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1995–96 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

American college basketball season


American college basketball season

FieldValue
modeBasketball
year1995–96
teamMichigan Wolverines
image_size150
logoMichigan Wolverines Logo.svg
logo_size200
logo_altA blue block M with maize-colored borders and the word Michigan across the middle.
conferenceBig Ten Conference
short_confBig Ten
record1–10 (21–11 unadjusted)
conf_record1–8
head_coachSteve Fisher
asst_coach1Brian Dutcher
asst_coach2Jay Smith
asst_coach3Scott Trost
stadiumCrisler Arena
captainDugan Fife
mvpMaurice Taylor
bowl[NCAA tournament](1996-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)
bowl_resultRound of 64 (vacated)

The 1995–96 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1995–96 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 fifth in the Big Ten Conference. The team earned an invitation to the 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as a number seven seed where it was eliminated in the first round. The team was ranked for thirteen of the eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll, starting the season ranked seventh, peaking at number sixteen and ending unranked, and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll. The team had a 3–7 record against ranked opponents, including the following victories: December 9, 1995, against #18 Duke 88–84 at home, January 9, 1996, against #21 Illinois 83–68 at home, 1/21 #14 67–66 at home.

Dugan Fife served as team captain, while Maurice Taylor earned team MVP honors. The team's leading scorers were Maurice Taylor (447 points), Louis Bullock (432 points), and Maceo Baston (375 points). The leading rebounders were Maurice Taylor (223), Maceo Baston (211) and Albert White (150).

Baston posted a single-season field goal percentage of 68.16%, surpassing his own school record 67.42% set the prior year and establishing the current single-season record.

In the 64-team 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, the team earned a number seven seed but was eliminated in the first round Midwest region game by the number ten-seeded Texas Longhorns 80–76 at the Bradley Center, ending the team's season on March 15, 1996.

Rankings

Main article: 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

Four players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.

References

References

  1. "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". [[CBS Interactive]].
  2. (2010). "NCAA Tournament History". University of Michigan.
  3. "Division I Records". [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]].
  4. "Division I Records". [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]].
  5. "Through The Years". [[CBS Interactive]].
  6. "All-Time Accolades". [[CBS Interactive]].
  7. "Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page". [[CBS Interactive]].
  8. "All-Time Records". [[CBS Interactive]].
  9. "1997 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com.
  10. "1998 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com.
  11. "1999 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com.
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