greeted them at the Crisler Center that \u201cthis trophy is yours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou brought it all year, every home game,\u201d he said, resting his hand on top of the trophy. \u201cYou guys were there every step of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>May and his players stood atop the Junge Family Champions Center, a multipurpose event space between Michigan Stadium and the arena, and overlooked a crowd of maize and blue.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan held off UConn <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/michigan-uconn-ncaa-title-game-806339fe73ae4e8d62d69e24c85dcc79\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">69-63<\/a> in Monday night&#8217;s title game, an effort powered by its <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ncaa-championship-michigan-transfers-b29d8c1466037aee4cb3ab589902c4e6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">all-transfer<\/a> starting lineup. Point guard Elliot Cadeau, named the Final Four&#8217;s most outstanding player, led Michigan with 19 points. Morez Johnson Jr. had 12 points and 10 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>The Wolverines&#8217; leading scorer, Yaxel Lendeborg, had 13 points and two rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou guys are amazing,\u201d Lendeborg told the crowd before leading a rendition of Michigan&#8217;s fight song. \u201cYou made this season very, very special for me. &#8230; Go Blue, baby!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Michigan&#8217;s offense made history in the NCAA Tournament as the first team to score 90-plus points in five consecutive games, but it was the Wolverines&#8217; defense that paved the way on Monday night. Michigan held UConn to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/uconn-national-championship-shooting-michigan-2a9e0b3336eacac40a34dbf22a31961e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">31% shooting<\/a> from the field and 27% shooting from the 3-point line.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan finished the season a unanimous No. 1 in the final <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AP Top 25<\/a> released Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>AP college basketball: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/college-basketball\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/college-basketball<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                Success! An email has been sent to  with a link to confirm list signup.\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Error! 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