1968–69 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1968–69 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	13–11 (7–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Johnny Orr
Assistant coaches	Fred Snowden George Pomey (freshmen) Dick Honig
MVP	Rudy Tomjanovich
Captain	Ken Maxey
Home arena	Crisler Arena
Seasons← 1967–68 1969–70 →

1968–69 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Purdue	13	–	1	.929	23	–	5	.821
No. 20 Illinois	9	–	5	.643	19	–	5	.792
Ohio State	9	–	5	.643	17	–	7	.708
Michigan	7	–	7	.500	13	–	11	.542
Northwestern	6	–	8	.429	14	–	10	.583
Minnesota	6	–	8	.429	12	–	12	.500
Michigan State	6	–	8	.429	11	–	12	.478
Iowa	5	–	9	.357	12	–	12	.500
Wisconsin	5	–	9	.357	11	–	13	.458
Indiana	4	–	10	.286	9	–	15	.375

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968–69 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1968–69 season. The team played its home games at Crisler Arena on the school's campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Under the direction of head coach Johnny Orr, the team finished fourth in the Big Ten Conference. The team was unranked the entire season in the Associated Press Top Twenty Poll, and it also ended the season unranked in the final UPI Coaches' Poll. The team defeated two of the seven ranked opponents that it faced (#16 Duke 90–80 on December 9, 1968, at the Kentucky Invitational Tournament held at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, and #10 Illinois 92–87 on February 11, 1969, at Assembly Hall in Champaign, Illinois). Ken Maxey served as team captain, while Rudy Tomjanovich earned team MVP. Over the course of the season Tomjanovich led the conference in rebounding with a 12.8 average in conference games. On February 1, 1969, against Loyola, Tomjanovich set the current Michigan Wolverines single-game rebound record with 30, surpassing a record of 27 that he had tied M. C. Burton, Jr. for on December 6, 1967. On January 7, 1969, against Indiana, Tomjanovich, tied Cazzie Russell's school single-game scoring record with 48 points. Based on these two performances, Tomjanovich continues to hold both the school record for single-game points and single-game rebounds. The following season, he would set the career rebound record, which also still stands.

Team players drafted into the NBA

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

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Player	NBA Club
1969	4	1	44	Dennis Stewart	Phoenix Suns
1970	1	2	2	Rudy Tomjanovich	San Diego Rockets
1971	10	16	168	Dan Fife	Milwaukee Bucks

References

sports-reference.com 1968-69 Big Ten Conference Season Summary
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"Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
"Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 85. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
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v t e Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
Venues	Waterman Gymnasium (1908–1923) Fielding H. Yost Fieldhouse (1923–1967) Crisler Center (1967–present)
Rivalries	Duke Michigan State Ohio State
Culture & lore	Fab Five (film) Ed Martin scandal WWJ Michigan IMG Sports Network Fox Sports Detroit Jumpman Invitational
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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