1968–69 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

1968–69 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
1968–69 record	13-11 (7-7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Johnny Orr
Assistant coach	Fred Snowden
Assistant coach	George Pomey (Freshman coach)
Assistant coach	Dick Honig
MVP	Rudy Tomjanovich
Captain	Ken Maxey
Home arena	Crisler Arena

1968–69 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 Purdue	13	–	1	.929	23	–	5	.821
#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

The 1968–69 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1968–69 season. The team played its home games at Crisler Arena on the school's campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Under the direction of head coach Johnny Orr, the team finished fourth in the Big Ten Conference.^[1] The team was unranked the entire season in the Associated Press Top Twenty Poll,^[2] and it also ended the season unranked in the final UPI Coaches' Poll.^[3] The team defeated two of the seven ranked opponents that it faced (#16 Duke 90–80 on December 9, 1968 at the Kentucky Invitational Tournament held at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky and #10 Illinois 92–87 on February 11, 1969 at Assembly Hall in Champaign, Illinois).^[1] Ken Maxey served as team captain, while Rudy Tomjanovich earned team MVP.^[4] Over the course of the season Tomjanovich led the conference in rebounding with an 12.8 average in conference games.^[5] On February 1, 1969 against Loyola, Tomjanovich set the current Michigan Wolverines single-game rebound record with 30, surpassing a record of 27 that he had tied M. C. Burton, Jr. for on December 6, 1967.^[6] On January 7, 1969 against Indiana, Tomjanovich, tied Cazzie Russell's school single-game scoring record with 48 points.^[7] 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.^[6]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Three players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.^[8]^[9]^[10]

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 2 "Through The Years". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 37. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
↑ "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.
↑ "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10.
↑ "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 34. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
1 2 2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 166.
↑ 2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 162.
↑ "1969 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
↑ "1970 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
↑ "1971 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 WWJ Michigan IMG Sports Network Fox Sports Detroit

People	Head coaches

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

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