1975–76 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
1975–76 NCAA tournament, runner-up | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 9 |
AP | No. 9 |
Record | 25–7 (14–4 Big Ten) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coaches |
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MVP | Crisler Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Indiana | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Michigan | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 10 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 6 | – | 20 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll
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The 1975–76 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the
The team lost to all four ranked opponents it played during the regular season.
The team began the season ranked sixteenth and peaked at ninth, where it finished the season in the
That season, Hubbard set the current school record for single-season rebounds by a freshman of 352.[8] The team set a new school record by totaling 2753 points over the course of the season. The record would last for eleven seasons.[9] The team set the school single-season total assist record of 600.[10]
On January 12, 1976, the team began a 22-game
In the 32-team
Regular season
The team set the school record by totaling 2753
Schedule
1975-76 Overall: 25-7 Big Ten: 14-4 (2nd)[15] Postseason: NCAA (Midwest) (Final Four; Runner-up) Head Coach: Johnny Orr Staff: Bill Frieder & Jim Boyce Captain: Wayman Britt Home Arena: Crisler Arena (13,609)
Date Rk Opponent H/A W/L Score +/- |
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12/2/1975 #16 Vanderbilt H W 90-63 +27 |
12/6/1975 #16 at #9 Tennessee A L 81-82 -1 |
12/10/1975 #18 South Carolina H W 91-82 +9 |
12/13/1975 #18 Dayton H W 106-80 +26 |
12/19/1975 #16 Southern Illinois H1 W 74-49 +25 |
12/20/1975 #16 Miami (Ohio) H1 W 90-76 +14 |
12/29/1975 #16 vs. LaSalle N2 W 86-71 +15 |
12/30/1975 #16 vs. #10 UNLV N2 L 94-108 -14 |
1/3/1976 #17 at Northwestern+ A W 82-72 +10 |
1/5/1976 #17 #16 Minnesota+ H W 95-72 +23 |
1/8/1976 #19 at Wisconsin+ A W 106-81 +25 |
1/10/1976 #19 #1 Indiana+ H L 74-80 -6 |
1/12/1976 #19 Ohio State+ H W 84-81 +3 |
1/17/1976 #16 Michigan State+ H W 66-63 +3 |
1/24/1976 #17 at Purdue+ A W 84-80 +4 |
1/26/1976 #17 at Illinois+ A L 75-76 -1 |
1/31/1976 #15 Iowa+ H W 104-95 +9 |
2/2/1976 #15 Wisconsin+ H W 107-86 +21 |
2/7/1976 #16 at #1 Indiana+ (OT) A L 67-72 -5 |
2/9/1976 #16 at Ohio State+ A W 90-66 +24 |
2/14/1976 #16 at Michigan State+ A W 81-64 +17 |
2/16/1976 #16 Eastern Michigan H W 94-76 +18 |
2/21/1976 #15 Purdue+ H W 92-81 +11 |
2/23/1976 #15 Illinois+ H W 90-75 +15 |
2/28/1976 #13 at Iowa+ A W 88-74 +14 |
3/1/1976 #13 at Minnesota+ A L 79-81 -2 |
3/6/1976 #11 Northwestern+ H W 80-77 +3 |
3/13/1976 #14 vs. Wichita State N3 W 74-73 +1 |
3/18/1976 #9 vs. #7 Notre Dame N4 W 80-76 +4 |
3/20/1976 #9 vs. #14 Missouri N4 W 95-88 +7 |
3/27/1976 #9 vs. #4 Rutgers N5 W 86-70 +16 |
3/29/1976 #9 vs. #1 Indiana N5 L 68-86 -18 |
(1) Michigan Invitational, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Arena) (2) Las Vegas Holiday Classic, Las Vegas, Nev. (L.V. Convention Center) (3) NCAA Tournament, Denton, Texas (North Texas Coliseum) (4) NCAA Tournament, Louisville, Ky. (Freedom Hall) (5) NCAA Tournament, Philadelphia, Pa. (The Spectrum)
Statistics
The team posted the following statistics:[16]
Name | GP | GS | Min | Avg | FG | FGA | FG% | 3FG
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3FGA | 3FG% | FT | FTA | FT% | OR | DR | RB | Avg | Ast | Avg | PF | DQ | TO | Stl | Blk
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Pts
