Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
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The Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball
program representing the University of Michigan
. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference
in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA). The Wolverines
play home basketball games at the Crisler Arena
in Ann Arbor, Michigan
on the university campus. Michigan has won an NCAA Championship—under coach Steve Fisher
—as well as two National Invitation Tournament
s (NIT) and 12 Big Ten Conference
championships. In addition, it has won an NIT tournament and a Big Ten Conference Tournament that were vacated due to NCAA sanctions. The team is currently coached by John Beilein
.
During the 1990s Michigan endured an NCAA violations scandal
, described as involving one of the largest amounts of illicit money in NCAA history, when Ed Martin loaned Chris Webber
, Robert Traylor
, Louis Bullock
, and Maurice Taylor
a reported total of $616,000. Due to NCAA sanctions, records from the 1992 Final Four
, the 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, and 1998–99 seasons have been vacated. This includes a total of 113 victories and 57 losses, of which 50 wins and 36 losses occurred in conference games. It also includes the following postseason records NCAA: 7–4, NIT: 5–0, and Big Ten Tournament: 4–1. This reflects vacating games played in the 1992 Final Four; the 1997 NIT championship; the 1993, 1996, and 1998 NCAA Tournament appearances; and the 1998 Big Ten Tournament championship. Throughout this article asterisks denote awards, records and honors that have been vacated.
Michigan has had twenty-one All-Americans. Four of these have been consensus All-Americans: Cazzie Russell (two-times), Rickey Green
, Gary Grant
, and Chris Webber
*. Four All-Americans have been at least two-time honorees: Bennie Oosterbaan
, Bill Buntin
, Russell, and Henry Wilmore
. Russell was a three-time All-American. Michigan basketball players have been successful in professional basketball. Fifty have been drafted into the National Basketball Association
(NBA); Twenty of those were first round draft picks, including both Cazzie Russell and Chris Webber
who were drafted first overall. The 1990 NBA Draft
in which Rumeal Robinson
was selected 10th, Loy Vaught
was selected 13th, and Terry Mills
was selected 16th made Michigan one of three schools that has ever had three players selected as NBA first round draft picks in the same draft. Five players have gone on to become NBA champions
and nine have become NBA All-Stars. Rudy Tomjanovich
coached both the 1994
and 1995 NBA Finals Champions
. Not only has Glen Rice
won both an NBA and NCAA championship, he is also one of only nine basketball players to have won a state high school championship, NCAA title and NBA championship.
As a result of public and alumni demand for a basketball team, Michigan fielded a team of members of the then-current student body and achieved a 1–4 record for the 1908–09 season. However, after three years of demanding a basketball program, the student body did not attend the games and the program was terminated due to low attendance. Basketball returned in 1917 in what was considered the inaugural season of varsity
basketball. The team was coached by Elmer Mitchell
who instituted the intramural sports program at Michigan. The team finished 6–12 overall (0–10, Big Ten). The following year Mitchell led the team to a 16–8 (5–5) record.
Mather era (1919–28)
E. J. Mather
coached the team to three Big Nine titles in his nine seasons as coach. After inheriting Mitchell's team, which he led to a 10–13 overall (3–9, Big Ten) record during the 1919–20, he led the team to an 18–4 overall (8–4, Big Ten) record during the 1920–21 season. This 1921 team won its first eight and last eight games to tie the Wisconsin Badgers
and Purdue Boilermakers
for the Big Nine title. The team won back-to-back championships in 1925–26 and 1926–27. The 1926 squad, which was captained
by Richard Doyle who became the team's first All-American, tied with Purdue, the Iowa Hawkeyes
and Indiana Hoosiers
for the conference championship. The 1927 team had a new All-American, Bennie Oosterbaan
, and won the schools first back-to-back championships and first outright championship with a 14–3 overall (10–2, Big Ten) record. Mather died after a lengthy battle with cancer in August 1928.
Veenker era (1928–31)
George F. Veenker
compiled the highest overall and highest Big Ten winning percentages of any coach in school history during his three years as coach. He earned 1st(tied), 3rd and 2nd(tied) finishes during his three seasons, which included the 1928–29 conference championship. During Veenker's first season his team compiled a 13–3 overall (10–2, Big Ten) record to win the conference, and Veenker continues to be the only coach in school history to win a conference championship in his first season. The championship team, which finished tied with Wisconsin, was captained by the schools third All-American Ernie McCoy
. Veenker resigned to become the Iowa State Cyclones football
head coach.
Cappon era (1931–38)
Franklin Cappon
had a long history of association with Michigan athletics starting with his service as a four-time letterman
in football and basketball from 1919 to 1923. In 1928, he became assistant football and basketball coach and in 1929 he served as Fielding H. Yost's assistant Athletic Director. Although the highlight of Cappon's tenure as coach was a 16–4 (9–3) third place 1936–37 Big Ten finish, he coached John Townsend
who in his 1937–38 senior season became the last All-American for over a generation (until the arrival of Cazzie Russell). The team finished third in two other seasons with less impressive records (1932–33 10–8 overall (8–4, Big Ten) and 1935–36 15–5 overall (7–5, Big Ten)), and Cappon's overall record was 78–57 overall (44–40, Big Ten). A notable captain during the Cappon era was 1933–34 captain Ted Petoskey
, a two-time football
All-American end
and eventual Major League Baseball
player.
Oosterbaan era (1938–46)
In 1938 Michigan coaching duties were assumed by one of its greatest athletes. Bennie Oosterbaan
had been an All-American in both football and basketball and held various coaching positions at Michigan in both of those sports as well as baseball
. In basketball, he implemented a fast-paced attack as coach, and his teams' best overall record was 13–7 in 1939–40. That season he tied with his final season for his best Big Ten record at 6–6. He resigned after eight seasons to concentrate on his football coaching duties.
Cowles era (1946–48)
Under Ozzie Cowles, during the 1947–48 season, Michigan ended the longest (19 years) consecutive year period without a conference championship in school history. They also became the first contestants in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament during Cowles second of two seasons. The 1947–48 team posted a 16–6 overall (10–2, Big Ten) record. This team also posted the first undefeated home performance in school history with a 9–0 overall (6–0, Big Ten) record.
McCoy era (1948–52)
Ernie McCoy
became the second former All-American Wolverine player to coach the team. Like Oosterbaan before him, he became a football and baseball coach at Michigan. He also served as assistant Athletic Director under Fritz Crisler
. During his four seasons as basketball coach, Michigan's best finish was during the 1948–49 season when they finished 15–6 overall (7–5, Big Ten) and earned a third place Big Ten Conference finish. He coached Michigan's first All-Big Ten basketball players that season in Pete Elliot and captain Bob Harrison who were both selected to the first team. Harrison returned the following season as the first repeat first-team All-Big Ten basketball player and Elliot was a second-team honoree. McCoy served as a football scout
at the same time.
Perigo era (1952–60)
Bill Perigo took over the Michigan coaching job after having served three seasons as Western Michigan
basketball coach. Despite previous success as a conference basketball champion coach at Western and subsequent success as a Michigan High School Athletic Association
(MHSAA) champion basketball coach, his Michigan teams endured several mediocre season. His best Big Ten records came in 1956–57 and 1958–59 when his teams compiled 8–6 conference records. The latter team was tied for second in the conference and was 15–7 overall (8–6, Big Ten). It also had Perigo's only first-team All-Big Ten athlete in M. C. Burton. Team captain and two-time football consensus All-American Ron Kramer
was third-team All-Big Ten in 1957 after being second-team All-Big Ten in both 1955 and 1956.
Strack era (1960–68)
Dave Strack
, a former team 1945–46 captain, had become the freshman basketball team coach in 1948 and later had become a variety assistant to Perigo. He led the team to three consecutive Big Ten Championships from 1963–66 and a third place finish in the 1964 NCAA tournament. During 1964–65 the team compiled a 24–4 overall (13–1, Big Ten) record while completing an undefeated 11–0 overall (7–0, Big Ten) home season. Strack earned United Press International
(UPI) National Coach of the Year
honors. The team ended the season listed number one in both the UPI and Associated Press
(AP) national rankings. He recruited All-Americans Russell and Buntin to anchor his mid-1960s teams. Tomjanovich also became a Wolverine at the end of Strack's career and became second team All-Big Ten in 1968 subsequent later stardom. The 1964 team, which went 23–5 overall (11–3, Big Ten), tied with Ohio State
with sophomore Russell and junior Buntin. In 1965, Buntin became the first Wolverine to be drafted by the NBA. In 1966, Russell led the team to its third straight conference championship and NCAA selection on his way to National Player of the Year honors.
Orr era (1968–80)
In Johnny Orr
's twelve seasons, he twice (1973–74 and 1976–77) earned Big Ten Coach of the Year honors with Big Ten Champions. His teams earned four consecutive NCAA selections from 1974–77. The 25–7 overall (14–4, Big Ten) 1976 team lost to an undefeated Indiana team in the NCAA championship game, and Orr earned National Association of Basketball Coaches
Coach of the Year honors that season. The 26–4 overall (16–2, Big Ten) 1977 team finished first in both the AP and UPI national rankings, and Orr won Basketball Weekly National Coach of the Year honors. During Orr's tenure, six players earned a total of seven All-American recognitions, which is the most of any Michigan coach. Steve Grote became Michigan's only three-time first-team Academic All-American from 1975–77 and with a second team All Big Ten as well as three honorable mentions was the first four-time All-Big Ten honoree.
Frieder era (1980–89)
Bill Frieder
, who had been an assistant coach for seven years, took over from Orr in 1980. He coached the school's first post-season basketball champions during the 1983–84 season and the following two teams were back-to-back conference champions. The 1983–84 team compiled a 24–9 overall (11–7, Big Ten) record on their way to a NIT championship victory over Notre Dame
. The 1984–85 team went 26–4 overall (16–2, Big Ten), which earned Frieder Big Ten and AP national Coach of the Year honors. The 1985–86 team, which finished 28–5 overall (14–4, Big Ten), started the season with sixteen victories to make a total of thirty-three consecutive regular season victories. Frieder earned six consecutive NCAA births. Roy Tarpley led the 1985 team as Big Ten MVP. Frieder resigned, upon request, immediately prior to the 1989 NCAA tournament to assume the coaching job for the Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team.
Fisher era (1989–97)
Steve Fisher
assumed the coaching position immediately before the 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament from Frieder after having served and led the team to six straight victories and the championship. Fisher also signed the most famous recruiting class known as the Fab Five
(Webber, Juwan Howard
, Jalen Rose
, Jimmy King
and Ray Jackson
). He would take these players to the NCAA championship game as Freshmen and Sophomores. In their sophomore 1992–93 season they compiled a 31–5 overall (15–3, Big Ten) record, which has since been forfeited. Fisher also won the 1997 NIT tournament with a team that compiled a 25–9 overall (11–5) record. Many of Fisher's accomplishments were tarnished by NCAA sanctions. He left the job due to the University of Michigan basketball scandal
.
Ellerbe era (1997–2001)
Brian Ellerbe
assumed the title of interim coach less than five months after becoming an assistant coach. He was named full-time coach following the 25–9 (11–5) 1997–98 season in which he led the team to victories over Iowa, Minnesota
and Purdue to capture the Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
championship. His subsequent teams never finished better than seventh in the conference.
Amaker era (2001– 07)
Tommy Amaker
inherited a team that imposed sanctions on itself after his first year at the helm of the program. Nonetheless, he coached the team to the postseason three times including both an NIT championship in 2004 and a runner-up finish in 2006. During the 2005– 06, when the team compiled a 22–11 overall (8–8, Big Ten) record, he led them to their first national ranking in eight years when they reached the #20 position. Despite his successes, the team never won a Big Ten Championship and never made the NCAA tournament, which led to his firing after six seasons.
Beilein era (2007–present)
John Beilein
's 10–22 overall (5–13, Big Ten) inaugural season featured the most losses in Michigan's history and ended with a March 14, 2008 performance that was the Big Ten Conference Tournament's lowest until 2011. However, in Beilein's second season, the team posted impressive non-conference victories over top-five ranked opponents UCLA and Duke. Beilein led Michigan to the 2009 NCAA Tournament, its first appearance since 1998 and the first that was not vacated since 1995. After upsetting Clemson
in the first round, the Wolverines were eliminated by Oklahoma
in Round 2 by a final score of 73-63. Following a disappointing 15-17 season in 2009-10, the Wolverines bounced back to return to the NCAA Tournament in 2011, advancing to the round of 32 before losing to top-seeded Duke
, 73-71. The 2010-11 Wolverines, who swept rival Michigan State for the first time since 1997, finished the season 21-14.
Current through November 24, 2010
and 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
as freshmen and sophomores, for having started the trend of wearing baggy gym shorts
, which was later popularized by Michael Jordan
, and for wearing black athletic socks. Due to the Ed Martin scandal
, the records from their 1992 Final Four appearance and the entire following season have been forfeited. Although Webber was the only member of the Fab Five officially implicated with the scandal, the reputation of the whole group has been tarnished. Webber (1993*), Howard (1994) and Rose (1992, 1994) were college basketball All-Americans. and both King (1995 3rd team and 1993 & 1994 honorable mention) and Jackson (1995 2nd team & 1994 honorable mention) achieved All-Big Ten honors. All but Jackson played in the NBA. They were the subject of Mitch Albom
's book entitled Fab Five: Basketball, Trash Talk, the American Dream, which at one point was under development by Fox Television as a made-for-television movie. In March 2011 ESPN
broadcast a documentary, Fab Five
, that was the network's highest-rated in its history.
the Big Ten Conference, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Federal Bureau of Investigation
, Internal Revenue Service
, and United States Department of Justice
investigated the relationship between the University of Michigan
, its men's basketball teams and basketball team booster Ed Martin. The program was punished for NCAA rules violations, principally involving payments booster Martin made to several players to launder money
from an illegal gambling
operation. It is one of the largest incidents involving payments to college athletes in American collegiate history. It was described as one of the three or first violations of NCAA bylaw
s in history up to that time by the NCAA infractions committee chairman and the largest athlete payment scandal ever by ESPN
.
