1974–75 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
| 1974–75 NCAA tournament, First Round | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 19 |
| Record | 19–8 (12–6 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coaches |
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| MVP | Joe Johnson |
| MVP | C. J. Kupec |
| Captains |
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| Home arena | Crisler Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Indiana | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 31 | – | 1 | .969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Michigan | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 8 | .704 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 8 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 18 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 18 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 6 | – | 20 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1974–75 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the
free throw percentage was a school record that lasted 11 seasons.[10] On January 2, 1975, Kupec went 14 for 14 in free throw attempts against Illinois which continues to be a school single-game record for most without a miss, surpassing Craig Dill's total of 12.[11] The team set a school single-season free throw percentage record of 74.4% that would last until 1986.[11]
In the 32-team
1975 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Michigan was eliminated from the West Region in the first round by the UCLA Bruins 103–91.[12][13]
Roster
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
AP Poll[7] | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |||||||||||
Team players drafted into the NBA
Six players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.[14][15][16][17]
| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | NBA Club |
1975 |
4 | 2 | 56 | C. J. Kupec | Los Angeles Lakers |
1976 |
4 | 9 | 60 | Wayman Britt | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1977 | 3 | 11 | 55 | Steve Grote | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1977 | 5 | 22 | 110 | John Robinson | Los Angeles Lakers |
1978 |
3 | 17 | 61 | Dave Baxter | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1978 | 4 | 3 | 69 | Joel Thompson | Houston Rockets |
See also
- NCAA Men's Division I Tournament bids by school
- NCAA Men's Division I Tournament bids by school and conference
- NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament all-time team records
References
- ^ 2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 197.
- ^ 2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 12.
- CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10. Archived from the originalon September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- CBS Interactive. p. 33. Archived from the originalon July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
- CBS Interactive. p. 34. Archived from the originalon July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
- CBS Interactive. p. 37. Archived from the originalon July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ^ a b "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
- ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 85. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
- CBS Interactive. pp. 4–7. Archived from the originalon September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ^ 2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 174.
- ^ CBS Interactive. p. 14. Archived from the originalon April 1, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ^ "1975 Men's College Basketball Bracket". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
- ^ "1975 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket". databaseSports.com. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
- ^ "1975 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ "1976 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ "1977 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ "1978 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.