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1996–97 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
mode	Basketball
year	1996–97
team	Michigan Wolverines
image_size	150
logo	Michigan Wolverines Logo.svg
logo_size	200
logo_alt	A blue block M with maize-colored borders and the word Michigan across the middle.
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
CoachRank	24
record	0–11 (24–11 unadjusted)
conf_record	0–9
head_coach	Steve Fisher
asst_coach1	Brian Dutcher
asst_coach2	Scott Perry
asst_coach3	Scott Trost
stadium	Crisler Arena
captain	Travis Conlan
captain2	Robert Traylor
mvp	Robert Traylor
champion	[National Invitational Tournament](1997-national-invitation-tournament) champions (vacated)

The 1996–97 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1996–97 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 sixth in the Big Ten Conference. The team earned an invitation to the 1997 National Invitation Tournament where it emerged as champion. The team was ranked for sixteen of the eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll, starting the season ranked ninth, peaking at number fourth and ending unranked, and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll. The team had a 3–4 record against ranked opponents, including the following victories: December 8, 1996, against #10 Duke 62–61 on the road, December 21, 1996, against #6 Arizona 73–71 in overtime at the Palace of Auburn Hills, and on January 9, 1997, against #25 Illinois 88–74 at home.

Robert Traylor and Travis Conlan served as team co-captains, while Robert Traylor and Louis Bullock shared team MVP honors. The team's leading scorers were Louis Bullock (569 points), Robert Traylor (460 points), and Maurice Taylor (433 points). The leading rebounders were Robert Traylor (271), Maceo Baston (231), and Maurice Taylor (218).

Bullock led the Big Ten Conference in three-point field goals made in all games (101) and free throw percentage in conference games (89.3%). The team led the Big Ten in scoring average with a 73.3 average in conference games.

Bullock set school records for single-season three-point field goals (101) made and single-season free throw percentage (84.48), surpassing Glen Rice (99, 1989) and Cazzie Russell (84.27, 1964), respectively. Both marks continue to be school bests but carry an asterisk due to Bullock's participation in the University of Michigan basketball scandal. Bullock would surpass his free throw percentage mark two years later. The team set a new school record for single-season three-point shots made (203), which they would rebreak the following season. This surpassed the 196 total set in 1989.

National Invitation Tournament

West
- Michigan 76, Miami 63
Second Round
- Michigan 75, Oklahoma State 65
Quarterfinal
- Michigan 67, Notre Dame 66
Semifinal
- Michigan 77, Arkansas 62
Final
- Michigan 82, Florida State 73

Statistics

The team posted the following statistics:

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
Louis Bullock*	35	35	1169	33.4	181	396	0.457	101	214	0.472	106	128	0.828	22	83	105	3.0	76	2.2	65	1	60	38	5	569	16.3
Robert Traylor*	35	35	952	27.2	190	342	0.556	0	0		80	176	0.455	121	150	271	7.7	33	0.9	117	5	99	40	36	460	13.1
Maurice Taylor*	35	33	1052	30.1	174	342	0.509	1	5	0.200	84	117	0.718	84	134	218	6.2	40	1.1	95	4	71	26	31	433	12.4
Maceo Baston	34	11	830	24.4	115	201	0.572	0	1	0.000	122	182	0.670	106	125	231	6.8	15	0.4	97	4	65	29	35	352	10.3
Brandun Hughes	34	2	939	27.6	108	275	0.393	26	88	0.295	57	78	0.731	19	47	66	1.9	79	2.3	94	4	80	20	0	299	8.8
Jerod Ward	35	25	813	23.2	98	279	0.351	46	134	0.343	50	71	0.704	51	72	123	3.5	27	0.8	66	1	64	17	9	292	8.3
Travis Conlan	35	34	1122	32.1	56	148	0.378	28	79	0.354	26	45	0.578	39	92	131	3.7	157	4.5	81	4	85	54	4	166	4.7
Peter Vignier	24	0	85	3.5	3	11	0.273	0	0		1	4	0.250	9	7	16	0.7	1	0.0		0	5	1	4	7	0.3
Ron Oliver	23	0	60	2.6	2	9	0.222	1	1	1.000	2	2	1.000	1	1	2	0.1	2	0.1	17	0	5	4	1	7	0.3
Tai Streets	13	0	36	2.8	1	1	1.000	0	0		2	4	0.500	3	4	7	0.5	1	0.1	10	0	2	0	1	4	0.3
Ryan DeKuiper	9	0	13	1.4	1	5	0.200	0	3	0.000	0	2	0.000	3	0	3	0.3	2	0.2	0	0	2	0	0	2	0.2
Darius Taylor	6	0	6	1.0	1	3	0.333	0	0		0	0		1	0	1	0.2	0	0.0		0	0	0	0	2	0.3
Josh Palmer	1	0	1	1.0	1	1	1.000	0	0		0	0		0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	0	2	0	0	2	2.0
Erik Szyndlar	10	0	13	1.3	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	2	2	0.2			0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0
Nick Haratsaris	7	0	9	1.3	0	4	0.000	0	3	0.000	0	0		0	3	3	0.4			0	0	3	0	0	0	0.0
TEAM	35													52	70	122	3.5					4
Season Total	35				931	2017	0.462	203	528	0.384	530	809	0.655	511	790	1301	37.2				23	547	230	126	2595	74.1
Opponents	35				870	2055	0.423	200	611	0.327	440	667	0.660	494	710	1204	34.4	489	14.0	701	19	550	232	91	2380	68.0

: * Denotes players whose individual records, awards and other honors have been vacated due to NCAA and U-M sanctions

Rankings

Main article: 1996–97 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

"Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide". [[CBS Interactive]].
"Postseason NIT". [[CBS Interactive]].
"Division I Records". [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]].
"Division I Records". [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]].
"Through The Years". [[CBS Interactive]].
"All-Time Accolades". [[CBS Interactive]].
"Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page". [[CBS Interactive]].
"Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide". [[CBS Interactive]].
"Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide". [[CBS Interactive]].
"All-Time Records". [[CBS Interactive]].
"NIT - National Invitation Tournament".
"Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page". [[CBS Interactive]].
"1997 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com.
"1998 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com.
"1999 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com.

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