Michigan MBB Begins Fort Myers Tip-Off With Home Matchup Against Miami (Ohio)

Miami of Ohio (2-1) is set to visit Ann Arbor tonight at 6 p.m. as part of the Fort Myers Tip-Off. Michigan men’s basketball (2-1) is coming off a 76-64 win over TCU on Friday. The Wolverines got back in the win column after losing to Wake Forest 72-70 on Nov. 10. 

Fort Myers Tip-Off On-Campus Matchup

The Fort Myers Tip-Off is an eight-team tournament with bracket play set to take place next week at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers, Fla. Michigan is part of the Beach Division along with South Carolina, Virginia Tech and Xavier. Miami (Ohio) is in the Palms Division with Jacksonville, Mercer and Siena. 

Michigan guard Tre Donaldson is averaging over 13 points on 54.5% shooting from behind the arc. Donaldson is the catalyst of the Wolverine offense, and he’s averaging nearly five assists per game. 

Forward Danny Wolf hasn’t taken long to get comfortable in his new threads after coming to Michigan from Yale in the offseason. Wolf has two double-doubles in the first three games, most recently posting 14 points and 14 rebounds against the Horned Frogs. 

Sam Walters has been the definition of a stretch-forward so far this season, as he’s shooting 7-of-12 from long range (58.3%). Freshman guard L.J. Cason has provided a spark off the bench in more than one way. Cason is averaging eight points per game, and he plays defense with an intensity that the reverberates through the entire lineup.

Michigan plays Tarleton State (1-5) on Thursday, and the first game in Fort Myers comes on Nov. 25 against Virginia Tech (3-1) on FS1.

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