1965–66 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 March 2017 Basketball 1965–66 Michigan Wolverines 1901-94 Michigan Wolverines Primary Logo.png 150 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 7 9 18–8 11–3 Dave Strack Oliver Darden Cazzie Russell James Skala Tom Jorgensen (Freshman coach) George Pomey Fielding H. Yost Field House Big Ten regular season champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 1965–66 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1965–66 season. The team played its home games at Fielding H. Yost Field House (renamed Yost Ice Arena in 1973) on the school's campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Under the direction of head coach Dave Strack, 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 11 2007 Season review This was the last of three consecutive Big Ten titles and NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament appearances. The team earned the Big Ten team statistical championships for both scoring offense (95.4) and scoring margin (9.9) as well as field goal percentage (48.9).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-allhttp://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 37 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 Senior Cazzie Russell averaged 30.8 points per game, including 33.2 in conference games to lead the 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 33 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 Rusell also led the conference in field goal percentage (.542). The team was ranked in the Associated Press Top Ten Poll ten of the fifteen weeks, starting the season ranked number two and ending it ranked number nine.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 finished the season ranked number seven in 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 Oliver Darden served as team captain, while Russell 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 On February 18, 1966, Craig Dill went 12 for 12 in free throw attempts against 1965 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State University Ohio State , which was a school single-game record for most without a miss until C. J. Kupec made 14 on January 2, 1975. This surpassed Oliver Darden's total of 11 set the prior season.2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide University of Michigan 174 2007 Schedule 1965-66 Overall: 18-8 Big Ten: 11-3 (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: Dave Strack Staff: James Skala & Tom Jorgensen (Freshmen) Captain: Oliver Darden Home Arena: Yost Field House (7,500) Date Rk Opponent H/A W/L Score +/- 12/1/1965 #2 Tennessee H W 71-63 +8 12/4/1965 #2 Bowling Green H W 108-70 +38 12/6/1965 #2 Ball State H W 107-70 +37 12/8/1965 #2 at Wichita State A L 94-100 -6 12/11/1965 #2 vs. San Francisco N1 W 96-78 +18 12/21/1965 #3 vs. #1 Duke N2 L 93-100 -7 12/22/1965 #3 at Butler A L 64-79 -15 12/27/1965 #3 vs. Arizona State N3 L 87-89 -2 12/29/1965 #7 vs. Air Force N3 W 83-74 +9 12/30/1965 #7 vs. Washington State N3 W 93-81 +12 1/8/1966 - at Ohio State+ A W 83-78 +5 1/10/1966 - Indiana+ H W 88-68 +20 1/15/1966 - at Northwestern+ A W 93-86 +7 1/22/1966 - Minnesota+ H W 97-85 +12 1/29/1966 - Wisconsin+ H W 69-67 +2 2/1/1966 #9 Illinois+ H L 93-99 -6 2/5/1966 #9 Indiana+ H W 93-76 +17 2/12/1966 #10 Wisconsin+ H W 120-102 +18 2/19/1966 #10 Purdue+ H W 128-94 +34 2/21/1966 #10 at Iowa+ A L 82-91 -9 2/26/1966 #10 at Purdue+ A W 105-85 +20 2/28/1966 #10 Iowa+ H W 103-88 +15 3/5/1966 - Northwestern+ H W 105-92 +13 3/7/1966 - at Michigan State+ A L 77-86 -9 3/11/1966 #9 vs. #10 Western Kentucky N4 W 80-79 +1 3/12/1966 #9 vs. #1 Kentucky N4 L 77-84 -7 (1) Played in Chicago, Ill. (Chicago Stadium) (2) Played in Detroit, Mich. (Cobo Arena) (3) Far West Classic, Portland, Ore. (Memorial Coliseum) (4) NCAA Tournament, Iowa City, Iowa (Iowa Field House) Postseason In the 22-team 1966 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Michigan reached the elite eight in the Mideast region by earning a bye and defeating the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 80–79. The team then fell to the Kentucky Wildcats 84–77.http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/brackets/historical/1966/DI 1966 Men's College Basketball Bracket September 4, 2010 CBS Sportshttp://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1966 1966 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket September 4, 2010 databaseSports.com Accomplishments Russell won the Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball as Big Ten MVP for a second year in a row.http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-000329silverpastmenmar19,1,821227.htmlstory?coll=cs-college-headlines Chicago Tribune Chicago Sports When Russell was selected as a 1966 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American for the third year in a row it was the first three-time recognition for a Wolverine.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 Following the season Russell was the Number one overall player selected in the NBA draft.