1976–77 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 March 2017 Basketball 1976–77 Michigan Wolverines 1901-94 Michigan Wolverines Primary Logo.png 150 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 1 1 26–4 16–2 Johnny Orr Steve Grote John Robinson Phil Hubbard Bill Frieder Jim Boyce Crisler Arena NCAA Division I regular season championsBig Ten regular season champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 1976–77 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1976–77 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, the team won the Big Ten Conference Championship.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 54 September 2, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT July 3, 2010 dead mdy-all2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide University of Michigan 198 2007 Season review The team earned the last of four consecutive NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament invitations.2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide University of Michigan 12 2007 Steve Grote and John Robinson served as team captains, while Phil Hubbard 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 September 9, 2010 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 September 1, 2010 dead mdy-all As a team, they led the conference in scoring offense with an 83.2 average in conference games as well as scoring margin with a 9.4 average.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 36 September 3, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT July 3, 2010 dead mdy-all The team began and ended the season ranked number one in the Associated Press Top Twenty Poll and was ranked all seventeen weeks, including eight at number one.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records August 28, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 68–83 The team also ended the season ranked atop the final UPI Coaches' Poll.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records August 28, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 85 On December 29, 1976, Hubbard became the first Wolverine to play 50 minutes in a game against Providence. In 1980, Mike McGee would play 54 minutes in a game. The team's 21 for 22 performance on February 17 against Indiana was the school free throw percentage record until February 21, 1987.2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide University of Michigan 174 2007 The team totaled 17 steals on February 26, 1977, as both Rickey Green and Hubbard had 6 against Michigan State, which lasted as a school record until December 3, 1994. Green had 7 steals on November 27, 1976, against 1976 men Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky, which remains unsurpassed in school history.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records All-Time Records September 9, 2010 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com 18 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 April 1, 2011 dead mdy-all Schedule 1976-77 Overall: 26-4 Big Ten: 16-2 (1st | Champions)https://mgoblue.com/documents/2023/8/8/bkm-record-book-2023-24.pdf University of Michigan Basketball: All-Time Records February 16, 2024 August 8, 2023 MoGoBlue.com Postseason: NCAA (Mideast) (Elite Eight) Head Coach: Johnny Orr Staff: Bill Frieder & Jim Boyce Captains: Steve Grote & John Robinson Home Arena: Crisler Arena (13,609) Date Rk Opponent H/A W/L Score +/- 11/27/1976 #1 Western Kentucky H W 94-70 +24 12/4/1976 #1 Fordham H W 78-57 +21 12/6/1976 #1 at Vanderbilt A W 97-76 +21 12/18/1976 #1 Kent State H W 102-66 +36 12/21/1976 #1 Central Michigan H W 104-63 +41 12/28/1976 #1 vs. Rhode Island N1 W 95-85 +10 12/29/1976 #1 vs. Providence (2OT) N1 L 81-82 -1 1/2/1977 #1 at South Carolina A W 90-86 +4 1/6/1977 #5 Northwestern+ H W 102-65 +37 1/8/1977 #5 Wisconsin+ H W 66-63 +3 1/15/1977 #6 at Michigan State+ A W 83-70 +13 1/17/1977 #6 at Iowa+ A W 99-75 +24 1/20/1977 #5 #19 Purdue+ H W 82-76 +6 1/22/1977 #5 Illinois+ H W 66-61 +5 1/24/1977 #5 at Ohio State+ A W 92-81 +11 1/27/1977 #2 at Wisconsin+ A W 69-64 +5 1/29/1977 #2 at Northwestern+ A L 87-99 -12 2/3/1977 #7 Indiana+ H W 89-84 +5 2/5/1977 #7 Ohio State+ H W 93-72 +21 2/7/1977 #7 at #10 Minnesota+ A W 86-80 +6 2/13/1977 #5 at Indiana+ A L 64-73 -9 2/17/1977 #5 Iowa+ H W 91-80 +11 2/19/1977 #5 #12 Minnesota+ H W 89-70 +19 2/26/1977 #3 Michigan State+ (OT) H W 69-65 +4 3/3/1977 #3 at Illinois+ A W 87-72 +15 3/5/1977 #3 at Purdue+ A W 84-79 +5 3/6/1977 #3 #19 Marquette H W 69-68 +1 3/13/1977 #1 vs. Holy Cross N2 W 92-81 +11 3/17/1977 #1 vs. #12 Detroit N3 W 86-81 +5 3/19/1977 #1 vs. #17 UNC-Charlotte N3 L 68-75 -7 (1) Providence National Classic, Providence, R.I. (Providence Civic Center) (2) NCAA Tournament, Bloomington, Ind. (Assembly Hall) (3) NCAA Tournament, Lexington, Ky. (Rupp Arena) Postseason In the 32-team 1977 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Michigan reached the elite eight in the Mideast region by defeating the 1976 men Holy Cross Crusaders College of the Holy Cross Holy Cross Crusaders 92–81 and the Detroit Titans 86–81. The team then fell to the Charlotte 49ers 75–68.http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/brackets/historical/1977/DI 1977 Men's College Basketball Bracket September 5, 2010 CBS Sportshttp://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1977 1977 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket