the 2013–14 team had another strong season, winning michigan's first outright big ten championship since 1986 and advancing to the elite eight of the ncaa tournament, where it lost to kentucky, 75–72. with the departure of several key players to nba draft and graduation, the 2014–15 team ended the season with a 16–16 record and a quarterfinals appearance at the big ten tournament but did not make the ncaa tournament. despite several injuries before and during the season, the 2015–16 team compiled a 23–13 record and made it to the semifinals of the big ten tournament. the team also qualified as a first four for the ncaa tournament but eventually lost at the round of 64.