1991–92 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1991–92 Michigan Wolverines 150 1901-94 Michigan Wolverines Primary Logo.png 200 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 16 15 24–8 (25–9 unadjusted) 11–7 Steve Fisher Freddie Hunter Jalen Rose Brian Dutcher Jay Smith Perry Watson Crisler Arena NCAA tournament, Runner-up (vacated) National Championship Game <br/ >L Lost 51–71 vs. Duke (vacated) The 1991–92 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1991–92 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 Steve Fisher, the team finished tied for third in the Big Ten Conference.http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide CBS Interactive 69 2010-09-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT 2010-07-03 dead The team earned an invitation to the 1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where it was national runner up.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-ncaa-tournament NCAA Tournament History University of Michigan 3 2010 2010-09-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20101001104827/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-ncaa-tournament 2010-10-01 dead Although the team compiled a 25–9 record during the season, the NCAA has adjusted the team's record to 24–8 due to sanctions revolving around the eligibility of Chris Webber resulting from the University of Michigan basketball scandal.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records 2010-09-23 National Collegiate Athletic Association 56 The team was ranked for the entire eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll, starting the season ranked twentieth, rising as high as number eleven and ending ranked fifteenth,http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records 2010-08-28 National Collegiate Athletic Association 68–83 and it ended the season ranked seventeenth in the final USA Today/CNN Poll.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records 2010-08-28 National Collegiate Athletic Association 87 The team had a 6–6 record against ranked opponents, including the following victories: January 9, 1992, against the number sixteen ranked Iowa Hawkeyes 80–77 (overtime) at Carver–Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, January 29 against the number thirteen ranked Michigan State Spartans 89–79 (overtime) at the Breslin Student Events Center in East Lansing, Michigan, March 8 against the number two ranked Indiana Hoosiers 68–60 at Crisler Arena, March 27 the number eleven ranked 1991 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State Cowboys 75–72 in the 1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament at Rupp Arena, March 29 the number three ranked and archrival Ohio State Buckeyes 75–71 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, and April 4 against the number twelve ranked Cincinnati Bearcats 76–72 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-through-the-years Through The Years 2010-09-20 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com 45 https://web.archive.org/web/20100902071019/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-through-the-years 2010-09-02 dead The team had rotating captains on a game-by-game basis, and Chris Webber earned team MVP.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-accolades All-Time Accolades CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com 9–10 2010-09-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100901151320/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-accolades 2010-09-01 dead The team's leading scorers were Jalen Rose (597 points), Chris Webber (528 points), and Juwan Howard (377 points). The leading rebounders were Webber (340), Howard (212), and Rose (146).Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com http://stats.ath.umich.edu/basketball/basketstart.php September 22, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100418044313/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/basketball/basketstart.php April 18, 2010 During the season, the team won the Big Ten Conference statistical championships in rebounding and rebounding margin with at 38.2 average and 5.8 average margin in conference games, respectively.http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide CBS Interactive 38 2010-09-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT 2010-07-03 dead Chris Webber became the first freshman to lead the Big Ten in rebounds with a 9.8 average in 18 conference games and 10.0 average in 34 overall games.http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide CBS Interactive 34 2010-09-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT 2010-07-03 deadhttp://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide CBS Interactive 35 2010-09-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT 2010-07-03 dead However, his 340 rebounds in 34 games fell short of Phil Hubbard's school freshman single-season record of 352 rebounds set as a member of the 1975–76 team that still stands as the school record.