The case began when the investigation of an automobile rollover accident during Mateen Cleaves
' 1996 Michigan Wolverines
recruiting trip revealed a curious relationship between Martin and the team. Several Michigan basketball players were implicated over the next few years and by 1999 several were called before a federal grand jury. Four eventual professional basketball players (Chris Webber
, Maurice Taylor
, Robert Traylor
and Louis Bullock
) were discovered to have borrowed a total of $616,000 from Martin. During the investigation, Webber claimed not to have had any financial relationship with Martin. Eventually he confessed to having accepted some of the money he was charged with having borrowed. For his perjury
during a federal grand jury investigation, he was both fined in the legal system and briefly suspended by National Basketball Association
after performing public service.
In 2002, the University punished itself when it became apparent that its players were guilty by declaring itself ineligible for post season play immediately, returning post season play monetary rewards, vacating five seasons of games, removing commemorative banners, and placing itself on a two year probation. The following year, the NCAA accepted these punishments, doubled both the probation period and the post-season ineligibility, penalized the school one scholarship for four seasons, and ordered disassociation from the four guilty players until 2012. The additional year of post-season ineligibility was overturned on appeal.
The punishment cost the 17–13 2002–03 team its post-season eligibility, cost past teams the 1997 National Invitation Tournament
and the 1998 Big Ten Tournament
championships as well as 1992
and 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
Final Four recognition. It cost Chris Webber his All-American 1993 honors, Traylor his MVP awards in the 1997 NIT and 1998 Big Ten Tournament, as well as Bullock's standing as the school's third all-time leading scorer and all-time leader in 3-point field goals. Steve Fisher
lost his job as Michigan head coach
as a result of the scandal.
, NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player
, Chicago Tribune Big Ten Player of the Year
, All-American, and NCAA Walter Byers Scholar Athlete of the Year.
Naismith National Player of the Year
NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player
National Invitation Tournament MVP
Chicago Tribune Big Ten Player of the Year
All-Americans
Big Ten Freshman of the Year
NCAA Walter Byers Scholar Athlete of the Year
NCAA Tournament Seeding History
The NCAA
began seeding the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament with the 1979 edition
. The 64-team field started in 1985
, which guaranteed that a championship team had to win six games.
was promoted from assistant coach to interim coach to replace Bill Frieder
, who accepted a position to coach Arizona State. Michigan Athletic Director
Bo Schembechler
told Frieder not to bother showing up for the tournament once he announced he had accepted the job. The team started as the #3 seed in the Southeast Regional in Atlanta, Georgia
where they defeated Xavier
and South Alabama
. In the Sweet Sixteen round at Lexington, Kentucky
, Michigan met the same North Carolina
team that had eliminated them from the tournament in the prior two seasons. After overcoming the Tar Heels, Michigan proceeded to record their greatest margin of victory in NCAA basketball history in a 102–65 victory over Virginia
. In the Final Four at Seattle, Washington
, Michigan was paired with Illinois
who had beaten Michigan twice during the 1988–89 regular season include the final one. In the close contest a Sean Higgins
shot at the end of the game provided the Wolverines with an 83–81 victory. In the championship game against Seton Hall
Michigan took a 37–32 halftime lead, but the teams were tied at 71 at the end of regulation. Rumeal Robinson
sank two free throws with three seconds left for the overtime victory. Glen Rice
totaled an NCAA Championship Tournament-record 184 points and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
championship game between Michigan and North Carolina included one of the most memorable plays in basketball history according to the New York Times. With 11 seconds to play and Michigan trailing by two points with no timeouts remaining, Chris Webber called timeout leading to a technical foul
and loss of possession. Michigan went on to lose by a 77–71 margin.
appearances, Michigan is 25*–7 (20–7) overall all-time and 3*–1 (2–1) in the championship game. 16*–0 (14–0) at Crisler Arena and 8*–2 (6–2) at Madison Square Garden
. The 1997 tournament was forfeited due to NCAA sanctions. In five* (four) visits to Madison Square Garden, Michigan has won its first game each time.
appearances. Michigan won the inaugural tournament, but vacated this victory due to NCAA sanctions.
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
Tournament records
Selected former NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Tournament records
National statistical champions:
Selected notable statistics:
Current Big Ten records:
Selected former Big Ten records:
Big Ten statistical champions (individual):
Big Ten statistical champions (team, conference games only):
Rankings
The following table summarizes Michigan history in the AP Poll
:
College basketball
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program representing the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
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in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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(NCAA). The Wolverines
Michigan Wolverines
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play home basketball games at the Crisler Arena
Crisler Arena
Crisler Arena, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, is the home arena for the University of Michigan men's and women's basketball teams. Constructed in 1967, the arena seats 13,751 spectators. It is named for Herbert O...
in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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on the university campus. Michigan has won an NCAA Championship—under coach Steve Fisher
Steve Fisher
Steve Fisher is an American college basketball coach currently at San Diego State University.Fisher attended Illinois State University, where he helped lead the Redbirds to the 1967 Division II Final Four. After school, he became a high school coach in Park Forest, Illinois. In 1979, he accepted...
—as well as two National Invitation Tournament
National Invitation Tournament
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s (NIT) and 12 Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
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championships. In addition, it has won an NIT tournament and a Big Ten Conference Tournament that were vacated due to NCAA sanctions. The team is currently coached by John Beilein
John Beilein
John Beilein is an American college basketball coach and current men's basketball head coach at the University of Michigan. He is the 16th head coach of the Michigan Wolverines. The 2010–11 season was his fourth at Michigan, with whom he has a six-year contract...
.
During the 1990s Michigan endured an NCAA violations scandal
University of Michigan basketball scandal
The University of Michigan basketball scandal or Ed Martin scandal was a six-year investigation of the relationship between the University of Michigan, its men's basketball teams and basketball team booster Ed Martin...
, described as involving one of the largest amounts of illicit money in NCAA history, when Ed Martin loaned Chris Webber
Chris Webber
Mayce Edward Christopher "Chris" Webber, III , nicknamed C-Webb, is a retired American professional basketball player. He is a five-time NBA All-Star, a former All-NBA First Teamer, a former NBA Rookie of the Year, and a former #1 overall NBA Draftee...
, Robert Traylor
Robert Traylor
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, Louis Bullock
Louis Bullock
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, and Maurice Taylor
Maurice Taylor
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a reported total of $616,000. Due to NCAA sanctions, records from the 1992 Final Four
Final four
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, the 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, and 1998–99 seasons have been vacated. This includes a total of 113 victories and 57 losses, of which 50 wins and 36 losses occurred in conference games. It also includes the following postseason records NCAA: 7–4, NIT: 5–0, and Big Ten Tournament: 4–1. This reflects vacating games played in the 1992 Final Four; the 1997 NIT championship; the 1993, 1996, and 1998 NCAA Tournament appearances; and the 1998 Big Ten Tournament championship. Throughout this article asterisks denote awards, records and honors that have been vacated.
Michigan has had twenty-one All-Americans. Four of these have been consensus All-Americans: Cazzie Russell (two-times), Rickey Green
Rickey Green
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, Gary Grant
Gary Grant
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, and Chris Webber
Chris Webber
Mayce Edward Christopher "Chris" Webber, III , nicknamed C-Webb, is a retired American professional basketball player. He is a five-time NBA All-Star, a former All-NBA First Teamer, a former NBA Rookie of the Year, and a former #1 overall NBA Draftee...
*. Four All-Americans have been at least two-time honorees: Bennie Oosterbaan
Bennie Oosterbaan
Benjamin Gaylord "Bennie" Oosterbaan was a three-time first team All-American football end for the Michigan Wolverines football team, two-time All-American basketball player for the basketball team and an All-Big Ten Conference baseball player for the baseball team...
, Bill Buntin
Bill Buntin
William L. "Bill" Buntin was an American basketball player. He played collegiately for the University of Michigan and in the NBA....
, Russell, and Henry Wilmore
Henry Wilmore
Henry Wilmore is an American former basketball player who is most known for being an National Collegiate Athletic Association All-American in 1972 while playing for the Michigan Wolverines. He played at the University of Michigan from 1970–71 through 1972–73, scored 1,654 points and grabbed...
. Russell was a three-time All-American. Michigan basketball players have been successful in professional basketball. Fifty have been drafted into the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
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(NBA); Twenty of those were first round draft picks, including both Cazzie Russell and Chris Webber
Chris Webber
Mayce Edward Christopher "Chris" Webber, III , nicknamed C-Webb, is a retired American professional basketball player. He is a five-time NBA All-Star, a former All-NBA First Teamer, a former NBA Rookie of the Year, and a former #1 overall NBA Draftee...
who were drafted first overall. The 1990 NBA Draft
1990 NBA Draft
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in which Rumeal Robinson
Rumeal Robinson
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was selected 10th, Loy Vaught
Loy Vaught
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was selected 13th, and Terry Mills
Terry Mills
Terry Richard Mills is a retired American professional basketball player at the power forward position.After a standout career at Romulus High School, Mills was named 1986 Mr. Basketball of Michigan...
was selected 16th made Michigan one of three schools that has ever had three players selected as NBA first round draft picks in the same draft. Five players have gone on to become NBA champions
NBA Finals
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and nine have become NBA All-Stars. Rudy Tomjanovich
Rudy Tomjanovich
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coached both the 1994
1994 NBA Finals
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and 1995 NBA Finals Champions
1995 NBA Finals
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. Not only has Glen Rice
Glen Rice
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won both an NBA and NCAA championship, he is also one of only nine basketball players to have won a state high school championship, NCAA title and NBA championship.
History
Early years (1908–19)As a result of public and alumni demand for a basketball team, Michigan fielded a team of members of the then-current student body and achieved a 1–4 record for the 1908–09 season. However, after three years of demanding a basketball program, the student body did not attend the games and the program was terminated due to low attendance. Basketball returned in 1917 in what was considered the inaugural season of varsity
Varsity team
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basketball. The team was coached by Elmer Mitchell
Elmer Mitchell
Elmer D. Mitchell was an American football and basketball coach in Michigan who is considered the father of intramural sports. He was the first varsity basketball coach at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and the founder of that school's intramural sports program...
who instituted the intramural sports program at Michigan. The team finished 6–12 overall (0–10, Big Ten). The following year Mitchell led the team to a 16–8 (5–5) record.
Mather era (1919–28)
E. J. Mather
E. J. Mather
Edwin J. Mather was an American football and basketball player and coach. He was selected as an All-Western football player while playing for Lake Forest University in 1909 and went on to a coaching career at Lake Forest , Kalamazoo College , the University of Arkansas , and the University of...
coached the team to three Big Nine titles in his nine seasons as coach. After inheriting Mitchell's team, which he led to a 10–13 overall (3–9, Big Ten) record during the 1919–20, he led the team to an 18–4 overall (8–4, Big Ten) record during the 1920–21 season. This 1921 team won its first eight and last eight games to tie the Wisconsin Badgers
Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
The Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team is a NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. Home games are played at the Kohl Center, located on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus in Madison, Wisconsin....
and Purdue Boilermakers
Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
The Purdue Boilermakers basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and is a member of the Big Ten Conference. Purdue basketball holds the record for most Big Ten Championships with 22, along with being the only program in the conference to boast winning records...
for the Big Nine title. The team won back-to-back championships in 1925–26 and 1926–27. The 1926 squad, which was captained
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...
by Richard Doyle who became the team's first All-American, tied with Purdue, the Iowa Hawkeyes
Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
The Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represents the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, as a member of the Big Ten Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. They currently play in 15,500-seat Carver-Hawkeye Arena, along with the school's women's basketball, wrestling, and...
and Indiana Hoosiers
Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
The Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Indiana University . The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the NCAA. The Hoosiers play on Branch McCracken Court at the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana on the IU...
for the conference championship. The 1927 team had a new All-American, Bennie Oosterbaan
Bennie Oosterbaan
Benjamin Gaylord "Bennie" Oosterbaan was a three-time first team All-American football end for the Michigan Wolverines football team, two-time All-American basketball player for the basketball team and an All-Big Ten Conference baseball player for the baseball team...
, and won the schools first back-to-back championships and first outright championship with a 14–3 overall (10–2, Big Ten) record. Mather died after a lengthy battle with cancer in August 1928.
Veenker era (1928–31)
George F. Veenker
George F. Veenker
George Frederick Veenker was an American football and basketball coach. He was the head basketball coach at the University of Michigan from 1928 to 1931 and also served as an assistant football coach at Michigan from 1926 to 1929. From 1931 to 1936, he was the head football coach at Iowa State...
compiled the highest overall and highest Big Ten winning percentages of any coach in school history during his three years as coach. He earned 1st(tied), 3rd and 2nd(tied) finishes during his three seasons, which included the 1928–29 conference championship. During Veenker's first season his team compiled a 13–3 overall (10–2, Big Ten) record to win the conference, and Veenker continues to be the only coach in school history to win a conference championship in his first season. The championship team, which finished tied with Wisconsin, was captained by the schools third All-American Ernie McCoy
Ernie McCoy (athletic director)
Ernest B. "Ernie" McCoy was an All-American basketball player at the University of Michigan from 1927 to 1929. After graduating, he spent his entire professional career in college athletics, serving as the athletic director at Penn State , the athletic director at the University of Miami , and a...
