1968–69 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

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1968–69 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record13–11 (7–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVP
Crisler Arena
Seasons
1968–69 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Purdue 13 – 1   .929 23 – 5   .821
No. 20 Illinois 9 – 5   .643 19 – 5   .792
Ohio State 9 – 5   .643 17 – 7   .708
Michigan 7 – 7   .500 13 – 11   .542
Northwestern 6 – 8   .429 14 – 10   .583
Minnesota 6 – 8   .429 12 – 12   .500
Michigan State 6 – 8   .429 11 – 12   .478
Iowa 5 – 9   .357 12 – 12   .500
Wisconsin 5 – 9   .357 11 – 13   .458
Indiana 4 – 10   .286 9 – 15   .375
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1968–69 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the

scoring record with 48 points.[8] Based on these two performances, Tomjanovich continues to hold both the school record for single-game points and single-game rebounds. The following season, he would set the career rebound record, which also still stands.[7]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Three players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.[9][10][11]

Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA Club
1969
 4 1 44 Dennis Stewart Phoenix Suns
1970
 1 2 2 Rudy Tomjanovich
San Diego Rockets
1971
 10 16 168 Dan Fife Milwaukee Bucks

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1968-69 Big Ten Conference Season Summary
  2. ^
    CBS Interactive. p. 37. Archived from the original
    on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
  3. ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  4. ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 85. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  5. CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original
    on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  6. CBS Interactive. p. 34. Archived from the original
    on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
  7. ^ a b 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 166.
  8. ^ 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 162.
  9. ^ "1969 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  10. ^ "1970 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  11. ^ "1971 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
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