Fans welcomed Michigan men's basketball team back to Ann Arbor

Fans welcomed the NCAA men's basketball champions – the University of Michigan Wolverines – back home in Ann Arbor on Tuesday afternoon. 

The team addressed the crowd outside the Crisler Center on East Stadium Boulevard in Ann Arbor after traveling back from the Final Four venue in Indianapolis. Michigan defeated UConn 69-63 in the NCAA national championship game on Monday night. 

Fans were encouraged to gather outside the Crisler Center arena to wave and cheer as the team arrived.

A parade and celebration honoring the team will take place Saturday in Ann Arbor, the university's athletic department announced. 

The festivities will begin at 10 a.m. with a parade through Ann Arbor. The celebration hosted by Champions Circle will begin at 1 p.m. at the university's Crisler Center.

An unofficial party atmosphere erupted in Ann Arbor after the game ended Monday night, a scenario that police said resulted in two arrests and 40 small fires.