. Veenker resigned to become the Iowa State Cyclones football
Iowa State Cyclones football
The Iowa State Cyclones football team represents Iowa State University in college football. The Cyclones compete in the Big 12 Conference in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. ISU started playing football in 1892, however, it did not become an official sport until 1894...
head coach.
Cappon era (1931–38)
Franklin Cappon
Franklin Cappon
Franklin C. "Cappy" Cappon was a college athlete and coach. He played football and basketball at Phillips University and the University of Michigan and coached basketball and football at Luther College , the University of Kansas , the University of Michigan , and Princeton University .The son of a...
had a long history of association with Michigan athletics starting with his service as a four-time letterman
Varsity letter
A varsity letter is an award earned in the United States for excellence in school activities. A varsity letter signifies that its winner was a qualified varsity team member, awarded after a certain standard was met.- Description :...
in football and basketball from 1919 to 1923. In 1928, he became assistant football and basketball coach and in 1929 he served as Fielding H. Yost's assistant Athletic Director. Although the highlight of Cappon's tenure as coach was a 16–4 (9–3) third place 1936–37 Big Ten finish, he coached John Townsend
John Townsend (basketball)
John Frederick "Jake" Townsend, Sr. was an American basketball forward and center. He was an All-Big Ten player for the University of Michigan from 1936-1938. In 1938, he was named an All-American...
who in his 1937–38 senior season became the last All-American for over a generation (until the arrival of Cazzie Russell). The team finished third in two other seasons with less impressive records (1932–33 10–8 overall (8–4, Big Ten) and 1935–36 15–5 overall (7–5, Big Ten)), and Cappon's overall record was 78–57 overall (44–40, Big Ten). A notable captain during the Cappon era was 1933–34 captain Ted Petoskey
Ted Petoskey
Frederick Lee "Ted" Petoskey was a three-sport athlete at the University of Michigan, a Major League Baseball player, a collegiate coach in three sports and an athletic director....
, a two-time football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
All-American end
End (football)
An end in American football is a player who lines up at either end of the line of scrimmage. Rules state that a legal offensive formation must always consist of seven players on the line of scrimmage. An end who lines up close to the offensive line is known as a tight end, while one who lines up...
and eventual Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player.
Oosterbaan era (1938–46)
In 1938 Michigan coaching duties were assumed by one of its greatest athletes. Bennie Oosterbaan
Bennie Oosterbaan
Benjamin Gaylord "Bennie" Oosterbaan was a three-time first team All-American football end for the Michigan Wolverines football team, two-time All-American basketball player for the basketball team and an All-Big Ten Conference baseball player for the baseball team...
had been an All-American in both football and basketball and held various coaching positions at Michigan in both of those sports as well as baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
. In basketball, he implemented a fast-paced attack as coach, and his teams' best overall record was 13–7 in 1939–40. That season he tied with his final season for his best Big Ten record at 6–6. He resigned after eight seasons to concentrate on his football coaching duties.
Cowles era (1946–48)
Under Ozzie Cowles, during the 1947–48 season, Michigan ended the longest (19 years) consecutive year period without a conference championship in school history. They also became the first contestants in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament during Cowles second of two seasons. The 1947–48 team posted a 16–6 overall (10–2, Big Ten) record. This team also posted the first undefeated home performance in school history with a 9–0 overall (6–0, Big Ten) record.
McCoy era (1948–52)
Ernie McCoy
Ernie McCoy (athletic director)
Ernest B. "Ernie" McCoy was an All-American basketball player at the University of Michigan from 1927 to 1929. After graduating, he spent his entire professional career in college athletics, serving as the athletic director at Penn State , the athletic director at the University of Miami , and a...
became the second former All-American Wolverine player to coach the team. Like Oosterbaan before him, he became a football and baseball coach at Michigan. He also served as assistant Athletic Director under Fritz Crisler
Fritz Crisler
Herbert Orin "Fritz" Crisler was an American football coach who is best known as "the father of two-platoon football," an innovation in which separate units of players were used for offense and defense. Crisler developed two-platoon football while serving as head coach at the University of...
. During his four seasons as basketball coach, Michigan's best finish was during the 1948–49 season when they finished 15–6 overall (7–5, Big Ten) and earned a third place Big Ten Conference finish. He coached Michigan's first All-Big Ten basketball players that season in Pete Elliot and captain Bob Harrison who were both selected to the first team. Harrison returned the following season as the first repeat first-team All-Big Ten basketball player and Elliot was a second-team honoree. McCoy served as a football scout
Scout (sport)
In professional sports, scouts are trained talent evaluators who travel extensively for the purposes of watching athletes play their chosen sports and determining whether their set of skills and talents represent what is needed by the scout's organization...
at the same time.
Perigo era (1952–60)
Bill Perigo took over the Michigan coaching job after having served three seasons as Western Michigan
Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball
The Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school's team competes in the Mid-American Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2004...
basketball coach. Despite previous success as a conference basketball champion coach at Western and subsequent success as a Michigan High School Athletic Association
Michigan High School Athletic Association
-About:The Michigan High School Athletic Association is a service organization for high school sports in Michigan and is headquartered in East Lansing...
(MHSAA) champion basketball coach, his Michigan teams endured several mediocre season. His best Big Ten records came in 1956–57 and 1958–59 when his teams compiled 8–6 conference records. The latter team was tied for second in the conference and was 15–7 overall (8–6, Big Ten). It also had Perigo's only first-team All-Big Ten athlete in M. C. Burton. Team captain and two-time football consensus All-American Ron Kramer
Ron Kramer
Ronald J. Kramer was a multi-sport college athlete and professional American football player. Before embarking on a career in the National Football League, he lettered in football, basketball, and track at the University of Michigan in the 1950s...
was third-team All-Big Ten in 1957 after being second-team All-Big Ten in both 1955 and 1956.
Strack era (1960–68)
Dave Strack
Dave Strack
Dave Strack is a former university athletic director for the University of Arizona and and head basketball coach of the University of Michigan. He is an inductee of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.-Early life:Strack grew up in Indiana...
, a former team 1945–46 captain, had become the freshman basketball team coach in 1948 and later had become a variety assistant to Perigo. He led the team to three consecutive Big Ten Championships from 1963–66 and a third place finish in the 1964 NCAA tournament. During 1964–65 the team compiled a 24–4 overall (13–1, Big Ten) record while completing an undefeated 11–0 overall (7–0, Big Ten) home season. Strack earned United Press International
United Press International
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(UPI) National Coach of the Year
UPI College Basketball Coach of the Year
The UPI College Basketball Coach of the Year was an annual basketball award given to the best men's basketball head coach in NCAA Division I competition. The award was first given following the 1954–55 season and was discontinued following the 1995–96 season...
honors. The team ended the season listed number one in both the UPI and Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
(AP) national rankings. He recruited All-Americans Russell and Buntin to anchor his mid-1960s teams. Tomjanovich also became a Wolverine at the end of Strack's career and became second team All-Big Ten in 1968 subsequent later stardom. The 1964 team, which went 23–5 overall (11–3, Big Ten), tied with Ohio State
Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
The Lucas Sapp men's basketball team represents The Ohio State University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. The Buckeyes are a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes won their only National Championship in 1960 and have made a total of 21 NCAA Tournament appearances...
with sophomore Russell and junior Buntin. In 1965, Buntin became the first Wolverine to be drafted by the NBA. In 1966, Russell led the team to its third straight conference championship and NCAA selection on his way to National Player of the Year honors.
Orr era (1968–80)
In Johnny Orr
Johnny Orr
John M. "Johnny" Orr is a retired American basketball player and coach, best known as the head coach of men's basketball at the University of Michigan and at Iowa State University.-Life as a player:...
's twelve seasons, he twice (1973–74 and 1976–77) earned Big Ten Coach of the Year honors with Big Ten Champions. His teams earned four consecutive NCAA selections from 1974–77. The 25–7 overall (14–4, Big Ten) 1976 team lost to an undefeated Indiana team in the NCAA championship game, and Orr earned National Association of Basketball Coaches
National Association of Basketball Coaches
The National Association of Basketball Coaches , headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, is an American organization of college men's basketball coaches...
Coach of the Year honors that season. The 26–4 overall (16–2, Big Ten) 1977 team finished first in both the AP and UPI national rankings, and Orr won Basketball Weekly National Coach of the Year honors. During Orr's tenure, six players earned a total of seven All-American recognitions, which is the most of any Michigan coach. Steve Grote became Michigan's only three-time first-team Academic All-American from 1975–77 and with a second team All Big Ten as well as three honorable mentions was the first four-time All-Big Ten honoree.
Frieder era (1980–89)
Bill Frieder
Bill Frieder
Bill Frieder is a former basketball coach at the University of Michigan and Arizona State University . Just before the 1989 NCAA Tournament, Frieder announced that he would leave Michigan for Arizona State at the end of the season...
, who had been an assistant coach for seven years, took over from Orr in 1980. He coached the school's first post-season basketball champions during the 1983–84 season and the following two teams were back-to-back conference champions. The 1983–84 team compiled a 24–9 overall (11–7, Big Ten) record on their way to a NIT championship victory over Notre Dame
Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States. The program competes in the Big East Conference of NCAA Division I. The school holds two national championships in...
. The 1984–85 team went 26–4 overall (16–2, Big Ten), which earned Frieder Big Ten and AP national Coach of the Year honors. The 1985–86 team, which finished 28–5 overall (14–4, Big Ten), started the season with sixteen victories to make a total of thirty-three consecutive regular season victories. Frieder earned six consecutive NCAA births. Roy Tarpley led the 1985 team as Big Ten MVP. Frieder resigned, upon request, immediately prior to the 1989 NCAA tournament to assume the coaching job for the Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team.
Fisher era (1989–97)
Steve Fisher
Steve Fisher
Steve Fisher is an American college basketball coach currently at San Diego State University.Fisher attended Illinois State University, where he helped lead the Redbirds to the 1967 Division II Final Four. After school, he became a high school coach in Park Forest, Illinois. In 1979, he accepted...
assumed the coaching position immediately before the 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament from Frieder after having served and led the team to six straight victories and the championship. Fisher also signed the most famous recruiting class known as the Fab Five
Fab Five (University of Michigan)
The Fab Five was the nickname for a 1991 University of Michigan men's basketball team recruitment class that is considered by some to be "the greatest class ever recruited." The class consisted of Detroit natives Chris Webber and Jalen Rose, Chicago native Juwan Howard, and Texas high school...
(Webber, Juwan Howard
Juwan Howard
Juwan Antonio Howard is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association . The Heat were his eighth different NBA team. He was drafted fifth overall in the 1994 NBA Draft by the Washington Bullets...
, Jalen Rose
Jalen Rose
Jalen Anthony Rose is a retired American professional basketball player, who currently works as a sports analyst for the sports television network ESPN...
, Jimmy King
Jimmy King
Jimmy Hal King is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.-College career:He was part of the famed University of Michigan Wolverines Fab Five along with Ray Jackson, current NBA player Juwan Howard, and former NBA players Chris Webber and Jalen Rose, that reached the 1992 and...
and Ray Jackson
Ray Jackson
Ray Jackson is a retired American college and professional basketball player. He was part of the famed University of Michigan Wolverines Fab Five along with former NBA players Chris Webber, Jimmy King, Jalen Rose and current NBA player Juwan Howard that reached the 1992 & 1993 NCAA Men's Division...
). He would take these players to the NCAA championship game as Freshmen and Sophomores. In their sophomore 1992–93 season they compiled a 31–5 overall (15–3, Big Ten) record, which has since been forfeited. Fisher also won the 1997 NIT tournament with a team that compiled a 25–9 overall (11–5) record. Many of Fisher's accomplishments were tarnished by NCAA sanctions. He left the job due to the University of Michigan basketball scandal
University of Michigan basketball scandal
The University of Michigan basketball scandal or Ed Martin scandal was a six-year investigation of the relationship between the University of Michigan, its men's basketball teams and basketball team booster Ed Martin...
.
Ellerbe era (1997–2001)
Brian Ellerbe
Brian Ellerbe
Brian Hersholt Ellerbe is an American basketball coach, currently an assistant at DePaul.The Seat Pleasant, Maryland native served as head men's basketball coach at Loyola-Maryland from 1994 to 1997, and then at the University of Michigan from 1997 to 2001, where he posted a 62-60 record...
assumed the title of interim coach less than five months after becoming an assistant coach. He was named full-time coach following the 25–9 (11–5) 1997–98 season in which he led the team to victories over Iowa, Minnesota
Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
The Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represents the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Golden Gophers have played in the Big Ten since the conference began sponsoring basketball in 1905...
and Purdue to capture the Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament is held annually at the end of the men's college basketball regular season. The tournament has been played each year since 1998. The winner of the tournament is designated the Big Ten Tournament Champion, and receives the conference's automatic...
championship. His subsequent teams never finished better than seventh in the conference.