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records All-Time Records 2010-09-18 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com 7 https://web.archive.org/web/20110401053824/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records 2011-04-01 dead Jalen Rose set the current school record for points scored by a freshman 597.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records All-Time Records 2010-09-18 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20110401053824/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records 2011-04-01 dead Rose also set the school single-season record for minutes played with 1132 minutes. The following season, four players surpassed this total.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records All-Time Records 2010-09-09 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com 20 https://web.archive.org/web/20110401053824/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records 2011-04-01 dead The team set the school record for single-season team blocks with 182 in 34 games, surpassing the 1986 teams total of 146 in 33 games. The following season the team would rebreak the record.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records All-Time Records 2010-09-18 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com 19 https://web.archive.org/web/20110401053824/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records 2011-04-01 dead The Wolverines 25–9 record was an improvement on the previous year's record of 14–15.Numbelievable! 98 Michael X. Ferraro John Veneziano Triumph Books Chicago 2007 978-1-57243-990-0 Due to the success of the Fab Five, athletic royalties increased from 2 million dollars in 1990 ($ million today) to 4.4 million dollars ($ million) in 1992.Numbelievable! 99 Michael X. Ferraro John Veneziano Triumph Books Chicago 2007 978-1-57243-990-0 The team, coached by Steve Fisher, is best remembered for the entry of a talented freshman class, known as the Fab Five, that would become the starting lineup: Center: Juwan Howard Power forward: Chris Webber Small forward: Ray Jackson Shooting guard: Jimmy King Point guard: Jalen Rose Reserve point guard Rob Pelinka would go on to greater fame as an agent for numerous NBA stars, most notably Kobe Bryant, and as General Manager for the Los Angeles Lakers. Although the Wolverines would make the NCAA title game that season, losing to defending national champion Duke, they vacated their Final Four appearance in the wake of a major scandal which resulted in Webber being ruled ineligible due to him receiving improper payments from a major booster. Schedule yes yes yes no no |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan Wolverines| Non-conference regular season December 2 yes yes 25 Detroit Cobo Arena Detroit 100–74 1–0 December 7 yes yes 25 Cleveland State Wolstein Center Cleveland 80–61 2–0 December 9 yes 18 Chicago State Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 112–62 3–0 December 12 yes 18 Eastern Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 91–77 4–0 December 14 3:45 p.m. yes 18 Duke 1 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan Duke–Michigan rivalry 85–88 OT 4–1 December 16 yes 15 Central Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 86–70 5–1 December 21 yes 15 Rice Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 87–70 6–1 December 28 yes yes 11 BYU Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida Red Lobster Classic 86–83 7–1 December 30 yes yes 11 Virginia Tech Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida Red Lobster Classic 63–51 8–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan Wolverines| Big Ten Conference regular season January 9 yes 11 Iowa 16 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 80–77 OTDecatur Herald & Review 14 Michigan tips Iowa in overtime https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/80080260/ January 10, 1992 March 26, 2017 15,500 9–1 1–0 January 11 yes 11 Minnesota Minneapolis 64–73 9–2 1–1 January 15 15 Purdue Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 60–65 9–3 1–2 January 18 yes 15 Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois 68–61 15,985 10–3 2–2 January 21 yes 16 Indiana 4 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 74–89 10–4 2–3 January 25 16 Wisconsin Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 98–83 11–4 3–3 January 29 yes 15 Michigan State 13 Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan Michigan–Michigan State rivalry 89–79 OT 12–4 4–3 February 2 15 Ohio State 10 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan Michigan–Ohio State rivalry 58–68 12–5 4–4 February 5 15 Northwestern Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 81–58 13–5 5–4 February 9 yes yes 15 Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana 