Cheer Cheat Sheet
Basketball Cheers
Start of Game
Jump! Jump! Sky high!
Tip it to the WEST side!
J-U-M-P Jump WEST jump
Jump WEST
Jump high!
Other Cheerleaders:
H-E-L-L-O That’s the way we say hello!
Hello! Hey! Hey! Hello! XXX
Hi, Wolverine Fans! This is ____.
Crowd Cheers (Time-Outs/Quarters)
We’ve XX got XX spirit XX hey XX S-P-I-R-I-T- spirit XX
Go Big Red X
Wolverines in the house yell GO BIG RED!
Wolverines XX
W-Y-H-S X (clap on S)
W-I-N X fight to win X
Let’s Get fired up XXXXX (we are fired up)
Clap your hands XXX Stomp your feet ### West Wolverines can’t be beat
When I say NUMBER you say ONE
NUMBER (ONE) NUMBER (ONE)
Yell it loud yell it proud yell W-Y-H-S
When I say NUMBER, you say ONE
NUMBER (ONE) NUMBER (ONE)
When I say RED you say WHITE
RED (WHITE) RED (WHITE)
When I say WIN you say TONIGHT
WIN (TONIGHT) WIN (TONIGHT)
Number One, Red and white, win tonight, alright, alright (rhythm)
Number One, Red and white, win tonight, alright, alright!
When I say RED you say WHITE
RED (WHITE) RED (WHITE)
When I say WIN you say TONIGHT
WIN (TONIGHT) WIN (TONIGHT)
Red, white, win tonight, boogie down, alright, alright (rhythm)
Red, white, win tonight, boogie down, alright, alright!
2 bits 4 bits 6 bits a dollar, all for WEST stand up and holler
Come out let’s here you shout
GO X BIG X RED X
Hey wolverines
Get on your feet
And listen to the rhythm
Of the wolverine beat
It goes: stomp stomp hit clap - stomp clap clap - stomp hit - stomp clap - stomp clap clap!
Join us! ##*X #XX #*#X #XX
(Louder!) (Faster!) (Last time!)
We’ve got spirit yes we do! (We’ve got spirit how ‘bout you?!) repeat
What about, what about,
What about a color shout?
RED and WHITE
RED, RED, and WHITE! (Continue)
Our team is what? (Red Hot!)
Our team is what? (Red Hot!)
Our team is R-E-D red H-O-T hot
Once we start we can’t be stopped
Oh yeah XX XX
Uh huh! XX XX
Our team is what? (Red Hot!)
Our team is what? (Red Hot!)
Our team is R-E-D red H-O-T
Red hot the team that can’t be beat!
Oh yeah XX XX
Uh huh! XX XX
Hey Wolverine fans in the stands,
Let me hear you clap your hands XXXXXXX
Now that you’ve got the beat
Let me see you stomp your feet ########
Now that you’ve got the groove
Let me see your body move
Oo ahh ahh ahh oo ahh ahh ahh oo ahh ahh ahh oo
One more time!
Oo ahh ahh ahh oo ahh ahh ahh oo ahh ahh ahh oo
Free Throws for Them
R-E
R-E-B
R-E-B-O-U-N-D
Rebound XXX
Wolverines XXX
Rebound XXX
Wolverines XXX
Rebound the basket ball
Rebound that ball X
Free Throws for Us
1. S-I-N-K Sink it _(name)_, sink it!
2. We want another one
Just like the other one!
Shoot that ball!
1. The hoop is open!
The net is hot!
Make that shot! (Rhythm)
2. Up, up, and in!
1. Genie, Genie on that rim
Please let that ball go in!
Swish! XXX Swish!
2. Genie, Genie grant my wish
Let me hear that ball go
Swish! XXX Swish!
Offense
Basket, Wolverines! Basket! XX
2! 2! We want 2! XXXXX
Yes! Yes! Yes we do! XXXXX
3! 3! We want 3! XXXXX
2! 2! 2 will do! XXXXX
Dribble that ball on down the court
And shoot XX for 2 XX
Take it to the hoop XX
And score 2 more XX
Dribble dribble XX
Shoot shoot XX
Take that ball XX
To the hoop XX
S-C-O-R-E score 2 more (rhythm)
We want a basket XXXXX
Dribble down the court XX
Don’t stop short XX
Shoot that ball, let’s win it all!
Red white XX
Let’s score XX
We want XX
Two more XX
Basket! Basket! We want a basket! (Rhythm)
Dribble it, Pass it!
We want a basket! (Rhythm)
The hoop is open!
The net is hot!
Make that shot! (Rhythm)
Run run run the floor!