Amaker era (2001– 07)
Tommy Amaker
Tommy Amaker
Harold Tommy Amaker is the current head coach of the Harvard University men's basketball team. He has also served as head basketball coach for the University of Michigan men's basketball team and at Seton Hall University. He played point guard and later served as an assistant coach at Duke...
inherited a team that imposed sanctions on itself after his first year at the helm of the program. Nonetheless, he coached the team to the postseason three times including both an NIT championship in 2004 and a runner-up finish in 2006. During the 2005– 06, when the team compiled a 22–11 overall (8–8, Big Ten) record, he led them to their first national ranking in eight years when they reached the #20 position. Despite his successes, the team never won a Big Ten Championship and never made the NCAA tournament, which led to his firing after six seasons.
Beilein era (2007–present)
John Beilein
John Beilein
John Beilein is an American college basketball coach and current men's basketball head coach at the University of Michigan. He is the 16th head coach of the Michigan Wolverines. The 2010–11 season was his fourth at Michigan, with whom he has a six-year contract...
's 10–22 overall (5–13, Big Ten) inaugural season featured the most losses in Michigan's history and ended with a March 14, 2008 performance that was the Big Ten Conference Tournament's lowest until 2011. However, in Beilein's second season, the team posted impressive non-conference victories over top-five ranked opponents UCLA and Duke. Beilein led Michigan to the 2009 NCAA Tournament, its first appearance since 1998 and the first that was not vacated since 1995. After upsetting Clemson
Clemson Tigers
The Clemson Tigers are any team that represents Clemson University as a member of the NCAA's Division I or in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference....
in the first round, the Wolverines were eliminated by Oklahoma
Oklahoma Sooners
The University of Oklahoma features 19 varsity sports teams. Both men's and women's teams are called the Sooners, a nickname given to the early participants in the land rushes which initially opened the Oklahoma Indian Territory to non-native settlement. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A,...
in Round 2 by a final score of 73-63. Following a disappointing 15-17 season in 2009-10, the Wolverines bounced back to return to the NCAA Tournament in 2011, advancing to the round of 32 before losing to top-seeded Duke
Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
The Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team is the college basketball program representing Duke University in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I...
, 73-71. The 2010-11 Wolverines, who swept rival Michigan State for the first time since 1997, finished the season 21-14.
Record against Big Ten opponents
| Opponent | Series record |
|---|---|
| Illinois Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball The Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. Home games are played at Assembly Hall, located on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's campus in Champaign.... |
72–84 |
| Indiana Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball The Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Indiana University . The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the NCAA. The Hoosiers play on Branch McCracken Court at the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana on the IU... |
55–100 |
| Iowa Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball The Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represents the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, as a member of the Big Ten Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. They currently play in 15,500-seat Carver-Hawkeye Arena, along with the school's women's basketball, wrestling, and... |
89–57 |
| Michigan State Michigan State Spartans men's basketball The Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represents Michigan State University and competes in the Big Ten Conference of NCAA Division I. The team currently plays at the Breslin Student Events Center... |
93–74 |
| Minnesota Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball The Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represents the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Golden Gophers have played in the Big Ten since the conference began sponsoring basketball in 1905... |
83–65 |
| Nebraska Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in college basketball. The program saw its first game in 1896 playing 7-on-7 basketball. The first collegiate game was against Nebraska Wesleyan University... |
6–2 |
| Northwestern Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball The Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team representing Northwestern University in the Big Ten Conference. Men's basketball was first introduced at Northwestern in 1901... |
103–56 |
| Ohio State Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball The Lucas Sapp men's basketball team represents The Ohio State University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. The Buckeyes are a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes won their only National Championship in 1960 and have made a total of 21 NCAA Tournament appearances... |
72–96 |
| Penn State | 25–11 |
| Purdue Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball The Purdue Boilermakers basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and is a member of the Big Ten Conference. Purdue basketball holds the record for most Big Ten Championships with 22, along with being the only program in the conference to boast winning records... |
61–83 |
| Wisconsin Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball The Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team is a NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. Home games are played at the Kohl Center, located on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus in Madison, Wisconsin.... |
89–64 |
| Total | 748–692 |
Current through November 24, 2010
Fab Five
The Fab Five, the 1991 recruiting class of five freshman starters, were Chris Webber*, Juwan Howard, Jalen Rose, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson. They were notable for having gone to the championship game of the 19921992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 19, 1992, and ended with the championship game on April 6 in Minneapolis, Minnesota...
and 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 1993, and ended with the championship game on April 5 in New Orleans, Louisiana...
as freshmen and sophomores, for having started the trend of wearing baggy gym shorts
Gym shorts
Gym shorts are an article of clothing typical worn by people when exercising. They are typically made out of fabrics that allow for maximum comfort and ease, such as nylon. Brands such as Nike, Under Armour, and Reebok all make gym shorts. Cotton gym shorts were made popular by a cheerleading brand...
, which was later popularized by Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats...
, and for wearing black athletic socks. Due to the Ed Martin scandal
University of Michigan basketball scandal
The University of Michigan basketball scandal or Ed Martin scandal was a six-year investigation of the relationship between the University of Michigan, its men's basketball teams and basketball team booster Ed Martin...
, the records from their 1992 Final Four appearance and the entire following season have been forfeited. Although Webber was the only member of the Fab Five officially implicated with the scandal, the reputation of the whole group has been tarnished. Webber (1993*), Howard (1994) and Rose (1992, 1994) were college basketball All-Americans. and both King (1995 3rd team and 1993 & 1994 honorable mention) and Jackson (1995 2nd team & 1994 honorable mention) achieved All-Big Ten honors. All but Jackson played in the NBA. They were the subject of Mitch Albom
Mitch Albom
Mitchell David "Mitch" Albom is an American best-selling author, journalist, screenwriter, dramatist, radio and television broadcaster and musician. His books have sold over 30 million copies worldwide...
's book entitled Fab Five: Basketball, Trash Talk, the American Dream, which at one point was under development by Fox Television as a made-for-television movie. In March 2011 ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
broadcast a documentary, Fab Five
The Fab Five (film)
The Fab Five is a 2011 ESPN Films documentary about the 1990s Michigan Wolverines men's basketball players known collectively as the Fab Five: Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson...
, that was the network's highest-rated in its history.
Ed Martin scandal
During the University of Michigan basketball scandalUniversity of Michigan basketball scandal
The University of Michigan basketball scandal or Ed Martin scandal was a six-year investigation of the relationship between the University of Michigan, its men's basketball teams and basketball team booster Ed Martin...
the Big Ten Conference, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...
, Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service is the revenue service of the United States federal government. The agency is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, and is under the immediate direction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue...
, and United States Department of Justice
United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice , is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated...
investigated the relationship between the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, its men's basketball teams and basketball team booster Ed Martin. The program was punished for NCAA rules violations, principally involving payments booster Martin made to several players to launder money
Money laundering
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from an illegal gambling
Gambling
Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods...
operation. It is one of the largest incidents involving payments to college athletes in American collegiate history. It was described as one of the three or first violations of NCAA bylaw
Bylaw
By-law can refer to a law of local or limited application passed under the authority of a higher law specifying what things may be regulated by the by-law...
s in history up to that time by the NCAA infractions committee chairman and the largest athlete payment scandal ever by ESPN
ESPN
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.
The case began when the investigation of an automobile rollover accident during Mateen Cleaves
Mateen Cleaves
Mateen Ahmad Cleaves is an American former professional basketball player who played in six NBA seasons. He is currently a music talent manager....
' 1996 Michigan Wolverines
Michigan Wolverines
The Michigan Wolverines comprise 27 varsity sports teams at the University of Michigan. These teams compete in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except men's ice hockey which competes in the NCAA D1 Central Collegiate Hockey Association, and women's water polo, which...
recruiting trip revealed a curious relationship between Martin and the team. Several Michigan basketball players were implicated over the next few years and by 1999 several were called before a federal grand jury. Four eventual professional basketball players (Chris Webber
Chris Webber
Mayce Edward Christopher "Chris" Webber, III , nicknamed C-Webb, is a retired American professional basketball player. He is a five-time NBA All-Star, a former All-NBA First Teamer, a former NBA Rookie of the Year, and a former #1 overall NBA Draftee...
, Maurice Taylor
Maurice Taylor
Maurice De Shawn Taylor is an American professional basketball power forward.-College career:Taylor attended the University of Michigan. The athletic forward, from Henry Ford High School in Detroit, burst onto the national scene during the 1994 Maui Invitational with fellow freshman Maceo Baston...
, Robert Traylor
Robert Traylor
Robert DeShaun "Tractor" Traylor was an American professional basketball player.-High school and college:...
and Louis Bullock
Louis Bullock
Louis Bullock, Jr. is an American professional basketball player. He is currently with the pro club CB Cajasol Sevilla in Spain....
) were discovered to have borrowed a total of $616,000 from Martin. During the investigation, Webber claimed not to have had any financial relationship with Martin. Eventually he confessed to having accepted some of the money he was charged with having borrowed. For his perjury
Perjury
Perjury, also known as forswearing, is the willful act of swearing a false oath or affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing, concerning matters material to a judicial proceeding. That is, the witness falsely promises to tell the truth about matters which affect the outcome of the...
during a federal grand jury investigation, he was both fined in the legal system and briefly suspended by National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
after performing public service.
In 2002, the University punished itself when it became apparent that its players were guilty by declaring itself ineligible for post season play immediately, returning post season play monetary rewards, vacating five seasons of games, removing commemorative banners, and placing itself on a two year probation. The following year, the NCAA accepted these punishments, doubled both the probation period and the post-season ineligibility, penalized the school one scholarship for four seasons, and ordered disassociation from the four guilty players until 2012. The additional year of post-season ineligibility was overturned on appeal.
The punishment cost the 17–13 2002–03 team its post-season eligibility, cost past teams the 1997 National Invitation Tournament
1997 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Connecticut 74, Arkansas 64Michigan later forfeited its entire 1996-97 schedule after Robert Traylor, Maurice Taylor and Louis Bullock were found to have taken money from a Michigan booster....
and the 1998 Big Ten Tournament
Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament is held annually at the end of the men's college basketball regular season. The tournament has been played each year since 1998. The winner of the tournament is designated the Big Ten Tournament Champion, and receives the conference's automatic...
championships as well as 1992
1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 19, 1992, and ended with the championship game on April 6 in Minneapolis, Minnesota...
and 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 1993, and ended with the championship game on April 5 in New Orleans, Louisiana...
Final Four recognition. It cost Chris Webber his All-American 1993 honors, Traylor his MVP awards in the 1997 NIT and 1998 Big Ten Tournament, as well as Bullock's standing as the school's third all-time leading scorer and all-time leader in 3-point field goals. Steve Fisher
Steve Fisher
Steve Fisher is an American college basketball coach currently at San Diego State University.Fisher attended Illinois State University, where he helped lead the Redbirds to the 1967 Division II Final Four. After school, he became a high school coach in Park Forest, Illinois. In 1979, he accepted...
lost his job as Michigan head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
as a result of the scandal.
Coaches
| Overall | Conference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Years | Record | Pct. | Record | Pct. | Note |
| George D. Corneal | 1907–08 | 1–4 | .200 | |||
| Elmer Mitchell Elmer Mitchell Elmer D. Mitchell was an American football and basketball coach in Michigan who is considered the father of intramural sports. He was the first varsity basketball coach at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and the founder of that school's intramural sports program... |
1917–19 | 22–20 | .524 | 5–15 | .250 | |
| E. J. Mather E. J. Mather Edwin J. Mather was an American football and basketball player and coach. He was selected as an All-Western football player while playing for Lake Forest University in 1909 and went on to a coaching career at Lake Forest , Kalamazoo College , the University of Arkansas , and the University of... |
1919–28 | 108–53 | .671 | 64–43 | .598 | 1920–21, & 1925–26, Western (Big Nine) Conference Co-Champions & 1926–27 Western Conference Champions |
| George Veenker | 1928–31 | 35–12 | .745 | 24–10 | .706 | 1928–29 Western (Big Nine) Conference Co-Champions (only first year conference champion) |
| Frank Cappon | 1931–38 | 78–57 | .578 | 44–40 | .524 | |
| Bennie Oosterbaan Bennie Oosterbaan Benjamin Gaylord "Bennie" Oosterbaan was a three-time first team All-American football end for the Michigan Wolverines football team, two-time All-American basketball player for the basketball team and an All-Big Ten Conference baseball player for the baseball team... |
1938–46 | 81–72 | .529 | 40–59 | .404 | |
| Osborne Cowles | 1946–48 | 28–14 | .667 | 16–8 | .667 | 1947–48 Western (Big Nine) Conference Champions (first NCAA Tournament qualifier) |
| Ernest McCoy | 1948–52 | 40–47 | .460 | 18–34 | .346 | |
| William Perigo William Perigo William J. "Bill" Perigo was an American basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for Western Michigan University from 1931 to 1934 and professional basketball for the Indianapolis Kautskys from 1934 to 1936. Perigo also worked as a basketball coach for more than 25 years... |
1952–60 | 78–100 | .438 | 38–78 | .328 | |
| Dave Strack Dave Strack Dave Strack is a former university athletic director for the University of Arizona and and head basketball coach of the University of Michigan. He is an inductee of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.-Early life:Strack grew up in Indiana... |
1960–68 | 113–89 | .559 | 58–54 | .518 | 1963–64 Big Ten Conference Co-Champions (second NCAA Tournament qualifier), 1964–65 Big Ten Conference Champions (UPI National Coach of the Year), 1965–66 Big Ten Conference Champions |
| Johnny Orr Johnny Orr John M. "Johnny" Orr is a retired American basketball player and coach, best known as the head coach of men's basketball at the University of Michigan and at Iowa State University.-Life as a player:... |
1968–80 | 209–113 | .649 | 120–72 | .625 | 1973–74 Big Ten Conference Co-Champions (Big Ten Coach of the Year), 1976–77 Big Ten Conference Champions (Big Ten and National Coach of the Year) |
| Bill Frieder Bill Frieder Bill Frieder is a former basketball coach at the University of Michigan and Arizona State University . Just before the 1989 NCAA Tournament, Frieder announced that he would leave Michigan for Arizona State at the end of the season... |
1980–89 | 191–87 | .687 | 98–64 | .605 | 1984 National Invitation Tournament Champions, 1984–85 Big Ten Conference Champions (Big Ten and National Coach of the Year), 1985–86 Big Ten Conference Champions (16–0 record setting season start) |
| Steve Fisher Steve Fisher Steve Fisher is an American college basketball coach currently at San Diego State University.Fisher attended Illinois State University, where he helped lead the Redbirds to the 1967 Division II Final Four. After school, he became a high school coach in Park Forest, Illinois. In 1979, he accepted... |
1989–97 | 184*–82* 108–53 |
.692* .671 |
88*–56* 54–36 |
.611* .600 |
1989 NCAA Tournament Champions, 1997 National Invitation Tournament Champions* |
| Brian Ellerbe Brian Ellerbe Brian Hersholt Ellerbe is an American basketball coach, currently an assistant at DePaul.The Seat Pleasant, Maryland native served as head men's basketball coach at Loyola-Maryland from 1994 to 1997, and then at the University of Michigan from 1997 to 2001, where he posted a 62-60 record... |
1997–2001 | 62*–60* 25–32 |
.508* .439 |
26*–38* 10–22 |
.406* .313 |
1998 Big Ten Conference Tournament Champions* |
| Tommy Amaker Tommy Amaker Harold Tommy Amaker is the current head coach of the Harvard University men's basketball team. He has also served as head basketball coach for the University of Michigan men's basketball team and at Seton Hall University. He played point guard and later served as an assistant coach at Duke... |
2001–07 | 109–83 | .568 | 43–53 | .448 | 2004 National Invitation Tournament Champions, Record Three NIT tournaments, 10 NIT victories, and 2 NIT Championship games |
| John Beilein John Beilein John Beilein is an American college basketball coach and current men's basketball head coach at the University of Michigan. He is the 16th head coach of the Michigan Wolverines. The 2010–11 season was his fourth at Michigan, with whom he has a six-year contract... |
2007–Present | 71–67 | .500 | 30–42 | .417 | |
| Total | 1377*–928* 1264–871 |
.596* .591 |
699*–646* 649–610 |
.519* .514 |
||
Players
Below are lists of important players in the history of Michigan Wolverines men's basketball. It includes lists of major awards, retired numbers and school records. The honors include Naismith National College Player of the YearNaismith College Player of the Year
The Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball players. It is named in honor of the inventor of basketball , Dr. James Naismith....
, NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player
NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player
At the conclusion of the NCAA men's and women's Division I basketball championships , the Associated Press selects a Most Outstanding Player. The MOP need not be, but almost always is a member of the Championship team, especially since the third place game was eliminated after 1981...
, Chicago Tribune Big Ten Player of the Year
Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball
The Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball was an award that was presented annually by the Chicago Tribune to the Most Valuable Player of the Big Ten Conference for both men's and women's basketball in the United States through 2007. The Chicago Tribune awarded the Silver Basketball for men's basketball...
, All-American, and NCAA Walter Byers Scholar Athlete of the Year.
| Retired basketball jerseys | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Years | Date |
| 22 | Bill Buntin Bill Buntin William L. "Bill" Buntin was an American basketball player. He played collegiately for the University of Michigan and in the NBA.... |
1963–65 | January 7, 2006 |
| 33 | Cazzie Russell | 1964–66 | December 11, 1993 |
| 35 | Phil Hubbard Phil Hubbard Philip "Phil" Gregory Hubbard is a former American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association from 1979 to 1989, and former Assistant Coach of the Washington Wizards under Eddie Jordan.Hubbard played high school basketball... |
1975–79 | January 11, 2004 |
| 41 | Glen Rice Glen Rice Glen Anthony Rice is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA. The 6'8" tall Rice was a three-time NBA All-Star guard/forward, ranking 11th in NBA history with 1,559 three-point field goals made during his 15-year career. As a player, Rice won an NCAA Men's Division... |
1986–89 | February 20, 2005 |
| 45 | Rudy Tomjanovich Rudy Tomjanovich Rudolph Tomjanovich, Jr. , nicknamed Rudy T., is an American retired basketball player and coach who coached the Houston Rockets to two consecutive NBA championships. He is currently a scout for the Los Angeles Lakers.-Early life:... |
1967–70 | February 8, 2003 |
Naismith National Player of the Year
- 1966– Cazzie Russell
NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player
- 1989– Glen RiceGlen RiceGlen Anthony Rice is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA. The 6'8" tall Rice was a three-time NBA All-Star guard/forward, ranking 11th in NBA history with 1,559 three-point field goals made during his 15-year career. As a player, Rice won an NCAA Men's Division...
National Invitation Tournament MVP
- 1984– Tim McCormickTim McCormickTimothy Daniel McCormick is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'11" center from the University of Michigan, McCormick played eight seasons in the NBA as a member of the Seattle SuperSonics, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, and New Jersey Nets...
- 1997*– Robert TraylorRobert TraylorRobert DeShaun "Tractor" Traylor was an American professional basketball player.-High school and college:...
- 2004– Daniel Horton
Chicago Tribune Big Ten Player of the Year
- 1965– Cazzie Russell
- 1966– Cazzie Russell
- 1974– Campy RussellCampy RussellMichael Campanella Russell , nicknamed Campy, is a former professional basketball player in the NBA. He played the forward position for the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks for nine years and played in the 1979 NBA All-Star Game.Before joining the NBA, Russell was a star player at the...
- 1985– Roy TarpleyRoy TarpleyRoy James Tarpley is an American former professional basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions, earning an NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 1988. Despite his talent, Tarpley became notable during his career for being banned from the NBA because of his drug addiction...
- 1988– Gary GrantGary GrantGary Grant is a retired American professional basketball player at the point guard position in the NBA.Gary "The General" Grant played for Canton McKinley High School and collegiately at the University of Michigan....
- 1989– Glen RiceGlen RiceGlen Anthony Rice is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA. The 6'8" tall Rice was a three-time NBA All-Star guard/forward, ranking 11th in NBA history with 1,559 three-point field goals made during his 15-year career. As a player, Rice won an NCAA Men's Division...
| All-Time Records | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Statistic | Player | Years | Total |
| Points | Glen Rice Glen Rice Glen Anthony Rice is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA. The 6'8" tall Rice was a three-time NBA All-Star guard/forward, ranking 11th in NBA history with 1,559 three-point field goals made during his 15-year career. As a player, Rice won an NCAA Men's Division... |
1986–89 | 2442 |
| Avg | Cazzie Russell | 1964–66 | 27.1 |
| Rebounds | Rudy Tomjanovich Rudy Tomjanovich Rudolph Tomjanovich, Jr. , nicknamed Rudy T., is an American retired basketball player and coach who coached the Houston Rockets to two consecutive NBA championships. He is currently a scout for the Los Angeles Lakers.-Early life:... |
1968–70 | 1039 |
| Avg | Rudy Tomjanovich | 1968–70 | 14.43 |
| Field Goals Made | Mike McGee Mike McGee (basketball) Michael "Mike" Ray McGee is an American retired professional basketball player.McGee was born in Tyler, Texas. He then moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where he played high school basketball at Omaha North. McGee scored 916 points during his senior season of high school in 1976-77... |
1978–81 | 1010 |
| Field Goals Attempted | Mike McGee | 1978–81 | 2077 |
| Field Goal Percentage | Maceo Baston Maceo Baston Maceo Demond Baston is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent.-College career:After graduating from Dallas' H. Grady Spruce High School, Baston played college basketball at the University of Michigan. At Michigan, he was part of an all-star recruiting class that... |
1995–98 | 62.72 |
| Three Point Field Goals Made | Louis Bullock Louis Bullock Louis Bullock, Jr. is an American professional basketball player. He is currently with the pro club CB Cajasol Sevilla in Spain.... Dion Harris |
1996–99 2004-07 |
339* 268 |
| Three Point Field Goals Attempted | Louis Bullock Dion Harris |
1996–99 2004–07 |
802* 755 |
| Three Point Field Goal Percentage | Garde Thompson | 1984–87 | 48.08 |
| Free Throws Made | Louis Bullock Cazzie Russell |
1996–99 1964–66 |
505* 486 |
| Free Throws Attempted | Maceo Baston | 1995–98 | 614 |
| Free Throw Percentage | Louis Bullock Lester Abram Lester Abram Lester C. Abram, Jr. is an American basketball player .Abram was named team captain during his senior year at University of Michigan, making him the Wolverines' first three-time captain. He averaged 10 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game in his 21 appearances. He has made quite a... |
1996–99 2003–07 |
86.03* 82.93 |
| Assists | Gary Grant Gary Grant Gary Grant is a retired American professional basketball player at the point guard position in the NBA.Gary "The General" Grant played for Canton McKinley High School and collegiately at the University of Michigan.... |
1985–88 | 731 |
| Average | Rumeal Robinson Rumeal Robinson Rumeal James Robinson is a retired American professional basketball player. Growing up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Robinson graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School and went on to play guard for the University of Michigan... |
1988–90 | 5.75 |
| Steals | Gary Grant | 1985–88 | 300 |
| Average | Gary Grant | 1985–88 | 2.33 |
| Blocks | Roy Tarpley Roy Tarpley Roy James Tarpley is an American former professional basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions, earning an NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 1988. Despite his talent, Tarpley became notable during his career for being banned from the NBA because of his drug addiction... |
1983–86 | 251 |
| Average | Chris Webber Chris Webber Mayce Edward Christopher "Chris" Webber, III , nicknamed C-Webb, is a retired American professional basketball player. He is a five-time NBA All-Star, a former All-NBA First Teamer, a former NBA Rookie of the Year, and a former #1 overall NBA Draftee... Roy Tarpley |
1992–93 | 2.50* 2.06 |
| Games | Loy Vaught Loy Vaught Loy Stephen Vaught is a retired American professional basketball player who spent ten seasons in the NBA, primarily with the Los Angeles Clippers.... |
1986–90 | 135 |
| Minutes | Louis Bullock Gary Grant |
1996–99 1985–88 |
4356* 4231 |
| Average | Eric Turner | 1982–84 | 35.3 |
All-Americans
- 1926– Richard Doyle
- 1927–28 – Bennie OosterbaanBennie OosterbaanBenjamin Gaylord "Bennie" Oosterbaan was a three-time first team All-American football end for the Michigan Wolverines football team, two-time All-American basketball player for the basketball team and an All-Big Ten Conference baseball player for the baseball team...
- 1929– Ernie McCoyErnie McCoy (athletic director)Ernest B. "Ernie" McCoy was an All-American basketball player at the University of Michigan from 1927 to 1929. After graduating, he spent his entire professional career in college athletics, serving as the athletic director at Penn State , the athletic director at the University of Miami , and a...
- 1938– John TownsendJohn Townsend (basketball)John Frederick "Jake" Townsend, Sr. was an American basketball forward and center. He was an All-Big Ten player for the University of Michigan from 1936-1938. In 1938, he was named an All-American...
- 1964–65 – Bill BuntinBill BuntinWilliam L. "Bill" Buntin was an American basketball player. He played collegiately for the University of Michigan and in the NBA....
- 1964–66 – Cazzie Russell (c 65, 66)
- 1970– Rudy TomjanovichRudy TomjanovichRudolph Tomjanovich, Jr. , nicknamed Rudy T., is an American retired basketball player and coach who coached the Houston Rockets to two consecutive NBA championships. He is currently a scout for the Los Angeles Lakers.-Early life:...
- 1971–72 – Henry WilmoreHenry WilmoreHenry Wilmore is an American former basketball player who is most known for being an National Collegiate Athletic Association All-American in 1972 while playing for the Michigan Wolverines. He played at the University of Michigan from 1970–71 through 1972–73, scored 1,654 points and grabbed...
- 1974– Campy RussellCampy RussellMichael Campanella Russell , nicknamed Campy, is a former professional basketball player in the NBA. He played the forward position for the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks for nine years and played in the 1979 NBA All-Star Game.Before joining the NBA, Russell was a star player at the...
- 1975– C. J. KupecC. J. KupecCharles Jerome "C. J." Kupec is a retired American basketball player, formerly in the NBA.Kupec played college basketball at the University of Michigan. He was selected in the fourth round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers and in the fifth round of the 1975 ABA Draft by the Spirits...
- 1977– Rickey GreenRickey GreenRickey Green is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. The 6'0" and 170 lb point guard from the University of Michigan and Vincennes University was selected with the 16th pick in the 1977 NBA Draft, and competed in 14 seasons, playing for the Golden State Warriors, Detroit...
(c 77) - 1977– Phil HubbardPhil HubbardPhilip "Phil" Gregory Hubbard is a former American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association from 1979 to 1989, and former Assistant Coach of the Washington Wizards under Eddie Jordan.Hubbard played high school basketball...
- 1981– Mike McGeeMike McGee (basketball)Michael "Mike" Ray McGee is an American retired professional basketball player.McGee was born in Tyler, Texas. He then moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where he played high school basketball at Omaha North. McGee scored 916 points during his senior season of high school in 1976-77...
