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* [[2023–24 Detroit Pistons season]] – In their first and only season under head coach [[Monty Williams]], the Pistons compiled the worst overall record in the NBA for the second consecutive season and the worst in franchise history at 14–68.<ref>{{cite web|title=2023-24 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Basketball-Reference.com|accessdate=November 13, 2025|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DET/2024.html}}</ref>

* [[2023–24 Detroit Pistons season]] – In their first and only season under head coach [[Monty Williams]], the Pistons compiled the worst overall record in the NBA for the second consecutive season and the worst in franchise history at 14–68.<ref>{{cite web|title=2023-24 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Basketball-Reference.com|accessdate=November 13, 2025|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DET/2024.html}}</ref>

* [[2023–24 Michigan State Spartans men’s basketball team]] – In their 29th season under head coach [[Tom Izzo]], the Spartans compiled a 20–15 record.<ref>{{cite web|title=2023-24 Michigan State Spartans Men’s Roster and Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/CBB|accessdate=November 13, 2025|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/men/2024.html}}</ref>

* [[2023–24 Michigan State Spartans men’s basketball team]] – In their 29th season under head coach [[Tom Izzo]], the Spartans compiled a 20–15 record.<ref>{{cite web|title=2023-24 Michigan State Spartans Men’s Roster and Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/CBB|accessdate=November 13, 2025|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/men/2024.html}}</ref>

* [[2023–24 Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball team]] – In their fifth and final season under head coach [[Juwan Howard]], the Wolverines compile an 8–24 record.<ref>{{cite web|title=2023-24 Michigan Wolverines Men’s Roster and Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/CBB|accessdate=November 13, 2025|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan/men/2024.html}}</ref>

* [[2023–24 Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball team]] – In their fifth and final season under head coach [[Juwan Howard]], the Wolverines an 8–24 record.<ref>{{cite web|title=2023-24 Michigan Wolverines Men’s Roster and Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/CBB|accessdate=November 13, 2025|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan/men/2024.html}}</ref>

===Ice hockey===

===Ice hockey===

This article reviews the top news stories, sports stories, and cultural events occurring during the year 2024 in Michigan.

The top news stories in Michigan included: the 2024 Rochester Hills shooting; the trial and conviction of James and Jennifer Crumbley (parents of the shooter in the Oxford High School shooting); the tornado outbreak of May 6–10, 2024; the trial in the killing of Samantha Woll; Elissa Slotkin‘s victory over Mike Rogers by a narrow margin in the 2024 United States Senate election in Michigan; the release of Novi resident Paul Whelan after six months in Russian custody; and the reopening of renovated Michigan Central Station.

Top sports stories included: the Detroit Lions NFC North championship; the Detroit Tigers‘ first winning season since 2016; Tarik Skubal‘s pitching triple crown and receipt of the AL Cy Young Award; the 2024 Ferris State Bulldogs football team winning the Division II national championship; and the holding of the 2024 NFL draft in Detroit.

Notable Michigan-related deaths in 2025 included Four Tops co-founder Duke Fakir; actor and Michigan native James Earl Jones; poet and civil rights activist John Sinclair; Detroit bishop Thomas Gumbleton; former Detroit Lions players Joe Schmidt, Greg Landry, and Jim Ninowski; former Detroit Tigers players Rocky Colavito, Charlie Maxwell, and Ozzie Virgil Jr.; former hockey star Marty Pavelich; and basketball player Earl Cureton.

• 2024 Detroit Lions season – Led by head coach Lions Dan Campbell, the Lions compiled a 15-2 record, losing to the Wasington Commanders in the divisional playoffs. Statistical leaders included Jared Goff (4,629 passing yards), Jahmyr Gibbs (1,412 rushing yards), Amon-Ra St. Brown (1,263 receiving yards), and Jake Bates (142 points scored).^[2]
• 2024 Michigan Panthers season – The team compiled a 7–3 record and finihed in second place in the USFL Conference.
• 2024 Michigan Wolverines football team – In their first year under head coach Sherrone Moore, the Wolverines compiled an 8–5 record. They concluded the season with victories over No. 2 Ohio State and No. 11 Alabama. Defensive tackle Mason Graham and kicker Dominic Zvada won first-team All-America honors.
• 2024 Michigan State Spartans football team – In their first year under head coach Jonathan Smith, the Spartans compiled a 5–7 record.
• 2024 Ferris State Bulldogs football team – In their 13th year under head coach Tony Annese, the Bulldogs compiled a 14–1 record and won the NCAA Division II national championship. The team was led on offense by quarterback Trinidad Chambliss who entered the transfer portal after the season and committed to Ole Miss.

• June – Michigan Central Station in Detroit reopened after a six-year renovation.
• June 6 – A number of people are injured by tornadoes in Michigan.^[15]
• June 15 – 2024 Rochester Hills shooting: A gunman fired 36 shots from a semiautomatic handgun, reloading several times, at a splash pad in Rochester Hills. Nine people, including two young children, were injured. The shooter was an unemployed 42-year-old with a history of mental illness. He drove off after the shooting, then killed himself following a standoff with police at his mother’s house.^[16]

• September 26 – Former CFO of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy William Smith, age 51, was arraigne on charges of wire fraud and money launderinghe for siphoning millions of dollar from the organization.
• September 27 – With a victory over the Chicago White Sox, the Detroit Tigers clinched their first postseason appearance since 2014.

