1977–78 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1977–78 Michigan Wolverines 150 150 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 16–11 11–7 Johnny Orr Bill Frieder Jim Boyce Dion Harris The 1977–78 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1977–78 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 finished tied for fourth 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 failed to earn an invitation to either the 1978 National Invitation Tournament or the 1978 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.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 2010-09-18 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 The team was ranked in the Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll for four of the season's seventeen weeks, reaching a number 8 ranking on December 6, 1977, and falling out after the December 20, 1977, poll. Roster 1977 Michigan Wolverines y Tom Bergen 53 F 6 9 200 Sr Mt. Prospect, Illinois Phil Hubbard 35 F 6 7 202 Jr Canton, Ohio y Mike McGee basketball 40 F G 6 6 200 Fr Omaha, Nebraska y Johnny Orr Rankings AP Pollhttp://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records 2010-08-28 National Collegiate Athletic Association 68–83 0 16 13 13 9 15 Team players drafted into the NBA Six players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1978.html 1978 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com 2014-04-25https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1979.html 1979 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com 2014-04-25https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1981.html 1981 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com 2014-04-25 Hubbard accumulated no statistics. Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA Club 1978 3 17 61 Dave Baxter Seattle SuperSonics 1978 4 3 69 Joel Thompson Houston Rockets 1979 1 15 15 Phil Hubbard Detroit Pistons 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 References 30em Michigan Category:Michigan Wolverines men's basketball seasons Michigan Wolve Michigan Wolve