- 1981– Eric Turner
- 1985– Roy TarpleyRoy TarpleyRoy James Tarpley is an American former professional basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions, earning an NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 1988. Despite his talent, Tarpley became notable during his career for being banned from the NBA because of his drug addiction...
- 1988– Gary GrantGary GrantGary Grant is a retired American professional basketball player at the point guard position in the NBA.Gary "The General" Grant played for Canton McKinley High School and collegiately at the University of Michigan....
(c 88) - 1989– Glen RiceGlen RiceGlen Anthony Rice is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA. The 6'8" tall Rice was a three-time NBA All-Star guard/forward, ranking 11th in NBA history with 1,559 three-point field goals made during his 15-year career. As a player, Rice won an NCAA Men's Division...
- 1990– Rumeal RobinsonRumeal RobinsonRumeal James Robinson is a retired American professional basketball player. Growing up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Robinson graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School and went on to play guard for the University of Michigan...
- 1993– Chris WebberChris WebberMayce Edward Christopher "Chris" Webber, III , nicknamed C-Webb, is a retired American professional basketball player. He is a five-time NBA All-Star, a former All-NBA First Teamer, a former NBA Rookie of the Year, and a former #1 overall NBA Draftee...
(c 93)* - 1994– Juwan HowardJuwan HowardJuwan Antonio Howard is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association . The Heat were his eighth different NBA team. He was drafted fifth overall in the 1994 NBA Draft by the Washington Bullets...
- 1992, 1994 – Jalen RoseJalen RoseJalen Anthony Rose is a retired American professional basketball player, who currently works as a sports analyst for the sports television network ESPN...
Big Ten Freshman of the Year
- 1986– Gary GrantGary GrantGary Grant is a retired American professional basketball player at the point guard position in the NBA.Gary "The General" Grant played for Canton McKinley High School and collegiately at the University of Michigan....
- 1992*– Chris WebberChris WebberMayce Edward Christopher "Chris" Webber, III , nicknamed C-Webb, is a retired American professional basketball player. He is a five-time NBA All-Star, a former All-NBA First Teamer, a former NBA Rookie of the Year, and a former #1 overall NBA Draftee...
- 1995*– Maurice TaylorMaurice TaylorMaurice De Shawn Taylor is an American professional basketball power forward.-College career:Taylor attended the University of Michigan. The athletic forward, from Henry Ford High School in Detroit, burst onto the national scene during the 1994 Maui Invitational with fellow freshman Maceo Baston...
- 2000– LaVell Blanchard
- 2003– Daniel Horton
NCAA Walter Byers Scholar Athlete of the Year
- 1993 – Rob PelinkaRob PelinkaRobert Todd Pelinka, Jr. is an American lawyer, National Basketball Association sports agent and former college basketball player from Lake Bluff, Illinois . He is best known as Kobe Bryant's agent and President and CEO of The Landmark Sports Agency, LLC...
NCAA Tournaments
The University of Michigan has an all-time 43*–21* (36–17 with sanctions) record overall and 1–4* (1–2) championship game record in the NCAA Tournaments in twenty-one* (17.5) appearances. Glenn Rice holds the NCAA single-tournament scoring record with 184 points in 1989. The 1992 Final Four and all 1993, 1996, & 1998 games have been forfeited due to NCAA sanctions.| Round | Record | Most Recent Appearance |
|---|---|---|
| NCAA Championship | 1-4 | 1993 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 1993, and ended with the championship game on April 5 in New Orleans, Louisiana... |
| National Consolation | 1-0 | 1964 1964 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1964 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 9, 1964, and ended with the championship game on March 21 in Kansas... |
| National Third Place | 1-0 | 1948 1948 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament -External links:* on Shrp Sports * , source for much of the information on this page.... |
| Final Four | 5-1 | 1993 |
| Elite Eight | 6-4 | 1994 1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 17, 1994, and ended with the championship game on April 4 in Charlotte, North Carolina... |
| Sweet Sixteen | 10-2 | 1994 |
| Round of 32 | 5-7 | 2011 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The following sites were selected to host each round of the 2011 tournament:First Four*March 15 and 16**University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OhioSecond and third rounds*March 17 and 19**Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.... |
| Round of 64 | 14-3 | 2011 |
| Round | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Round #1 | # 14 Xavier Xavier Musketeers men's basketball The Xavier Musketeers team is the basketball team that represents Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school's team currently competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference... |
92–87 |
| Round #2 | # 11 South Alabama South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball The South Alabama Jaguars basketball program has competed in the Sun Belt Conference since 1978 when the league was formed. In their 42 year history, the Jaguars have compiled an overall record of 694-507 . Ronnie Arrow returned as head coach in 2007, succeeding John Pelphrey after the 2006-07 season... |
91–82 |
| Sweet 16 | # 2 North Carolina North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball The North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is considered one of the most successful programs in NCAA history... |
92–87 |
| Elite 8 | # 5 Virginia Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball The Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball program represents the University of Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the NCAA's Division I. The team is coached by Tony Bennett.-Statistics:-Retired numbers:-Retired jerseys:... |
102–65 |
| Final 4 | # 1 Illinois Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball The Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. Home games are played at Assembly Hall, located on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's campus in Champaign.... |
83–81 |
| Championship | # 3 Seton Hall Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball The Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball program is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball program of Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey... |
80–79 (OT) |
NCAA Tournament Seeding History
The NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
began seeding the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament with the 1979 edition
1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 40 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 9, 1979, and ended with the championship game on March 26 in Salt Lake City, Utah...
. The 64-team field started in 1985
1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. This was the first year the field was expanded to 64 teams, from 53 in the previous year's tournament. It began...
, which guaranteed that a championship team had to win six games.
| Years → | '85 1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. This was the first year the field was expanded to 64 teams, from 53 in the previous year's tournament. It began... |
'86 1986 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1986 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1986, and ended with the championship game on March 31 in Dallas, Texas... |
'87 1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1987, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in New Orleans, Louisiana... |
'88 1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 17, 1988, and ended with the championship game on April 4 returning to Kansas City, Missouri... |
'89 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 1989, and ended with the championship game on April 3 in Seattle, Washington... |
'90 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 1990, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in Denver, Colorado... |
'92 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 19, 1992, and ended with the championship game on April 6 in Minneapolis, Minnesota... |
'93 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 1993, and ended with the championship game on April 5 in New Orleans, Louisiana... |
'94 1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 17, 1994, and ended with the championship game on April 4 in Charlotte, North Carolina... |
'95 1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 1995, and ended with the championship game on April 3 at the Kingdome in Seattle,... |
'96 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 14, 1996, and ended with the championship game on April 1 at Continental Airlines Arena in... |
'98 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1998, and ended with the championship game on March 30 at the Alamodome in San Antonio,... |
'09 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The first and second round games were played at the following sites:First and Second Rounds: Thursday and Saturday, March 19 and 21, 2009-Qualifying teams:-Brackets:Results to date * – Denotes overtime periodAll times in U.S. EDT.... |
'11 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The following sites were selected to host each round of the 2011 tournament:First Four*March 15 and 16**University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OhioSecond and third rounds*March 17 and 19**Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.... |
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| Round → | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6* | 6* | 4 | 1 | 1* | 2* | 2| |
1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
Two days before the team's first tournament game Steve FisherSteve Fisher
Steve Fisher is an American college basketball coach currently at San Diego State University.Fisher attended Illinois State University, where he helped lead the Redbirds to the 1967 Division II Final Four. After school, he became a high school coach in Park Forest, Illinois. In 1979, he accepted...
was promoted from assistant coach to interim coach to replace Bill Frieder
Bill Frieder
Bill Frieder is a former basketball coach at the University of Michigan and Arizona State University . Just before the 1989 NCAA Tournament, Frieder announced that he would leave Michigan for Arizona State at the end of the season...
, who accepted a position to coach Arizona State. Michigan Athletic Director
Athletic director
An athletic director is an administrator at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic programs...
Bo Schembechler
Bo Schembechler
Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler, Jr. was an American football player, coach, and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Miami University from 1963 to 1968 and at the University of Michigan from 1969 to 1989, compiling a career record of 234–65–8...
told Frieder not to bother showing up for the tournament once he announced he had accepted the job. The team started as the #3 seed in the Southeast Regional in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
where they defeated Xavier
Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
The Xavier Musketeers team is the basketball team that represents Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school's team currently competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference...
and South Alabama
South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
The South Alabama Jaguars basketball program has competed in the Sun Belt Conference since 1978 when the league was formed. In their 42 year history, the Jaguars have compiled an overall record of 694-507 . Ronnie Arrow returned as head coach in 2007, succeeding John Pelphrey after the 2006-07 season...
. In the Sweet Sixteen round at Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
, Michigan met the same North Carolina
North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
The North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is considered one of the most successful programs in NCAA history...
team that had eliminated them from the tournament in the prior two seasons. After overcoming the Tar Heels, Michigan proceeded to record their greatest margin of victory in NCAA basketball history in a 102–65 victory over Virginia
Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
The Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball program represents the University of Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the NCAA's Division I. The team is coached by Tony Bennett.-Statistics:-Retired numbers:-Retired jerseys:...
. In the Final Four at Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
, Michigan was paired with Illinois
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
The Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. Home games are played at Assembly Hall, located on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's campus in Champaign....
who had beaten Michigan twice during the 1988–89 regular season include the final one. In the close contest a Sean Higgins
Sean Higgins
Sean Marielle Higgins is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Michigan, whom he helped win the 1989 national championship....
shot at the end of the game provided the Wolverines with an 83–81 victory. In the championship game against Seton Hall
Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
The Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball program is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball program of Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey...
Michigan took a 37–32 halftime lead, but the teams were tied at 71 at the end of regulation. Rumeal Robinson
Rumeal Robinson
Rumeal James Robinson is a retired American professional basketball player. Growing up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Robinson graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School and went on to play guard for the University of Michigan...
sank two free throws with three seconds left for the overtime victory. Glen Rice
Glen Rice
Glen Anthony Rice is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA. The 6'8" tall Rice was a three-time NBA All-Star guard/forward, ranking 11th in NBA history with 1,559 three-point field goals made during his 15-year career. As a player, Rice won an NCAA Men's Division...
totaled an NCAA Championship Tournament-record 184 points and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 1993, and ended with the championship game on April 5 in New Orleans, Louisiana...
championship game between Michigan and North Carolina included one of the most memorable plays in basketball history according to the New York Times. With 11 seconds to play and Michigan trailing by two points with no timeouts remaining, Chris Webber called timeout leading to a technical foul
Technical foul
In basketball, a technical foul is any infraction of the rules penalized as a foul which does not involve physical contact during the course of play between players on the court, or is a foul by a non-player. The most common technical foul is for unsportsmanlike conduct...
and loss of possession. Michigan went on to lose by a 77–71 margin.
NIT Tournaments
In ten* (nine) National Invitation TournamentNational Invitation Tournament
The National Invitation Tournament is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. There are two NIT events each season. The first, played in November and known as the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off , was founded in 1985...
appearances, Michigan is 25*–7 (20–7) overall all-time and 3*–1 (2–1) in the championship game. 16*–0 (14–0) at Crisler Arena and 8*–2 (6–2) at Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
. The 1997 tournament was forfeited due to NCAA sanctions. In five* (four) visits to Madison Square Garden, Michigan has won its first game each time.
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | MVP | Venue and city | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 1984 National Invitation Tournament -Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Virginia Tech 71, Southwestern Louisiana 70... |
Michigan | 83 | Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball The Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States. The program competes in the Big East Conference of NCAA Division I. The school holds two national championships in... |
63 | Tim McCormick Tim McCormick Timothy Daniel McCormick is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'11" center from the University of Michigan, McCormick played eight seasons in the NBA as a member of the Seattle SuperSonics, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, and New Jersey Nets... , Michigan |
Madison Square Garden | New York City |
| 1997 1997 National Invitation Tournament -Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Connecticut 74, Arkansas 64Michigan later forfeited its entire 1996-97 schedule after Robert Traylor, Maurice Taylor and Louis Bullock were found to have taken money from a Michigan booster.... |
Michigan | 82* | Florida State | 73 | Robert Traylor Robert Traylor Robert DeShaun "Tractor" Traylor was an American professional basketball player.-High school and college:... *, Michigan |
Madison Square Garden | New York City |
| 2004 2004 National Invitation Tournament -Semifinals & Finals:... |
Michigan | 62 | Rutgers Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball The Rutgers Scarlet Knights Men's Basketball team represents Rutgers University and is a NCAA Division I college basketball team, which competes in the Big East Conference... |
55 | Daniel Horton, Michigan | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
| 2006 2006 National Invitation Tournament -Michigan Bracket:-Louisville Bracket:-Cincinnati Bracket:-Semifinals & Finals:... |
South Carolina South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball The South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina and competes in the Southeastern Conference. The program attained national prominence under hall of fame coach Frank McGuire, posting a 205-65 record and three NCAA Sweet 16 appearances from 1967-1976... |
76 | Michigan | 64 | Renaldo Balkman Renaldo Balkman Renaldo Balkman is an American professional basketball player, formerly of the University of South Carolina. He currently plays for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association . He has represented the Puerto Rico national team in international competition... , South Carolina |
Madison Square Garden | New York City |
Big Ten Tournaments
Michigan is 10–12* (6–11) overall and 1*–0 (0–0) in the championship game in thirteen Big Ten TournamentBig Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament is held annually at the end of the men's college basketball regular season. The tournament has been played each year since 1998. The winner of the tournament is designated the Big Ten Tournament Champion, and receives the conference's automatic...
