The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

[1] The team earned the number three seed in the 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where it advanced two rounds before losing.

[15] Grant set the individual single-season three-point field goal percentage record of 48.53%, but it was eclipsed the following season by Glen Rice.

[17] Grant's career steals total of 300 and average of 2.33 surpassed Thad Garner's 1982 statistics and remain school records.

[19] In the 64-team NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, number three seeded Michigan advanced two rounds by defeating the fourteen-seeded Boise State Broncos 63–58 and the six-seeded Florida Gators 108–85.

[2] 1987-88 Overall: 26-8 Big Ten: 13-5 (2nd)[20] Postseason: NCAA (West), #3 seed (Sweet 16) Head Coach: Bill Frieder Staff: Mike Boyd, Steve Fisher & David Hammer Captain: Gary Grant Home Arena: Crisler Arena (13,609) (1) Great Alaska Shootout, Anchorage, Alaska (Sullivan Arena) (2) South Florida Invitational, Tampa, Fla. (The Sun Dome) (3) NCAA Tournament, Salt Lake City, Utah (Jon M. Huntsman Center) (4) NCAA Tournament, Seattle, Wash. (The Kingdome) Six players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.