Maize and Glory

Overview

From near tragedy to triumph! A little more than a year after Michigan's plane slid off a runway and barely avoided a horrific collision, the Wolverines captured their second NCAA basketball championship. Their victory in the 2018 championship game was the culmination of a basketball season no Michigan fan ever will forget. Led by brash German center Moritz Wagner, silky-smooth guard Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman and defensive bulldog Zavier Simpson, Coach John Beilein's squad won four times in four days at Madison Square Garden to capture the Big Ten tournament. In the NCAA tournament, Michigan battled past Montana, Houston, Texas A&M and Florida State to reach the Final Four in San Antonio. Jordan Poole's 30-footer at the buzzer against Houston saved the season to send Michigan to the Sweet 16. In the national semifinals, Michigan not only had to beat the ultimate Cinderella, the 11th-seeded Loyola-Chicago Ramblers, but also the mystic of their biggest booster, Sister Jean. And then came all the drama of the championship game.   Packed with expert analysis and stunning action photography from the Detroit Free Press, Maize & Glory!: The Inside Story of the 2017-18 Wolverines' Magical March to the NCAA Title takes fans through the Wolverines' amazing journey, from a November rout by North Carolina, the defending champions, to the final seconds in the Alamodome. Twice Michigan beat by double digits its arch rival, Michigan State, when the Spartans were ranked in the Top 5. Michigan avenged two close losses to Purdue, another Top 10 team, with a double-digit victory in the Big Ten championship game. Michigan played the first college game in Detroit's spectacular new Little Caesars Arena. This commemorative edition also features prose from the Free Press' top writers, Mitch Albom, Jeff Seidel, Shawn Windsor and Nick Baumgardner — including in-depth profiles of Wagner, Abdur-Rahkman, Simpson, Beilein and more!  

Author Biography

The Detroit Free Press is the largest daily newspaper in Michigan, with a daily circulation of more than 200,000 copies. Founded in 1831, the newspaper has won 10 Pulitzer Prizes. It is based in Detroit, Michigan.