appearances. Michigan won the inaugural tournament, but vacated this victory due to NCAA sanctions.
| Years → | '98 1998 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament The 1998 Big Ten tournament was played from March 5, 1998, to March 8, 1998. The tournament was held at the United Center in Chicago, and won by the Michigan Wolverines.... |
'99 1999 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament The 1999 Big Ten tournament was played from March 4, 1999, to March 7, 1999. The tournament was held at the United Center in Chicago, and won by the Michigan State Spartans.... |
'00 2000 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament The 2000 Big Ten tournament was played from March 9, 2000, to March 12, 2000. The tournament was held at the United Center in Chicago, and won by the Michigan State Spartans.Due to NCAA sanctions, Ohio State has vacated the records from this tournament.-Seeds:... |
'01 2001 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament -Seeds:All Big Ten schools play in the tournament. Teams are seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records.-Bracket:... |
'02 2002 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament The 2002 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was played between March 7 and March 10, 2002 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The champion of the tournament was the Ohio State University, which received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament... |
'03 2003 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament -Seeds:All Big Ten schools play in the tournament. Teams are seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records.-Bracket:-References:*... |
'04 2004 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament -Opening Round :* Game 1: #8 Indiana 83 #9 Ohio State 69* Game 2: #10 Minnesota 63 #7 Purdue 52* Game 3: #6 Northwestern 57 #11 Penn State 52-Quarterfinals :* Game 4: #1 Illinois 71 #8 Indiana 59... |
'05 | '06 2006 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament The 2006 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was played between March 9 and March 12, 2006 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. This is the ninth annual Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament. The champion of the tournament were the Iowa Hawkeyes, which received the Big... |
'07 2007 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament -External links:*... |
'08 2008 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament -External links:**... |
'09 2009 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament The 2009 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was played during Championship Week between March 12 and March 15, 2009 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The winner, the Purdue Boilermakers, received an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Tournament. Purdue defeated Ohio State... |
'10 2010 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament The 2010 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament was played Thursday, March 11 through Sunday, March 14 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. All 10 games aired nationally on ESPN, ESPN2, the Big Ten Network and CBS Sports. ESPN2 carried the first two games on Thursday and the Big Ten... |
'11 2011 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament The 2011 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament was held from March 10 through March 13 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. All 10 games were aired nationally on ESPN, ESPN2, the Big Ten Network and CBS Sports. ESPN2 carried the first two games on Thursday and the Big Ten Network aired... |
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| Seeds → | 4* | 10* | 8 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| Round → | 4b | 2* | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2b | 3b | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3b |
- N.B.1: b - indicates first round was a bye.
- N.B.2: Games at United CenterUnited CenterThe United Center is an indoor sports arena located in Chicago. It is named after its corporate sponsor, United Airlines. The United Center is home to both the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League...
until 2002 when the tournament began alternating between the United Center and the Conseco FieldhouseConseco FieldhouseConseco Fieldhouse is a multi-purpose arena located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Opened in November 1999 to replace Market Square Arena, it is home to the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association and the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association...
, where it is held in even years.
Early Season Tournaments
Michigan has played in 56 early season tournaments. They have won 13 of the early season tournaments they have participated in.| Tournament | Location | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 Michigan Invitational | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor,MI | 12/21 vs Harvard W 100-73 12/22 vs Wyoming W 94-76 |
| 1972 Michigan Invitational | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor,MI | 12/18 vs Western Michigan W 90-74 12/19 vs Toledo W 101-65 |
| 1973 Michigan Invitational | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor,MI | 12/21 vs Yale W 101-88 12/22 vs Bowling Green W 70-66 |
| 1974 Michigan Invitational | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor,MI | 12/20 vs Virginia Tech W 84-63 12/21 vs Manhattan W 77-66 |
| 1974 Motor City Classic | Calihan Hall Detroit,MI | 12/27 Eastern Michigan W 82-82 12/28 vs Western Michigan W 71-56 |
| 1975 Michigan Invitational | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor,MI | 12/19 vs Southern Illinois W 74-49 12/20 vs Miami (Ohio) W 90-76 |
| 1985 Maui Invitational Maui Invitational Tournament The Maui Invitational Tournament is an annual early-season college basketball tournament that takes place Thanksgiving Week in Lahaina, Hawaii at the Lahaina Civic Center on the island of Maui. It is hosted by Chaminade University of Honolulu, which participates yearly along with a field of seven... |
Lahaina Civic Center Maui,HA | 11/22 Virginia Tech W 67-66 11/23 Kansas State W 80-58 |
| 1987 South Florida Invitational | The Sun Dome Tampa,FL | 12/28 Clemson W 93-88 12/29 at USF W 92-56 |
| 1988 Maui Invitational | Lahaina Civic Center Maui,HA | 11/25 Vanderbilt W 91-66 11/26 Memphis W 79-75 11/27 Oklahoma W 91-80 |
| 1991 Red Lobster Classic | Orlando Arena Orlando,FL | 12/28 BYU W 86-83 12/30 Virginia Tech W 63-51 |
| 1992 Rainbow Classic | Blaisdell Center Honolulu,HA | 12/28 Nebraska W 88-73 12/29 North Carolina W 79-78 12/30 Kansas W 86-74 |
| 1997 Puerto Rico Holiday Classic | Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico | 12/24 Murray State W 76-53 12/25 American P.R. W 94-49 12/26 Syracuse W 93-61 |
| 2006 John Thompson Challenge | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor,MI | 11/10 vs Central Conneticut State W 60-40 11/11 vs Davidson W 78-68 11/12 vs Eastern Michigan W 80-51 11/15 vs UW-Milwaukee W 66-59 |
Statistics
National records:- Most different players to make a Three-point field goalThree-point field goalA three-point field goal is a field goal in a basketball game, made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc radiating from the basket...
in game: 9 vs. Eastern MichiganEastern Michigan Eagles men's basketballThe Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team has appeared in four NCAA Division I tournaments, and have a 3-4 record, tied for third best among Michigan colleges...
, December 13, 2008 (tied Dartmouth, 1993) - Combined team rebounds: 152, Michigan (57) vs. IndianaIndiana Hoosiers men's basketballThe Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Indiana University . The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the NCAA. The Hoosiers play on Branch McCracken Court at the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana on the IU...
(95) March 11, 1961
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
Tournament records
- Single-game rebounds (Since 1973): 26—Phil Hubbard, Michigan vs. DetroitDetroit Titans men's basketballThe Detroit Titans team is the basketball team that represents the University of Detroit Mercy in Detroit, Michigan, USA. The school's team currently competes in the Horizon League. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 1999...
, RSF, 3-17-1977 - Single-year points 184—Glen Rice, Michigan, 1989 (6 games)
- Single-year field goals made 75—Glen Rice, Michigan, 1989 (6 games)
- Single-year three-point field goals made 27—Glen Rice, Michigan, 1989 (6 games)
- Career three-point field goals percentage (Minimum 30 made) 56.5% (35-62)—Glen Rice, Michigan, 1986-89 (13 games)
- Single-game points, Both Teams 264—Loyola Marymount (149) vs. Michigan (115), 2nd R, 3-18-1990
- Fewest single-game three point field goals made, team (in a final fourFinal fourFinal Four isa sports term that is commonly applied to the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament, most notably NCAA Division I college basketball tournaments. The term usually refers to the four teams who compete in the two games of a single-elimination tournament's semi-final round...
): 0, *Michigan vs. KentuckyKentucky Wildcats men's basketballThe Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, representing the University of Kentucky, is the winningest in the history of college basketball, both in all-time wins and all-time winning percentage. Kentucky's all-time record currently stands at 2058–647...
, NSF, 4-3-1993 (ot) - Fewest single-game three point field goals attempted, team (final four): 4, *Michigan vs. Kentucky, NSF, 4-3-1993 (ot)
- Single-game assists (in a championship game): 11, Rumeal Robinson, Michigan vs. Seton HallSeton Hall Pirates men's basketballThe Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball program is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball program of Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey...
, 4-3-1989 (ot) - Fewest single-game three point field goals made, team (championship game): 1, *Michigan vs. DukeDuke Blue Devils men's basketballThe Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team is the college basketball program representing Duke University in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I...
, CH, 4-6-1992 - Lowest single-game three point field goal percentage, team (championship game): 9.1% (1-11), *Michigan vs. Duke, CH, 4-6-1992
- Single-year two-game assists (final four): 23, Rumeal Robinson, Michigan, 1989
Selected former NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Tournament records
- Single-game free throws made (final four): 15, Bill Buntin, Michigan vs. Kansas StateKansas State Wildcats men's basketballThe Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represents Kansas State University in college basketball competition. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and is a member of the Big 12 Conference. The current head coach is Frank Martin....
, N3d, 3-21-1964 (broken 3-20-1965) - Fewest single-game three point field goals made, team (final four): 1, *Michigan vs. Duke, CH, 4-6-1992 (broken 4-3-1993)
- Lowest single-game three point field goal percentage, team (final four): 9.1% (1-11), *Michigan vs. Duke, CH, 4-6-1992 (broken 4-1-2006)
- Most single-game players disqualified, team (championship game): 3, Michigan vs. UCLAUCLA Bruins men's basketballThe UCLA Bruins men's basketball program, established in 1920, owns a record 11 Division I NCAA championships. UCLA teams coached by John Wooden won 10 national titles in 12 seasons from 1964 to 1975, including 7 straight from 1967 to 1973. UCLA went undefeated a record 4 times, in 1964, 1967,...
, 3-20-1965 (broken 3-31-1997) - Single-year two-game assists, team (final four): 42, Michigan, 1989 (broken 1990)
National statistical champions:
- Team field goal percentage: 54.6% (1198 of 2196), 1988; 56.6% (1325 of 2341), 1989
Selected notable statistics:
- 30-game winners: 1993 (31), 1989 (30)
- 1989 team continues to rank second in single-season team field goal percentage: 56.6% (1325 of 2341).
Current Big Ten records:
- Career field goals attempted: Mike McGeeMike McGee (basketball)Michael "Mike" Ray McGee is an American retired professional basketball player.McGee was born in Tyler, Texas. He then moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where he played high school basketball at Omaha North. McGee scored 916 points during his senior season of high school in 1976-77...
(2077, 1978–81) - Career three point field goals made: Louis BullockLouis BullockLouis Bullock, Jr. is an American professional basketball player. He is currently with the pro club CB Cajasol Sevilla in Spain....
(339*, 1996–99) - Single-game three point field goals percentage (100% most made): Glen RiceGlen RiceGlen Anthony Rice is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA. The 6'8" tall Rice was a three-time NBA All-Star guard/forward, ranking 11th in NBA history with 1,559 three-point field goals made during his 15-year career. As a player, Rice won an NCAA Men's Division...
(7 of 7, vs. WisconsinWisconsin Badgers men's basketballThe Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team is a NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. Home games are played at the Kohl Center, located on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus in Madison, Wisconsin....
2/25/1989) - Single-season points, team: (3393, 1988–89)
- Single-game field goals made, team: (55, vs. IowaIowa Hawkeyes men's basketballThe Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represents the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, as a member of the Big Ten Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. They currently play in 15,500-seat Carver-Hawkeye Arena, along with the school's women's basketball, wrestling, and...
3/10/1990) - Single-season field goals made, team: (1325, 1988–89)
- Single-season field goals attempted, team: (2341, 1988–89)
- Single-season field goal percentage, team: (.566, 1,325 of 2,341, 1988–89)
- Single-season field goal percentage, team (conference games only): (.561, 606 of 1,080, 1988–89)
- Single-game three point field goals attempted, team: (42, vs. Florida Gulf Coast 12/22/2008)
- Single-game three point field goals attempted, team (conference games only): (40, at Indiana 1/7/09)
- Single-season three point field goals attempted, team: (912, 2008–09)
- Single-season three point field goals attempted, team (conference games only): (471, 2008–09)
- Single-season rebounds, team: (1521, 1964–65)
- Single-game assists, team: (37, vs. Western MichiganWestern Michigan Broncos men's basketballThe Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school's team competes in the Mid-American Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2004...
12/7/1987 and vs. Eastern MichiganEastern Michigan Eagles men's basketballThe Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team has appeared in four NCAA Division I tournaments, and have a 3-4 record, tied for third best among Michigan colleges...
12/12/1987) - Single-game assists, team (conference games only): (36, vs. Iowa 2/3/1988)
- Single-season assists, team: (745, 1988–89)
- Single-game blocked shots, team: (18, vs. Florida Southern 12/7/1985)
- Single-season free throw percentage (conference games only): Daniel Horton (.978 (89 of 91), 2006)
- Single-season personal fouls, team: (456, 1953)
- Single-season overtime games: (6, 1981)
Selected former Big Ten records:
- Career points: Mike McGeeMike McGee (basketball)Michael "Mike" Ray McGee is an American retired professional basketball player.McGee was born in Tyler, Texas. He then moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where he played high school basketball at Omaha North. McGee scored 916 points during his senior season of high school in 1976-77...
(2439, 1977–81, broken in 1989), Glen RiceGlen RiceGlen Anthony Rice is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA. The 6'8" tall Rice was a three-time NBA All-Star guard/forward, ranking 11th in NBA history with 1,559 three-point field goals made during his 15-year career. As a player, Rice won an NCAA Men's Division...
(2442, 1985–89, broken in 1993) - Career points (conference games only): McGee (1503, 1977–81, broken in 1995)
- Single-game field goals made: John TidwellJohn TidwellJohn W. Tidwell is a retired American basketball player and medical doctor. He played for the University of Michigan from 1958 to 1961 and broke the school's records for points scored in a single game and single season. He later became an obstetrician-gynecologist in Charlotte, North...