Raist raise raise the score!
Run the floor!
Raise the score!
2 points more! (Rhythm)
It’s hot, it’s hot, it’s hot in here!
There must be wolverines in the atmosphere! (Rhythm)
Defense
Get that ball back
Get that ball back XXX
D-E-F-E-N-S-E
De(#)-fense(X) that(#) ball(#) X
D-E-F-E-N-S-E (X)
Defense Wolverines! Defense! X
# X # # X Get that Ball Back
Defense take that ball away
Take it away! X
Take it away, take it away!
Defense, take that ball away!
I said take, take, take that ball away!
Get that ball defense(X)
Get that ball X
Take it away defense
Take it away! XX
Get tough, get mean, lets show, some steam! I said get tough… (Rhythm)
D-D-D Defense
F-I-G-H-T fight wolverines fight! (Rhythm)
Come on West You can do it!
Put a little power to it! (Rhythm)
When we score:
That’s what we like to see! XXXX-XX
That’s our senior! XXXXX
When they score:
That’s ok, that’s alright,
Go out there and fight X fight X fight! XX
Anytime:
Pump! Now pump it up!
Pump that wolverine spirit up! (Rhythm)
Go fight win Wolverines(X)
Go fight win! X
Wolverines unite X
Fight Wolverines Fight! X
Be aggressive
B-E aggressive
B-E-A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E (Rhythm)
A-W-E-S-O-M-E
Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! are we!
1. You have to WIN to GO!
You have to GO to FIGHT!
You have to WIN GO FIGHT!
2.You have to FIGHT to WIN!
You have to WIN to GO!
You have to FIGHT WIN GO!
3. You have to GO to FIGHT!
You have to FIGHT to WIN!
You have to GO FIGHT WIN!
When we are winning:
V, V-I, V-I-C-T-O-R-Y
Split the V, Dot the I, Rock that C-T-O-R-Y
We are Number one yeah we are number one! XXX
Wolverines we can’t be beat (*X$X*$X)
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire!
We don’t need no water let the spirit rise higher! (Rhythm)
We are number
ONE! We are Big Red
TWO! A little bit louder
THREE! I still can’t hear you (Repeat)
When we win:
We are proud of you
Yeah we are proud of you XXX
We made it to the top
We’re solid as a rock
We made it to the top
Because we’re hot! Hot! Hot!
Start of Game
Jump! Jump! Sky high!
Tip it to the WEST side!
J-U-M-P Jump WEST jump
Jump WEST
Jump high!
Other Cheerleaders:
H-E-L-L-O That’s the way we say hello!
Hello! Hey! Hey! Hello! XXX
Hi, Wolverine Fans! This is ____.
Crowd Cheers (Time-Outs/Quarters)
We’ve XX got XX spirit XX hey XX S-P-I-R-I-T- spirit XX
Go Big Red X
Wolverines in the house yell GO BIG RED!
Wolverines XX
W-Y-H-S X (clap on S)
W-I-N X fight to win X
Let’s Get fired up XXXXX (we are fired up)
Clap your hands XXX Stomp your feet ### West Wolverines can’t be beat
When I say NUMBER you say ONE
NUMBER (ONE) NUMBER (ONE)
Yell it loud yell it proud yell W-Y-H-S
When I say NUMBER, you say ONE
NUMBER (ONE) NUMBER (ONE)
When I say RED you say WHITE
RED (WHITE) RED (WHITE)
When I say WIN you say TONIGHT
WIN (TONIGHT) WIN (TONIGHT)
Number One, Red and white, win tonight, alright, alright (rhythm)
Number One, Red and white, win tonight, alright, alright!
When I say RED you say WHITE
RED (WHITE) RED (WHITE)
When I say WIN you say TONIGHT
WIN (TONIGHT) WIN (TONIGHT)
Red, white, win tonight, boogie down, alright, alright (rhythm)
Red, white, win tonight, boogie down, alright, alright!
2 bits 4 bits 6 bits a dollar, all for WEST stand up and holler
Come out let’s here you shout
GO X BIG X RED X
Hey wolverines
Get on your feet
And listen to the rhythm
Of the wolverine beat
It goes: stomp stomp hit clap - stomp clap clap - stomp hit - stomp clap - stomp clap clap!
Join us! ##*X #XX #*#X #XX
(Louder!) (Faster!) (Last time!)
We’ve got spirit yes we do! (We’ve got spirit how ‘bout you?!) repeat
What about, what about,
What about a color shout?
RED and WHITE
RED, RED, and WHITE! (Continue)
Our team is what? (Red Hot!)
Our team is what? (Red Hot!)
