during the 2016–17 season, beilein became the winningest coach in school history, passing johnny orr with his 210th win, 75–55 over illinois on march 9 in the opening round of the 2017 big ten tournament. michigan went on to win the tournament, its first since the vacated 1998 title, winning four games in four days as the #8 seed and capping it off with a 71–56 championship victory over wisconsin. it was the first time that a #8 seed had won the big ten tournament.