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Avg |
Rickey Green | 32 | 32 | 266 | 542 | 0.491 | -- | -- | 106 | 135 | 0.785 | 118 | 119 | 3.7 | 132 | 4.1 | 88 | 1 | 638 | 19.9 | |||||||
Phil Hubbard | 32 | 31 | 208 | 381 | 0.546 | -- | -- | 66 | 113 | 0.584 | 5 | 347 | 352 | 11.0 | 36 | 1.1 | 129 | 10 | 482 | 15.1 | ||||||
John Robinson | 32 | 31 | 173 | 302 | 0.573 | -- | -- | 102 | 123 | 0.829 | 7 | 255 | 262 | 8.2 | 74 | 2.3 | 83 | 1 | 448 | 14.0 | ||||||
Wayman Britt | 32 | 32 | 153 | 326 | 0.469 | -- | -- | 42 | 55 | 0.764 | 0 | 135 | 135 | 4.2 | 123 | 3.8 | 109 | 9 | 348 | 10.9 | ||||||
Steve Grote | 32 | 29 | 134 | 265 | 0.506 | -- | -- | 69 | 95 | 0.726 | 3 | 93 | 96 | 3.0 | 112 | 3.5 | 116 | 8 | 337 | 10.5 | ||||||
Dave Baxter | 32 | 3 | 80 | 164 | 0.488 | -- | -- | 46 | 56 | 0.821 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 1.4 | 62 | 1.9 | 54 | 0 | 206 | 6.4 | ||||||
Joel Thompson | 28 | 1 | 42 | 86 | 0.488 | -- | -- | 10 | 17 | 0.588 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 2.3 | 17 | 0.6 | 37 | 0 | 94 | 3.4 | ||||||
Alan Hardy | 29 | 0 | 41 | 83 | 0.494 | -- | -- | 10 | 19 | 0.526 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 1.5 | 18 | 0.6 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 92 | 3.2 | |||||
Tom Bergen | 29 | 0 | 24 | 43 | 0.558 | -- | -- | 15 | 17 | 0.882 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 1.2 | 8 | 0.3 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 2.2 | |||||
Tom Staton | 22 | 0 | 14 | 52 | 0.269 | -- | -- | 6 | 10 | 0.600 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0.6 | 9 | 0.4 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 1.6 | |||||
Lloyd Schinnerer | 11 | 1 | 17 | 1.6 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | -- | -- | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0.6 | |||
Bobby Jones | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | -- | -- | 1 | 2 | 0.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.0 | |||
Len Lillard | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||
Donald Johnston | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||
TEAM | 32 | 123 | 123 | 3.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Season Total | 32 | 1138 | 2249 | 0.506 | 477 | 648 | 0.736 | 1278 | 1294 | 40.4 | 592 | 18.5 | 692 | 29 | 2753 | 86.0 | ||||||||||
Opponents | 32 | 1005 | 2132 | 0.471 | -- | -- | 446 | 635 | 0.702 | 1224 | 1224 | 38.3 | 514 | 16.1 | 625 | 25 | 2456 | 76.8 |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP Poll[6] | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 9 |
NCAA tournament
- Midwest
- Michigan 74, Wichita State 73
- Michigan 80, Notre Dame 76
- Michigan 95, Missouri 88
- Final Four
- Michigan 86, Rutgers 70
- Indiana 86, Michigan 68
Awards and honors
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Team players drafted into the NBA
Seven players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.[18][19][20][21]
Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | NBA Club |
1976 |
4 | 9 | 60 | Wayman Britt | Los Angeles Lakers |
1977 |
1 | 16 | 16 | Rickey Green | Golden State Warriors |
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 |
1979 |
1 | 15 | 15 | Phil Hubbard | Detroit Pistons |
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- ^ 2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 166.
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- CBS Interactive. p. 16. Archived from the originalon April 1, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- CBS Interactive. p. 7. Archived from the originalon September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
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