What John Fanta has said about Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
2 quotes · 1 episode · Apr 6, 2026
John Fanta, NBC Sports college basketball broadcaster, has been quoted on Michigan Wolverines men's basketball 2 times in 1 episode of Pardon My Take, most recently on April 6, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Fanta said Michigan's win over Arizona defied expectations and analytics.
“That Michigan is absolutely insane. And that performance against Arizona is not supposed to happen. It defied the basketball gods”
Pardon My Take: Final Four Weekend As Michigan And UConn Advance, John Fanta Talks CBB + Possibly Taking The UNC Job, Geno Crash Out + National Sports Podcast Topics And Who's Back (Apr 6, 2026) · Listen from 1:16:59
Fanta rejected the argument that Michigan would have bought a championship, pointing to Kentucky's spending and early exit.
“kentucky spent over 20 million dollars on their roster and didn't make it out of the first week of the ncaa tournament”
Pardon My Take: Final Four Weekend As Michigan And UConn Advance, John Fanta Talks CBB + Possibly Taking The UNC Job, Geno Crash Out + National Sports Podcast Topics And Who's Back (Apr 6, 2026) · Listen from 1:45:49
Episodes
Final Four Weekend As Michigan And UConn Advance, John Fanta Talks CBB + Possibly Taking The UNC Job, Geno Crash Out + National Sports Podcast Topics And Who's BackPardon My Take · Apr 6, 2026 · 2 h 18 min
Big Cat and PFT Commenter recap the 2026 Final Four, Geno Auriemma's press conference and NBA topics, then John Fanta previews the title game.
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