(20, vs. MinnesotaMinnesota Golden Gophers men's basketballThe Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represents the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Golden Gophers have played in the Big Ten since the conference began sponsoring basketball in 1905...
3/4/1961, broken 2/16/1963) - Single-season field goals made: Cazzie Russell (308, 1965–66, broken 1981), McGee (309, 1980–81, broken in 1986)
- Career field goals made: Russell (839, 1964–66, broken 1970), McGee (1010, 1978–81, broken in 1993)
- Single-game three point field goals made: Garde Thompson (9, vs. NavyNavy Midshipmen men's basketballThe Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represents the United States Naval Academy, in Annapolis, Maryland, in NCAA Division I college basketball...
3/12/1987, broken 2/23/2003) - Single-game points, team: 128 (vs. PurduePurdue Boilermakers men's basketballThe Purdue Boilermakers basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and is a member of the Big Ten Conference. Purdue basketball holds the record for most Big Ten Championships with 22, along with being the only program in the conference to boast winning records...
2/19/1966, broken 12/30/2006) - Single-game field goals made, team: (52, vs. Purdue 2/19/1966, broken 12/19/1972)
- Single-season field goals made, team: (1198, 1987–88, broken 1989)
- Single-season assists, team: (694, 1987–88, broken 1989)
- Single-season blocked shots, team: (193, 1992-93*, surpassed 2000)
- Single-season field goals made per game (conference games only): Russell (13.0 (182 in 14), 1966, broken 1969)
- Single-season rebounds (total and per game) (conference games only): M. C. Burton (249 in 14 games, 1959, broken 1960)
- Single-season points per game, team (conference games only): 92.9 (1965 (1,300 in 14), broken 1966)
- Single-season points per game, team (conference games only): 95.4 (1966 (1,336 in 14), broken 1969)
- Single-season three point field goals attempted, team (conference games only): (434, 2007–08)
- Single-game three point field goal percentage, team (conference games only):.875 (7 of 8, vs. Iowa 2/3/1988, broken 2/4/1988)
Big Ten statistical champions (individual):
- Scoring (Conference games only until 1990): 1928 Bennie OosterbaanBennie OosterbaanBenjamin Gaylord "Bennie" Oosterbaan was a three-time first team All-American football end for the Michigan Wolverines football team, two-time All-American basketball player for the basketball team and an All-Big Ten Conference baseball player for the baseball team...
129; 1959 M.C. Burton 22.6; 1966 Cazzie Russell 33.2; 1974 Campy RussellCampy RussellMichael Campanella Russell , nicknamed Campy, is a former professional basketball player in the NBA. He played the forward position for the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks for nine years and played in the 1979 NBA All-Star Game.Before joining the NBA, Russell was a star player at the...
24.0; 1988 Glen RiceGlen RiceGlen Anthony Rice is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA. The 6'8" tall Rice was a three-time NBA All-Star guard/forward, ranking 11th in NBA history with 1,559 three-point field goals made during his 15-year career. As a player, Rice won an NCAA Men's Division...
22.9; 1989 Rice 24.8 - Field goal Percentage (Conference games only until 1990): 1966 Cazzie Russell .542; 1967 Dave McClellan .588; 1971 Ken Brady .617; 1975 John Robinson .603; 1979 Marty Bodnar .603; 1989 Loy VaughtLoy VaughtLoy Stephen Vaught is a retired American professional basketball player who spent ten seasons in the NBA, primarily with the Los Angeles Clippers....
.677; 2001 Chris Young .640 (all games); 2006 Courtney SimsCourtney SimsCourtney Sims is an American professional basketball player with BK VEF Rīga in Latvia. He is a 6'11" 245 lb center.-Early career:...
.633 (all games) - Three point field goals: 1989 Glen Rice 55 (conference games); 1991 Demetrius CalipDemetrius CalipDemetrius Calip is an American professional basketball player formerly of the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. He helped the University of Michigan Wolverines to the 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship...
48 (conference games); 1998 Louis BullockLouis BullockLouis Bullock, Jr. is an American professional basketball player. He is currently with the pro club CB Cajasol Sevilla in Spain....
51* (conference games); 1999 Robbie Reid 49 (conference games); 1997 Louis Bullock 101* (all games); 1998 Louis Bullock 93* (all games) - Three point field goal percentage: 1998 Louis Bullock .481* (conference games); 1999 Robbie Reid .458 (conference games); 2003 LaVell Blanchard .433 (conference games)
- Free throw percentage: 1975 C.J. Kupec .880 (conference games); 1997 Louis Bullock .893* (conference games); 2006 Daniel Horton .978 (conference games); 2007 Dion Harris .873 (conference games); 1998 Louis Bullock .911* (all games); 1999 Louis Bullock .864* (all games); 2006 Daniel Horton .901 (all games)
- Rebounds: 1959 M.C. Burton 17.8 (conference games); 1963 Bill BuntinBill BuntinWilliam L. "Bill" Buntin was an American basketball player. He played collegiately for the University of Michigan and in the NBA....
15.4 (conference games); 1969 Rudy TomjanovichRudy TomjanovichRudolph Tomjanovich, Jr. , nicknamed Rudy T., is an American retired basketball player and coach who coached the Houston Rockets to two consecutive NBA championships. He is currently a scout for the Los Angeles Lakers.-Early life:...
12.8 (conference games); 1970 Rudy Tomjanovich 16.2 (conference games); 1985 Roy TarpleyRoy TarpleyRoy James Tarpley is an American former professional basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions, earning an NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 1988. Despite his talent, Tarpley became notable during his career for being banned from the NBA because of his drug addiction...
9.9 (conference games); 1990 Loy Vaught 10.7 (conference games); 1992 Chris WebberChris WebberMayce Edward Christopher "Chris" Webber, III , nicknamed C-Webb, is a retired American professional basketball player. He is a five-time NBA All-Star, a former All-NBA First Teamer, a former NBA Rookie of the Year, and a former #1 overall NBA Draftee...
-FR 9.8* (conference games); 1993 Chris Webber 9.7* (conference games); 1990 Loy Vaught 11.2; 1992 Chris Webber-FR 10.0*; 1993 Chris Webber 10.1* - Assists: 1988 Gary GrantGary GrantGary Grant is a retired American professional basketball player at the point guard position in the NBA.Gary "The General" Grant played for Canton McKinley High School and collegiately at the University of Michigan....
6.5 (conference games); 1990 Rumeal RobinsonRumeal RobinsonRumeal James Robinson is a retired American professional basketball player. Growing up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Robinson graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School and went on to play guard for the University of Michigan...
6.1 (all games) - Steals: 1987 Gary Grant 2.67 (conference games); 1988 Gary Grant 2.72 (conference games)
- Blocked shots: 1986 Roy TarpleyRoy TarpleyRoy James Tarpley is an American former professional basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions, earning an NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 1988. Despite his talent, Tarpley became notable during his career for being banned from the NBA because of his drug addiction...
2.50 (conference games); 1989 Terry MillsTerry MillsTerry Richard Mills is a retired American professional basketball player at the power forward position.After a standout career at Romulus High School, Mills was named 1986 Mr. Basketball of Michigan...
1.22 (conference games); 2008 Ekpe UdohEkpe UdohEkpedeme Friday Udoh, commonly known as Ekpe Udoh is an American basketball forward and center with Bnei HaSharon in Israel. He is also under contract with the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association, but is not playing with that team because of the 2011 NBA lockout...
2.67 (conference games); 2004 Courtney SimsCourtney SimsCourtney Sims is an American professional basketball player with BK VEF Rīga in Latvia. He is a 6'11" 245 lb center.-Early career:...
2.00 (all games); 2008 Ekpe UdohEkpe UdohEkpedeme Friday Udoh, commonly known as Ekpe Udoh is an American basketball forward and center with Bnei HaSharon in Israel. He is also under contract with the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association, but is not playing with that team because of the 2011 NBA lockout...
2.88 (all games)
Big Ten statistical champions (team, conference games only):
- Scoring offense: 1946 55.1, 1965 92.9, 1966 95.4, 1971 88.4, 1972 81.8, 1976 85.8, 1977 83.2, 1987 86.7, 1989 87.8, 1997* 73.3,
- Scoring defense: 1948 46.3, 1952 56.2, 1964 75.5
- Scoring margin: 1948 7.6, 1964 10.3, 1965 12.2, 1966 9.9, 1977 9.4, 1985 8.8, 1986 10.6, 1989 10.3
- Field goal percentage offense: 1966 48.9, 1972 45.3, 1976 52.1, 1989 56.1
- Field goal percentage defense: 1995 39.4
- Three point field goals: 1987 89, 1989 103, 1991 118, 1998* 121, 2009 151
- Three point field goal percentage: 1998 40.1, 2003 37.5
- Free throw percentage: 1958 73.4, 1975 75.8
- Rebounds: 1963 49.0, 1965 49.5, 1972 51.6, 1983 34.4, 1986 35.1, 1992 38.2, 1993* 40.9
- Rebounding margin: 1986 5.8, 1992 5.8, 1993* 7.6, 2004 3.4
- Steals: 1986 8.61
- Blocked shots: 1986 3.94, 1993 5.0, 2004 4.31, 2008 4.28
- Turnover margin: never
Rankings
- Michigan teams have spent a total of 21 weeks ranked number 1 with the last time occurring in 1993. Entering the 2009–10 season this ranked 13th and third in the Big Ten behind Indiana (44) and Ohio State (30).
- Two Michigan teams (Dec. 14, 1964 87–85 over Wichita State at Detroit and Dec. 13, 1997 81–73 over Duke at home) have defeated the number one ranked team.
The following table summarizes Michigan history in the AP Poll
AP Poll
The Associated Press College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation...
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| ' | Preseason | Peak | Final | Weeks ranked | Weeks @ #1 |
| Top 10 Poll | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963–64 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15/15 | 0 |
| 1964–65 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15/15 | 10 |
| 1965–66 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10/15 | 0 |
| 1966–67 | NR | 5 | NR | 3/15 | 0 |
| Top 20 Poll | |||||
| 1970–71 | NR | 12 | NR | 4/16 | 0 |
| 1971–72 | 13 | 9 | NR | 4/16 | 0 |
| 1972–73 | 19 | 18 | NR | 3/16 | 0 |
| 1973–74 | NR | 6 | 6 | 12/18 | 0 |
| 1974–75 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 8/19 | 0 |
| 1975–76 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 16/17 | 0 |
| 1976–77 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17/17 | 8 |
| 1977–78 | 13 | 9 | NR | 4/17 | 0 |
| 1978–79 | 8 | 6 | NR | 8/17 | 0 |
| 1980–81 | NR | 9 | NR | 11/16 | 0 |
| 1983–84 | NR | 15 | NR | 2/17 | 0 |
| 1984–85 | NR | 2 | 2 | 12/17 | 0 |
| 1985–86 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17/17 | 0 |
| 1987–88 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 17/17 | 0 |
| 1988–89 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18/18 | 0 |
| Top 25 Poll | |||||
| 1989–90 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 17/17 | 0 |
| 1991–92 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 18/18 | 0 |
| 1992–93 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18/18 | 3 |
| 1993–94 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18/18 | 0 |
| 1994–95 | 16 | 13 | NR | 5/18 | 0 |
| 1995–96 | 17 | 16 | NR | 13/18 | 0 |
| 1996–97 | 9 | 4 | NR | 16/18 | 0 |
| 1997–98 | NR | 12 | 12 | 12/18 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | NR | 21 | NR | 2/19 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | NR | 23 | NR | 3/19 | 0 |
See also
- NCAA Men's Division I Final Four appearances by coachesNCAA Men's Division I Final Four appearances by coachesThis is a list of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Regional Championships by coach. The current names of the NCAA Tournament regions are the East, Southeast, Southwest, and West...
- NCAA Men's Division I Final Four appearances by schoolNCAA Men's Division I Final Four appearances by schoolThis is a list of NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Final Four appearances by school. Schools whose names are italicized are no longer in Division I and can no longer be included in the tournament. Several teams have vacated Final Four appearances and are marked with an * with...
- List of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four participants
- NCAA Men's Division I Tournament bids by schoolNCAA Men's Division I Tournament bids by schoolThis is a list of NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament bids by school, as of 2011. Schools whose names are italicized are no longer in Division I, and can no longer be included in the tournament....
- NCAA Men's Division I Tournament bids by school and conference
- NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament all-time team recordsNCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament all-time team recordsThis is a list of NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament all-time records, as of 2010. Schools whose names are italicized are no longer in Division I, and can no longer be included in the tournament...
- NIT all-time team recordsNIT all-time team recordsThis is a list of NCAA National Invitation Tournament all-time records, as of 2010. Schools whose names are italicized are no longer in Division I, and can no longer be included in the tournament....
- NIT bids by school and conferenceNIT bids by school and conferenceThis is a list of NIT bids by school . Schools whose names are listed in the last table are no longer in NCAA Division I Men's Basketball, and can no longer be included in the tournament.The years listed are the last tournament year a school has reached a certain round of the NIT.Note also that...
- NIT championships and semifinal appearancesNIT championships and semifinal appearancesThis is a list of NIT champions and semifinal appearances by school. Schools whose names are italized are no longer in Division I, and can no longer be included in the tournament.Teams in bold are active in the 2011 National Invitation Tournament....