Our team is R-E-D red H-O-T hot
Once we start we can’t be stopped
Oh yeah XX XX
Uh huh! XX XX
Our team is what? (Red Hot!)
Our team is what? (Red Hot!)
Our team is R-E-D red H-O-T
Red hot the team that can’t be beat!
Oh yeah XX XX
Uh huh! XX XX
Hey Wolverine fans in the stands,
Let me hear you clap your hands XXXXXXX
Now that you’ve got the beat
Let me see you stomp your feet ########
Now that you’ve got the groove
Let me see your body move
Oo ahh ahh ahh oo ahh ahh ahh oo ahh ahh ahh oo
One more time!
Oo ahh ahh ahh oo ahh ahh ahh oo ahh ahh ahh oo
Free Throws for Them
R-E
R-E-B
R-E-B-O-U-N-D
Rebound XXX
Wolverines XXX
Rebound XXX
Wolverines XXX
Rebound the basket ball
Rebound that ball X
Free Throws for Us
1. S-I-N-K Sink it _(name)_, sink it!
2. We want another one
Just like the other one!
Shoot that ball!
1. The hoop is open!
The net is hot!
Make that shot! (Rhythm)
2. Up, up, and in!
1. Genie, Genie on that rim
Please let that ball go in!
Swish! XXX Swish!
2. Genie, Genie grant my wish
Let me hear that ball go
Swish! XXX Swish!
Offense
Basket, Wolverines! Basket! XX
2! 2! We want 2! XXXXX
Yes! Yes! Yes we do! XXXXX
3! 3! We want 3! XXXXX
2! 2! 2 will do! XXXXX
Dribble that ball on down the court
And shoot XX for 2 XX
Take it to the hoop XX
And score 2 more XX
Dribble dribble XX
Shoot shoot XX
Take that ball XX
To the hoop XX
S-C-O-R-E score 2 more (rhythm)
We want a basket XXXXX
Dribble down the court XX
Don’t stop short XX
Shoot that ball, let’s win it all!
Red white XX
Let’s score XX
We want XX
Two more XX
Basket! Basket! We want a basket! (Rhythm)
Dribble it, Pass it!
We want a basket! (Rhythm)
The hoop is open!
The net is hot!
Make that shot! (Rhythm)
Run run run the floor!
Raist raise raise the score!
Run the floor!
Raise the score!
2 points more! (Rhythm)
It’s hot, it’s hot, it’s hot in here!
There must be wolverines in the atmosphere! (Rhythm)
Defense
Get that ball back
Get that ball back XXX
D-E-F-E-N-S-E
De(#)-fense(X) that(#) ball(#) X
D-E-F-E-N-S-E (X)
Defense Wolverines! Defense! X
# X # # X Get that Ball Back
Defense take that ball away
Take it away! X
Take it away, take it away!
Defense, take that ball away!
I said take, take, take that ball away!
Get that ball defense(X)
Get that ball X
Take it away defense
Take it away! XX
Get tough, get mean, lets show, some steam! I said get tough… (Rhythm)
D-D-D Defense
F-I-G-H-T fight wolverines fight! (Rhythm)
Come on West You can do it!
Put a little power to it! (Rhythm)
When we score:
That’s what we like to see! XXXX-XX
That’s our senior! XXXXX
When they score:
That’s ok, that’s alright,
Go out there and fight X fight X fight! XX
Anytime:
Pump! Now pump it up!
Pump that wolverine spirit up! (Rhythm)
Go fight win Wolverines(X)
Go fight win! X
Wolverines unite X
Fight Wolverines Fight! X
Be aggressive
B-E aggressive
B-E-A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E (Rhythm)
A-W-E-S-O-M-E
Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! are we!
1. You have to WIN to GO!
You have to GO to FIGHT!
You have to WIN GO FIGHT!
2.You have to FIGHT to WIN!
You have to WIN to GO!
You have to FIGHT WIN GO!
3. You have to GO to FIGHT!
You have to FIGHT to WIN!
You have to GO FIGHT WIN!
When we are winning:
V, V-I, V-I-C-T-O-R-Y
Split the V, Dot the I, Rock that C-T-O-R-Y
We are Number one yeah we are number one! XXX
Wolverines we can’t be beat (*X$X*$X)
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire!
We don’t need no water let the spirit rise higher! (Rhythm)
We are number
ONE! We are Big Red
TWO! A little bit louder
THREE! I still can’t hear you (Repeat)
When we win:
We are proud of you
Yeah we are proud of you XXX
We made it to the top
We’re solid as a rock
We made it to the top
Because we’re hot! Hot! Hot!