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/russeca01.html Cazzie Russell June 20, 2008 Sports Reference LLC basketball-reference.com He won the numerous national player of the year awards including the Oscar Robertson Trophy, Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year, UPI College Basketball Player of the Year, Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year and the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year. Russell and the team set numerous Big Ten Conference records. Russell set the following record: single-season field goals made (308 all games, broken 1981),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 26 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-all single-season field goals made per game (13.0 conference games, broken 1969)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 30 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-all and career field goals made (839, 1964–66, broken 1970). In addition, the team set conference game records for single-season points per game 95.4 (broken 1969)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 31 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-all Also, on February 19, 1966, against 1965 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue University Purdue, the team set conference records for single-game points (128 broken December 30, 2006) and single-game field goals made (52, broken December 19, 1972).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 28 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-all Russell also established numerous scoring records. He became the first Wolverine to total 800 points in a season, surpassing his own junior season total of 694 that surpassed his sophomore season record. This total has been surpassed by Glen Rice, but his 30.77 points per game still stands as a Michigan record. He also surpassed Bill Buntin's career totals and career average points records with 2164 points and 27.1. The average continues to be the school record, but Mike McGee eclipsed the total record. Furthermore, he surpassed John Tidwell's single-game total of 43 with a 45-point effort on December 11, 1965, against 1965 men San Francisco Dons University of San Francisco San Francisco and then established the current school record of 48 on March 5, 1966, against 1965 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern University Northwestern.2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide University of Michigan 162 2007 Many of Russells points were scored on free throws. He continues to hold the school's career free throw record with 486, which surpassed Buntin's 385 total but has been surpassed by the vacated 505 total of Louis Bullock. In 1966, he also set the current school single-season total record of 184, which eclipsed his own record of 152 set the prior year. His career percentage record of 82.65 has also been surpassed by Bullock's vacated statistics (86.03%), but Lester Abram also surpassed this mark with an 82.93% in 2007. On December 1, 1964, the team began a 17-game home winning streak against the 1964 men Ball State Cardinals Ball State University Ball State that continued through a January 29, 1966, victory over Wisconsin. This surpassed the 16-game streak from February 22, 1947 – February 7, 1949, and stood as the longest home winning streak in school history until a 22-game streak that started on January 12, 1976.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-through-the-years Through The Years September 10, 2010 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com 7 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 September 2, 2010 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 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100418044313/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/basketball/basketstart.php April 18, 2010 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 Cazzie Russell2626 308 ---- 1842230.825 2178.3 581 80030.8 John Clawson2626 165 ---- 791040.760 1867.2 945 40915.7 Oliver Darden2525 141 ---- 641100.582 2419.6 946 34613.8 Jim Myers2621 148 ---- 45600.750 2158.3 592 34113.1 John Thompson2420 68 ---- 31420.738 472.0 541 1677.0 Craig Dill266 60 ---- 33420.786 993.8 662 1535.9 Dennis Bankey246 40 ---- 18330.545 472.0 340 984.1 Dan Brown150 9 ---- 13200.650 241.6 150 312.1 Jim Pitts110 8 ---- 7180.389 131.2 80 232.1 Van Tillotson90 5 ---- 120.500 151.7 50 111.2 Marc Delzer60 2 ---- 240.500 50.8 30 61.0 Martin Slebodnik30 1 ---- 00 31.0 00 20.7 Mark Fritz10 111.000---- 00 00.0 00 22.0 TEAM26 1636.3 Season Total26 956 4776580.725 127549.0 49017 238991.9 Opponents26 856 ---- 4426280.704 108541.7 49621 215482.8 Rankings AP Poll 0 14 2 2 3 3 7 9 10 10 10 9 Team players drafted into the NBA Three players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1966.html 1966 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com April 25, 2014https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1967.html 1967 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com April 25, 2014 Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA Club 1966 1 1 1 Cazzie Russell New York Knicks 1966 3 2 22 Oliver Darden Detroit Pistons 1967 4 11 42 Craig Dill San Diego Rockets See also 1966 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 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 Category:Michigan Wolverines men's basketball seasons Michigan Wolverines basketball Michigan Wolverines basketball Michigan