
Michigan basketball fans will celebrate the team's national championship with a parade and indoor event on Saturday, April 11. This marks the Wolverines' first national title in men's basketball since 1989.
Here's another thing Michigan basketball fans can celebrate this week: no rain on their parade.
The University of Michigan’s historic national title win in basketball will be marked on Saturday, April 11, with both an indoor, ticketed celebration and a parade worthy of victors in Ann Arbor.
The university released details of the festivities on its athletics website Tuesday, April 7, less than 24 hours after the Wolverines beat UConn and claimed the program’s first national championship for men’s basketball since 1989.
Here’s what else we know about the Michigan basketball celebration:
The parade through the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, April 11.
The National Weather Service forecasts a sunny Saturday, April 11, with light winds and highs in the mid to high 50s following a cool morning in the mid-30s.
As of 1 p.m. Friday, April 10, tickets were still available for the public at MGoBlue.com/Tickets.
Student tickets are $20 and grant access to the Maize Rage section.
Otherwise, reserved seats in the lower bowl of Crisler Center cost $75.
Reserved seats in the upper bowl cost $35.
The parade will begin at the President’s House at 815 S. University Ave. in Ann Arbor.
From there, the parade will head down State Street and end at Yost Ice Arena, at 1116 S. State St.
Fans are being told to line South University, outside the President’s House, and to the west of the Student Union, along with the area of State Street stretching to Yost Ice Arena.
For parking, the university directed attendees to use structures around campus and specifically named those on Forest Avenue and Maynard, Thayer and Thompson streets.
Streets will close for the parade route at 8 a.m., according to the university.
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Following the parade, a ticketed celebration will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at Crisler Center, 333 E. Stadium Blvd. in Ann Arbor. Doors will open at noon.
The location is next to Michigan Stadium and near the intersection of South Main Street and East Stadium Boulevard.
The Big Ten Network will show the Crisler Center celebration, and it will be streamed on the Fox Sports App.
Free Press reporter Nour Rahal contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Michigan basketball national championship parade, celebration: Details
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The specific start time for the Michigan basketball championship parade on April 11 has not been disclosed yet.
The celebration will take place in Ann Arbor, featuring both a parade and an indoor, ticketed event.
Michigan basketball has won a total of one national championship in men's basketball, which they claimed in 2026, their first since 1989.



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