September 5, 2010 databaseSports.com In the game against the Detroit Titans on March 17, Hubbard totaled 26 rebounds, which is an NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament single-game record (since 1973).http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_champs_records/2009/d1/champs.pdf Division I Championship August 29, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 4 NCAA tournament summary Mideast Michigan 92, Holy Cross 81 Michigan 86, Detroit 81 Charlotte 75, Michigan 68 http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1977 RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More Roster David Baxter Tom Bergen Thomas Bergen Steve Grote (C) Rickey Green Alan Hardy Phil Hubbard Robert Jones William Lelich Len Lillard Mark Lozier John Robinson (C) Thomas Staton David Stavale Joel Thompson Head coach: Johnny Orr Assistants: Jim Boyce, Dan Fife, Bill Frieder . Retrieved 2015-Dec-29. Accomplishments The team was led by Consensus second team All-Americans Rickey Green and Phil Hubbard.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 4–7 September 9, 2010 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 September 1, 2010 dead mdy-all That season, Hubbard set the current school single-season total rebound record of 389, surpassing M. C. Burton, Jr.'s 1959 total of 379.2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide University of Michigan 166 2007 He also surpassed Bill Buntin's 1963 single-season total of 23 point-rebound double doubles with 24.2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide University of Michigan 169 2007 Grote's career assist total of 358 would stand as a school record for 7 seasons until eclipsed by Eric Turner, while Rickey Green's career assist average of 4.05 per game would also be a record until eclipsed by Turner.2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide University of Michigan 176 2007 For the season Green totaled 61 steals for a 2.18 average, which stood as school records until Gary Grant totaled 84 and averaged 2.55 in 1986.2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide University of Michigan 178 2007 Grote's 116 career games played lasted as a Michigan record until 1986 when Richard Rellford totaled 124, while his 108 career starts stood as a record until Mike McGee totaled 112 in 1981. The team set the school single-season free throws made record of 510, which surpassed the 1965 mark of 494 and would last until 1989.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records All-Time Records September 9, 2010 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com 14 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 April 1, 2011 dead mdy-all The team set the school single-season total steals record of 263 that stood until 1986. Green ended his career with an average of 32.7 minutes per game, which was a school record tied by Phil Hubbard two years later and surpassed by Mike McGee.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records All-Time Records September 9, 2010 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 April 1, 2011 dead mdy-all Statistics The team posted the following statistics:http://stats.ath.umich.edu/basketball/basketstart.php Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page March 28, 2010 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20100418044313/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/basketball/basketstart.php April 18, 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 Phil Hubbard3030 2284100.556---- 1321950.677038938913.0441.5109483 58819.6 Rickey Green2827 2244640.483---- 981280.766081812.91204.359366 54619.5 John Robinson3029 1242460.504---- 781040.75021541565.2401.368173 32610.9 Steve Grote3030 1182620.450---- 65900.722188893.0993.395383 30110.0 Dave Baxter293 941860.505---- 41570.719046461.6632.254254 2297.9 Joel Thompson3011 871640.530---- 36510.70611031043.5230.863226 2107.0 Tom Staton3020 751730.434---- 31470.660489933.1762.583453 1816.0 Alan Hardy290 471040.452---- 15250.600065652.280.332027 1093.8 Tom Bergen230 12300.400---- 7140.500035351.550.22709 311.4 Len Lillard110 8120.667---- 221.000110111.000.0303 181.6 Mark Lozier170 5160.313---- 450.800013130.850.3907 140.8 Bobby Jones90 080.000---- 140.2500660.700.0201 10.1 Dave Stavale1022.000 ---- 00 0000.000.00010000.0 Bill Lelich1022.0010.000---- 00 0777.000.00000000.0 TEAM30 96963.2 Season Total30 102220760.492 5107220.70691182119139.748316.160419486 255485.1 Opponents30 92118990.485---- 3775430.69471086109336.442914.364243605 221974.0 Rankings AP Poll 0 16 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 6 5 2 7 5 5 3 3 1 1 Team players drafted into the NBA Six players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1977.html 1977 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com April 25, 2014https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1978.html 1978 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com April 25, 2014https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1979.html 1979 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com April 25, 2014 Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA Club 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 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 30em Michigan Michigan Category:Michigan Wolverines men's basketball seasons Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team