74–65 14–5 February 12 17 Iowa Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 79–74 15–5 6–4 February 15 17 Michigan State 12 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan Michigan–Michigan State Rivalry 59–70 15–6 6–5 February 19 20 Minnesota Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 95–70 16–6 7–5 February 22 yes 20 Northwestern Evanston, Illinois 76–63 17–6 8–5 February 26 yes 17 Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin 78–96 17–7 8–6 March 3 yes 18 Ohio State 5 St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio Michigan–Ohio State rivalry 66–77 17–8 8–7 March 8 18 Indiana 2 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 68–60 18–8 9–7 March 11 yes 14 Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 70–61 19–8 10–7 March 14 14 Illinois Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 68–59 13,605 20–8 11–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan Wolverines| NCAA tournament March 20 yes yes 15 6 SE Temple 11 SE The Omni Atlanta NCAA tournament • First round 73–66Come back for seconds https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/99663498/ Detroit Free Press newspapers.com March 21, 1992 March 15, 2021 21–8 March 22 yes yes 15 6 SE East Tennessee State 14 SE The Omni Atlanta NCAA Tournament • Second Round 102–90 22–8 March 27 yes yes 15 6 SE Oklahoma State 11 2 SE Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky NCAA Tournament • Regional semifinals 75–72 23–8 March 29 yes yes 15 6 SE Ohio State 3 1 SE Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky NCAA Tournament • Regional FinalMichigan–Ohio State rivalry 75–71 OTCOLLEGE BASKETBALL: Surprise! (Michigan) Surprise! (Cincinnati); Freshmen Score 73 Points https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/30/sports/college-basketball-surprise-michigan-surprise-cincinnati-freshmen-score-73.html The New York Times March 30, 1992 February 1, 2020 24–8 April 4 yes yes 15 6 SE Cincinnati 12 4 MW Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis NCAA Tournament • National semifinals CBS 76–72 25–8 April 6 yes yes 15 6 SE Duke 1 1 E Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis NCAA Tournament • National ChampionshipDuke–Michigan rivalry CBS 51–71 25–9 Michigan Basketball – Through the Years https://web.archive.org/web/20130124072745/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/bkm-records-through-the-years.pdf 2013-01-24 . Retrieved May 1, 2013. Regular season As Michigan celebrated Midnight Madness on October 15, 1991, there was already talk that at least four of the five freshmen would be starting before the season ended.Chicago players court fame 1991-10-15 Bell, Taylor Chicago Sun-Times (The five eventually started in a combined 304 of a possible 350 man-games among them during their first two seasons.)2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide University of Michigan 13–21 2007 In the Elite Eight round of the 1992 NCAA Men's Division I basketball tournament, Michigan earned a rematch against a Jimmy Jackson-led Ohio State Buckeyes team that had beaten them twice during the regular season by double digits.Michigan's 'Fab Five' vow to have their say Boers, Terry 1992-03-29 Chicago Sun-Times Michigan won the rematch, during which the Fab Five scored all but two Wolverines points.Who'll reign – and who'll wane? Hanley, Brian 1992-03-30 Chicago Sun-Times When the 24–8 Wolverines reached the Final Four round of the tournament, they found themselves matched against a 29–4 Bob Huggins-coached Cincinnati Bearcats team that averaged 83.6 points per game and had lost to only three teams, two of which had beaten Michigan.Fisher out of Michigan spotlight 1992-04-04 Chicago Tribune Milbert, Neil https://www.chicagotribune.com/1992/04/04/fisher-out-of-michigan-spotlight/ 2010-09-06 Nick Van Exel, who became the starter in the middle of the season, led Cincinnati in postseason scoring.Cincy-Michigan choice debatable Hanley, Brian 1992-04-03 Chicago Sun-Times Howard, King and Riley shaved their heads for the game.'Guilt' keeps Raveling at Southern Cal 1992-04-03 Chicago Tribune Myslenski, Skip https://www.chicagotribune.com/1992/04/03/guilt-keeps-raveling-at-southern-cal/ 2010-09-06 Michigan won and earned a rematch with the Duke Blue Devils team that had beaten them by three points in overtime in December.Howard's effort honors grandma 1992-04-07 Chicago Tribune Milbert, Neil https://www.chicagotribune.com/1992/04/07/howards-effort-honors-grandma/ 2010-09-06Too young to get this far . . . Not! 1992-04-05 Chicago Tribune Lincicome, Bernie https://www.chicagotribune.com/1992/04/05/too-young-to-get-this-far-not/ 2010-09-06 Duke scored in its final 12 possessions of the championship game, going on a 23–6 run to win by a final margin of 71–51.Michigan kids crushed, but Howard sees title in '93. 