1979–80 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

1979–80 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball

1980 NIT Tournament, Quarterfinals
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1979–80 record	17-13 (8-10 Big Ten)
Head coach	Johnny Orr
Assistant coach	Bill Frieder
Assistant coach	Mike Boyd
Assistant coach	Tom Kempf
Assistant coach	Don Sicko
MVP	Mike McGee
Captain	Marty Bodnar
Captain	Mark Lozier
Home arena	Crisler Arena

	Conf				Overall
1979–80 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#7 Indiana	13	–	5	.722	21	–	8	.724
#10 Ohio State	12	–	6	.667	21	–	8	.724
#20 Purdue	11	–	7	.611	23	–	10	.697
Iowa	10	–	8	.556	23	–	10	.697
Minnesota	10	–	8	.556	21	–	11	.656
Illinois	8	–	10	.444	22	–	13	.629
Michigan	8	–	10	.444	17	–	13	.567
Wisconsin	7	–	11	.389	15	–	14	.517
Michigan State	6	–	12	.333	12	–	15	.444
Northwestern	5	–	13	.278	10	–	17	.370

Rankings from AP Poll)

The 1979–80 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Johnny Orr who was in his final year as coach, the team finished tied for sixth in the Big Ten Conference.^[1] The team earned an invitation to the 1980 National Invitation Tournament.^[2] The team was unranked the entire season in the Associated Press Top Twenty Poll,^[3] and it also ended the season unranked in the final UPI Coaches' Poll.^[4] The team defeated two of the six ranked teams it faced (#2 Ohio State 75–74 at home on January 19, 1980 and #15 Purdue at home 75–64 on February 21).^[5] Marty Bodnar earned third team Academic All-American honors.^[6] Bodnar and Mark Lozier served as team captains, while Mike McGee earned team MVP honors.^[7] John Garris set the School record for career blocked shot average with 1.09, which lasted until 1986 when Roy Tarpley ended his career with a 2.06 average.^[8] On January 26, 1980, McGee became the first Wolverine to play more than 50 minutes in a single game when he was on the floor for 54 minutes against the Northwestern Wildcats, surpassing Phil Hubbard's 1976 50-minute effort.^[9] Mark Bodnar became the first Michigan Wolverines player on record to total 13 assists in a game on December 13, 1980 against the Dayton Flyers. No Wolverine would surpass 13 assists in a game until Gary Grant did so on December 7, 1987.^[10] Thad Garner averaged of 36.3 minutes per game, which was a school record, beating Mike McGee who averaged 36.2. He would break his own record two years later.^[11]

In the 32-team National Invitation Tournament, Michigan advanced to the elite eight round by defeating Nebraska Cornhuskers 76–69 and UTEP Miners 75–65 before losing to Virginia Cavaliers 79–68.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Five players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.^[12]^[13]^[14]

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Player	NBA Club
1981	1	19	19	Mike McGee	Los Angeles Lakers
1981	3	23	69	John Johnson	Boston Celtics
1981	5	20	112	Paul Heuerman	Phoenix Suns
1982	7	3	141	Thad Gardner	Utah Jazz
1983	10	7	213	Ike Person	Detroit Pistons

References

↑ 2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 198.
↑ 2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 182.
↑ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
↑ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 85. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
↑ "Through The Years". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 41. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
↑ 2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. pp. 144–7.
↑ "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10.
↑ 2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 179.
↑ 2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 180.
↑ "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 16. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
↑ "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 20. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
↑ "1981 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
↑ "1982 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
↑ "1983 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-25.

Michigan Wolverines men's basketball

Venues	Waterman Gymnasium (1908–1923) Fielding H. Yost Fieldhouse (1923–1967) Crisler Center (1967–present)

Rivalries	Duke Michigan State

Culture & lore	Maize Rage Fab Five (film) Scandal Michigan IMG Sports Network

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1979–80 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

Team players drafted into the NBA

See also

References