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Michigan basketball’s Elliot Cadeau claims MOP honor after huge performance vs. UConn
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The Michigan Wolverines got the mission done in the 2026 NCAA Tournament, thanks in large part to the big-time performance of guard Elliot Cadeau .
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The junior guard delivered the goods for Michigan basketball on Monday against the UConn Huskies in the national championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
In front of over 70,000 fans packed inside the building, Cadeau scored 19 points on 5-for-11 shooting from the field with three rebounds, two assists and two steals in 30 minutes to help the Wolverines score a 69-63 win and secure the program's first-ever national championship since 1989 .
Following the win, Cadeau was also named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player, further completing a day he will never forget .
In Michigan's 91-73 demolition of fellow No. 1 seed Arizona Wildcats in the Final Four, Cadeau had a double-double of 13 points and 1 assists, while knocking down three 3-pointers, grabbing five boards and recording four steals in 33 minutes.
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His contribution and leadership on the floor against the Wildcats greatly helped the Wolverines to steady the boat, especially after Yaxel Lendeborg left the contest early with a left ankle injury.
"I knew it was possible with the group of guys he (Dusty May) was showing me," Cadeau told college basketball Andy Katz in a postgame interview when asked how much belief he had from Day 1 that the Wolverines would get to the top.
Cadeau has won a national title in just his first season after making the big decision to transfer from the North Carolina Tar Heels to the Wolverines. In his first 39 games in Michigan threads, he averaged 10.3 points, 5.9 assists and 2.7 rebounds, while shooting 37.9 percent from the 3-point area.
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