BTN.com staff, March 8, 2017
The Michigan men's basketball team plane was involved in an accident Wednesday afternoon, and the Wolverines are making alternate travel plans to get to Washington D.C. for the 2017 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament.
No. 8 Michigan opens the tourney vs. No. 9 Illinois at noon ET Thursday on BTN.
Read the team's full release in the tweet below, plus see a picture of the plane at the bottom of the post.
Our team and everyone in our travel party is safe. Update on today's travel accident.
Thanks for your well wishes! #GoBlue ? pic.twitter.com/CJfrr5ONEJ
— Michigan Men's Basketball (@umichbball) March 8, 2017
Scary attempt to get to DC but everyone is alright pic.twitter.com/gC4nJBxUDw
— Matt Shepard (@ShepMatt) March 8, 2017
