1971–72 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

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1971–72 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record14–10 (9–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPHenry Wilmore
Captains
  • Wayne Grabiac
  • Dave Hart
Home arena
Crisler Arena
Seasons
1971–72 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Minnesota 11 – 3   .786 17 – 6   .739
No. 19 Ohio State 10 – 4   .714 18 – 6   .750
No. 17 Indiana 9 – 5   .643 17 – 8   .680
Michigan 9 – 5   .643 14 – 10   .583
Michigan State 6 – 8   .429 13 – 11   .542
Wisconsin 6 – 8   .429 13 – 11   .542
Purdue 6 – 8   .429 12 – 12   .500
Illinois 5 – 9   .357 14 – 10   .583
Iowa 5 – 9   .357 11 – 13   .458
Northwestern 3 – 11   .214 5 – 18   .217
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1971–72 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the

Crisler Arena on the school's campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan
.

Under the direction of

1972 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the 1972 National Invitation Tournament.[1]

Wayne Grabiac and Dave Hart served as team

scoring offense statistical championship with an 81.8 average in conference games.[3] It also led the conference in field goal percentage with a 45.3% in conference games.[4] Additionally, the team led the conference in rebounding with a 51.6 average in conference games.[5]

The team was in the

UPI Coaches' Poll and the final AP Poll.[7]

During the season, the team beat two of the four ranked opponents that it faced (#16

Crisler Arena by an 88–78 margin).[8] The team was led by Consensus second team All-American Wilmore.[9]

Rankings

Ranking movements
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AP Poll[6]
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Team players drafted into the NBA

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

Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA Club
1972
 3 14 44 Wayne Grabiec Boston Celtics
1973
 4 9 61 Ken Brady Detroit Pistons
1973 5 9 78 Henry Wilmore Detroit Pistons
1973 14 1 189 Ernie Johnson Philadelphia 76ers

References

  1. ^ 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 197.
  2. CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original
    on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  3. CBS Interactive. p. 36. Archived from the original
    on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  4. CBS Interactive. p. 37. Archived from the original
    on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  5. CBS Interactive. p. 38. Archived from the original
    on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  7. ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 85. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  8. CBS Interactive. p. 38. Archived from the original
    on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
  9. CBS Interactive. pp. 4–7. Archived from the original
    on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  10. ^ "1972 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  11. ^ "1973 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
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