• October 2 – The Detroit Tigers defeated the Houston Astros in the final game of the American League Wild Card Series.
• October 12 – The Tigers lost Game 7 of the American League Divisional Series against the Cleveland Guardians.

• 2024 United States Senate election in Michigan: Elissa Slotkin defeated Mike Rogers by a narrow margin of 2,712,686 (48.64%) to 2,693,680 (48.30%).
• 2024 United States presidential election in Michigan; Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris by a margin of 2,816,636 (49.73% to 2,736,533 (48.31%).
• 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan: In the elections for Michigan’s 13 House seats, Republicans won seven seats, and the Democrats won six seats.

• November 13 – Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced he would not run for another term as mayor.
• November 15 – William Smith, ex-CFO of Detroit Riverfront Conservancy pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering and agreed to repay at least $44.3 million in restitution for his theft.
• November 21 – Bryce Underwood, the No. 1 college football recruit in the country, flipped his commitment from LSU to Michigan.
• November 30 – Unranked Michigan upset No. 2 Ohio State, 13–10, in Columbus.^[18]
• November 30 – General Motors and Dan Gilbert said that they were considering demolition of the Renaissance Center if public funding was not made available to revamp the buildings.^[19]

• December 1 – Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares resigned.
• December 26 – Derek Lalonde fired as the Detroit Red Wings coach.
• December 31 – Michigan defeated Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl.

• January 10 – Jennell Jaquays, video game designer, in Texas
• February 4 – Earl Cureton, basketball player, in Detroit^[20]
• February 7 – Henry Fambrough, last surviving member of The Spinners, in Virginia^[21]
• February 16 – Etterlene DeBarge, gospel family and matriarch of the vocal group DeBarge, in California
• February 23 – Paul Muxlow, Michigan state representative (2011-2016)^[22]
• February 24 – Eric Mays, Flint city council member (since 2013)^[23]
• March 27 – James R. McNutt, Michigan state representative (1991-1998)^[24]
• March 28 – Mike Green, Michigan state senator (2011-2019) and state representative (1995-2000)^[25]
• April 2 – John Sinclair, poet and poltical activist, in Detroit^[26]
• April 4 – Thomas Gumbleton, Catholic bishop, in Detroit^[27]
• May 2 – Darius Morris, Michigan point guard (2009-2011), in California at age 33^[28]
• May 3 – Obi Ezeh, Michigan Wolverines linebacker^[29]
• May 8 – Thomas M. Holcomb, Michigan state representative (1975-179)^[30]
• May 9 – Dennis Thompson, drummer for MC5, in Taylor^[31]
• May 9 – Jon Urbanchek, Michigan and Olympic swim coach^[32][33]
• May 20 – Ivan Boesky, stock trader and Michigan native, in La Jolla, California
• June 9 – Lynn Conway, computer scientist and transgender rights activist, in Jackson^[34]
• June 12 – Mike Downey, former sports columnist for Detroit Free Press, in California^[35]
• June 21 – George A. McManus Jr., Michigan state representative (1991-2002)^[36]
• June 28 – Marty Pavelich, Detroit Red Wings left wing (1947-57), in Montana^[37]
• July 11 – Tim Sneller, Michigan state representative (2017-2022)^[38]
• July 22 – Duke Fakir, singer and co-founder of the Four Tops, in Detroit
• July 23 – Jim Ninowski, quarterback for Detroit Pershing, Michigan State, and Detroit Lions, in Sterling Heights^[39]
• July 29 – Don Wert, Detroit Tigers 3B (1963-71), in Pennsylvania^[40]
• August 21 – James Duderstadt, president of the University of Michigan (1988-1996)^[41]
• August 27 – Bob Carr, US Congress (1983-95), in Washington, D.C.^[42]
• September 9 – James Earl Jones, actor raised in Michigan and a University of Michigan alumnus, in Pawling, New York^[43]
• September 11 – Joe Schmidt, Detroit Lions linebacker (1953–1965) and head coach (1967–1972), in Florida^[44]
• September 23 – David Curson, Congressman representing Michigan’s 11th District
• September 29 – Ozzie Virgil Sr., first African-American player for Detroit Tigers, in San Francisco^[45]
• October 4 – Greg Landry, Detroit Lions QB (1968–1978), in Detroit^[46]
• October 4 – Christopher Ciccone, artist and brother of Madonna, in Petoskey, Michigan
• October 8 – Edward Vaughn, Michigan state representative (1979-1980, 1995-2000)^[47]
• October 20 – Barbara Dane, blues/jazz singer raised in Detroit, in California
• November 8 – George Bohanon, jazz trombonist and session musician
• December 7 – Merv Rettenmund, baseball player born in Flint, in San Diego
• December 10 – Rocky Colavito, Detroit Tigers outfielder (1960–1963), in Pennsylvania^[48]
• December 27 – Charlie Maxwell, MLB outfielder (1950-64), in Paw Paw^[49]
• December 30 – James E. McBryde, Michigan state representative (1991-1998)^[50]