1992-04-07 Chicago Tribune Milbert, Neil https://www.chicagotribune.com/1992/04/07/michigan-kids-crushed-but-howard-sees-title-in-93/ 2010-09-06 Statistics The team posted the following statistics:http://stats.ath.umich.edu/basketball/basketstart.php Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page 2010-03-28 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20100418044313/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/basketball/basketstart.php 18 April 2010 dead Name GP GS Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% OR DR RB Avg Ast Avg PF DQ TO Stl Blk Pts Avg Jalen Rose3433113233.32064240.486361110.3241491970.75652941464.31354.075011438859717.6 Chris Webber*3434109032.12294120.55614540.259561130.49612821234010.0762.299595548452815.5 Juwan Howard343195628.11503330.450020.000771120.688661462126.2621.8107399142137711.1 Jimmy King342195528.11282580.49628600.46753720.73633791123.3782.3530722893379.9 Eric Riley32349715.5821390.59000 37640.57854851394.3210.7844507192016.3 Ray Jackson341559217.4661210.5452100.20021460.45747561033.0581.77935224111554.6 Michael Talley291452718.2511320.38611380.28939530.736721281.0551.9491502341525.2 James Voskuil311445314.6501040.48116460.34821360.5831744612.0321.06422912101374.4 Rob Pelinka2802549.121520.4048250.32027310.8711827451.6190.72401930772.8 Freddie Hunter2952789.69170.52900 7120.5832532572.0210.737014127250.9 Richmond McIver110666.0690.66700 8200.400413171.620.2110715201.8 Kirk Taylor100414.15130.385150.200120.5002350.520.250221121.2 Samuel Mitchell40246.05140.357020.000250.40065112.830.820302123.0 Jason Bossard70121.73100.300270.28600 0000.000.01010081.1 Christopher Seter60132.2130.33300 340.7504481.320.31000050.8 Chip Armer60101.7230.66700 020.0000000.000.02010140.7 TEAM34 3255872.6 2 Season Total34 101420440.4961183600.3285017690.651495876137140.356616.669318610218182264777.9 Opponents34 84620410.4141604670.3435748140.705447671111832.945513.47072152922557242671.3 * Denotes players whose individual records, awards and other honors have been vacated due to NCAA and U-M sanctions Rankings 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP Poll 0 17 20 23 25 18 15 11 11 11 15 16 15 15 17 20 17 18 14 15 NCAA tournament On March 20 as the number six seed in the first round of the southeast region of the 1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in Atlanta at the Omni Coliseum, the team defeated number eleven seed Temple 73–66. On March 22, the team defeated number fourteen seed East Tennessee State 102–90 in Atlanta. Then in the sweet sixteen, in Lexington, Kentucky, at Rupp Arena on March 27, the team defeated number two seeded 1991 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State 75–72. On March 29 in the elite eight round in Lexington, the team defeated number one seed Ohio State 75–71 in overtime. In the national semifinal round of the final four on April 4 in Minneapolis at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, the team defeated number four seed Cincinnati 76–72. However, in the championship game at the Metrodome on April 6, the team lost to number one seed Duke 71–51. The team established the NCAA record for fewest single-game three-point field goals made in a final four (1 vs. Duke on April 6, 1992), a record the team would surpass the following year. It also established the record for lowest single-game three-point field goal percentage with a 1-for-11 performance (9.1%) that stood until 2006.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_final4/2010/2010Final4.pdf The Final Four 2010-09-16 National Collegiate Athletic Association 10 Although these final four records have been surpassed, both of these marks continue to stand as NCAA records for the championship game.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_final4/2010/2010Final4.pdf The Final Four 2010-09-16 National Collegiate Athletic Association 13 Team players drafted into the NBA Five players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1993.html 1993 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com 2014-04-25https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1994.html 1994 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com 2014-04-25https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1995.html 1995 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com 2014-04-25 YearRoundPickOverallPlayerNBA Club 1993 1 1 1 Chris Webber Orlando Magic 1993 2 6 33 Eric Riley Dallas Mavericks 1994 1 5 5 Juwan Howard Washington Bullets 1994 1 13 13 Jalen Rose Denver Nuggets 1995 2 6 35 Jimmy King Toronto Raptors See also List of vacated and forfeited games in college basketball University of Michigan basketball scandal References 30em External links Michigan Wolverines men's basketball official website https://web.archive.org/web/20090221145722/http://mgoblue.com/basketball-m/page.aspx?id=80704 2009-02-21 Category:Michigan Wolverines men's basketball seasons Michigan Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Michigan Michigan Michigan