[1] They played their home games for the 53rd consecutive year at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

They defeated Montana and Florida to advance to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to eventual National Runner-Up Texas Tech.

[2] On May 13, 2019, it was announced that John Beilein was hired as the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

[4][5] It was announced on May 28, 2019 that assistant coach Luke Yaklich accepted an offer to join Shaka Smart's staff at Texas, effective May 31.

[9] On April 9, 2019, Ignas Brazdeikis, Charles Matthews and Jordan Poole declared for the 2019 NBA draft with the intention of hiring agents.

[21][22] In the class 1A State Championship tournament, Bajema's undefeated defending champion Lynden Christian Schools team was upset in the quarterfinals, leaving it with a 24–1 record and snapping its 31-game winning streak,[23] and he was named to the Class 1A All-tournament first team.

[25] With the departure of John Beilein, Wilson requested for a release and re-opened his recruitment on May 16, 2019[26] and eventually committed to Kansas.

[27] On July 6, 2019, new Wolverines head coach Juwan Howard announced that German shooting guard Franz Wagner, younger brother of former Wolverines star and current Washington Wizards player Moritz Wagner, had signed a financial aid agreement to join the team for the 2019–20 season.

[28][29] Franz Wagner was playing professionally with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga before signing with Michigan.

He averaged 3.8 points per game while shooting 38.3% from 3-point range in 56 combined appearances with Alba Berlin.

[30] Sources: On October 23, 2018, Michigan received its first class of 2020 commitment from four-star guard Zeb Jackson of Montverde Academy in suburban Orlando, Florida.

Howard then picked up his third commitment of the 2020 class in Hunter Dickinson a four-star Center out of Hyattsville, Maryland.

[32] On January 1, 2020, Terrance Williams, a four-star Forward out of Washington D.C. who de-committed from Georgetown in December 2019, became the fourth commit of the 2020 class.

Michigan had its first 60-point half since 2013, also against Houston Baptist, and surpassed 100 points in a game for the first time since a 102–64 victory over Chaminade in 2017.

[41][42] On November 27, Michigan defeated Iowa State 83–76 in the quarterfinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament.

Freshman Franz Wagner made his season debut following injury, and finished with six points, three rebounds, and one block in 23 minutes.

[43][44] On November 28, Michigan defeated (#6 AP Poll/#4 Coaches Poll) North Carolina 73–64 in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis.

[47][48] On December 2, Teske was recognized as co-Big Ten Player of the Week, after he averaged 13.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3.3 blocked shots per game.

With less than three minutes to play, Michigan reduced the lead to four points, but Illinois went on an 8–0 run to secure the victory.

Oregon led by as many as 16 points in the first half; however, Michigan overcame an eight-point halftime deficit to force overtime.

Michigan's defense held Presbyterian to 44 points, the lowest total allowed by the Wolverines this season, including 28% shooting (17-of-60) from the field.

This was their first game without leading scorer Livers following a groin injury he sustained the previous week against Presbyterian.

[73][74] On January 25, Michigan lost to (#21/#22) Illinois 62–64 following a game-winning shot by Ayo Dosunmu with 0.5 seconds remaining in the game.

[79][80] On February 3, Wagner earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week recognition for his performance in the two previous games.

With the win, Simpson and Teske became the winningest players in program history with 105 career victories.

However, the tournament and the remainder of the college basketball season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

[103][104][105][106] On December 5, Jon Teske was one of six Big Ten athletes named to the Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch List.