Michigan
La Salle
Kids Club Day to Take Center Stage as Wolverines Host La Salle
12/17/2025 2:33:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Promotions
• Wolverine Kids Club Day -- Wolverine Kids Club Members can check in to receive bonus loyalty points at this game.
• Halftime Entertainment -- Youth Scrimmage
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The second-ranked University of Michigan men's basketball team (10-0, 2-0 Big Ten) returns to Crisler Center to close out the 2025 calendar year, hosting the La Salle Explorers for Kids Day at 4 p.m. on Sunday (Dec. 21). The contest is part of a doubleheader with the sixth-ranked Michigan women's basketball team, which faces Oakland at noon. The game will be steramed live on Peacock, with Paul Sunderland and Wolverine alum Tim McCormick on the call.
Notes
• Michigan men's and women's basketball join forces for a holiday hoops doubleheader at Crisler Center on Sunday, Dec. 21, serving up a full day of Maize & Blue energy. The fun tips off at noon as the No. 6-ranked Michigan women's team hosts the Oakland Golden Grizzlies in a festive Holiday Game, with the first 750 fans receiving a free set of two coasters. The No. 2-ranked Wolverines cap the day at 4 p.m., welcoming the La Salle Explorers for Kids Day and a Wolverine Kids Club Game, featuring kid-friendly activations, special in-game promotions, and bonus loyalty points for Kids Club members.
• There has been just one previous meeting between Michigan and La Salle, coming at the 1975 Las Vegas Holiday Classic (Dec. 29), where the 16th-ranked Wolverines earned an 86-71 victory. That season proved to be a memorable one for the Maize and Blue, as it advanced all the way to the national championship game, falling to top-ranked Indiana, which completed a perfect 32-0 season.
• The Wolverines' 10-0 start to the season marks the sixth time U-M has begun a season with 10 straight wins. It also marks its the best start since 2020-21, when U-M started 11-0 en route to an eventual Big Ten title and Elite Eight run.
• Michigan's 101 points at Maryland marked the Wolverines' fifth 100-point performance of the season. U-M leads the Big Ten and ranks sixth nationally, scoring 94.7 points per game. The frontcourt trio of Yaxel Lendeborg, Morez Johnson Jr. and Aday Mara has contributed over 40 percent of U-M's scoring, combining for 39.7 points per game.
• Michigan leads the nation and Big Ten at 21.3 assists per game. U-M has 25+ assists in three of its last four games and five total on the season. Elliot Cadeau leads the Wolverines with 6.1 per game.
• With 12 points and 10 assists at Maryland, Cadeau recorded the third point-assist double-double of his career and the first by a Wolverine in nearly four years -- DeVante' Jones posted 25 points and 10 assists vs. Illinois on Feb. 27, 2022. Cadeau has 37 assists, with two 10-plus assist games, over his last five games, posting a 37:9 assist-to-turnover ratio.
• From deep, Cadeau remains a constant force and after knocking down two threes at Maryland, he accounted for six of his 17 triples last week. He is the lone Wolverine to make at least one three-pointer in every game this season.
• Sixth man Roddy Gayle Jr. continues to provide a steady veteran spark off the bench, averaging 10.8 points while shooting 55.6 percent. He adds 3.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.1 steals in just 22.3 minutes per game.
• Mara leads U-M and the Big Ten with 27 blocks (2.78 bpg), ranking 12th nationally. He has at least one block in every game and multiple blocks in eight. On the glass, Mara paces with a team-best 8.3 rebounds.
• La Salle features alum Tim McCormick as part of the Peacock broadcast crew. A Clarkston, Mich., native, McCormick played at Michigan from 1980–84, helping lead the Wolverines to the 1984 NIT championship, earning MVP honors.
• McCormick was the 12th pick in the 1984 NBA Draft by Cleveland and was traded on draft day to Seattle; he played with six franchises over eight NBA seasons. Following his playing career, McCormick transitioned into a role as a college basketball and NBA analyst and has also worked with the NBA Players Association.
