Michigan

Official Name: 
University of Michigan
Nickname: 
Wolverines
Mailing Address: 

1000 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2201

Website: 
www.mgoblue.com
Telephone: 
(734) 763-4423
Fax: 
(734) 647-1188
Enrollment: 
38,250
Arena: 

Crisler Arena
Capacity: 13,562
Year Opened: 1967

School Colors: 
Maize and Blue
Conference: 

Big Ten (since 1896)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(11) 1964, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, and 1993

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(21) 1948, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, and 2009
42-20 record (.677)
Reached Final Four in 1964 (3rd), 1965 (2nd), 1976 (2nd), 1989 (1st), 1992 (2nd) and 1993 (2nd)

NIT Appearances: 

(10) 1971, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1991, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, and 2007
25-7 record (.781)
Finished 1st in 1984, 1997 and 2004 and 2nd in 2006

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Johnny Orr (12 years from 1969-80, 209-113 record, .649)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Glen Rice (2,442 points from 1986-89)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Rudy Tomjanovich (1,039 from 1968-70)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Cazzie Russell (48 points as senior vs. Northwestern on 3/5/66) and Rudy Tomjanovich (48 as junior vs. Indiana in overtime on 1/7/69)

All-American Selections: 

(27) C Bill Buntin (1964 and 1965), G Gary Grant (1987 and 1988), G Rickey Green (1976 and 1977), C Juwan Howard (1994), C Phil Hubbard (1977), C Ron Kramer (1957), F Mike McGee (1981), F Glen Rice (1989), G Rumeal Robinson (1990), G Jalen Rose (1994), G Cazzie Russell (1964, 1965 and 1966), F Michael Campy Russell (1974), C-F Roy Tarpley (1985 and 1986), F-C Rudy Tomjanovich (1969 and 1970), F John Townsend (1937 and 1938), F Robert Tractor Traylor (1998), F Chris Webber (1993), F-G Henry Wilmore (1971 and 1972)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(5) Cazzie Russell (1965 and 1966), Rickey Green (1977), Gary Grant (1988), Chris Webber (1993)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(8) Cazzie Russell (1964), Bill Buntin (1965), Henry Wilmore (1972), Michael Campy Russell (1974), Phil Hubbard (1977), Glen Rice (1989), Rumeal Robinson (1990), Jalen Rose (1994)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Cazzie Russell (48 vs. Northwestern)
March 5, 1966 (senior/30.8 ppg)

1

2

Total

Michigan

54

51

105

Northwestern

39

53

92

Michigan

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Darden

8-15

3-4

19

Clawson

2-7

0-0

4

Myers

7-11

0-0

14

Russell

20-34

8-11

48

Thompson

5-8

0-0

10

Bankey

2-4

0-0

4

Dill

3-5

0-0

6

Pitts

0-1

0-0

0

Brown

0-0

0-0

0

Delzer

0-1

0-0

0

Tillotson

0-1

0-0

0

Totals

47-87

11-15

105

Percentages

.540

.733

Northwestern

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Kozlicki

8-20

2-2

18

Weaver

9-18

2-3

20

Pitts

3-12

3-4

9

Burns

13-35

12-14

38

Tiberi

3-12

1-1

7

Cummins

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

36-97

20-24

92

Percentages

.371

.833
Box Score Notes: 

Rudy Tomjanovich (48 vs. Indiana in OT)
January 7, 1969 (junior/25.7 ppg)

1

2

OT

Total

Michigan

39

41

9

89

Indiana

43

37

7

87

Michigan

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Stewart

8-24

1-1

17

Carter

1-3

0-2

2

Tomjanovich

21-34

6-8

48

Fife

2-9

0-0

4

Maxey

4-8

1-2

9

Sullivan

0-1

3-4

3

Edwards

1-1

0-0

2

Henry

0-2

0-0

0

Bloodworth

0-1

0-0

0

Ford

2-3

0-1

4

Totals

39-86

11-18

89

Percentages

.453

.611

Indiana

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Stocksdale

6-16

6-6

18

Johnson

8-19

5-9

21

Branaugh

7-14

3-5

17

Gipson

1-5

2-2

4

Cookie

7-16

1-4

15

DeHeer

2-7

1-3

5

Noland

3-6

1-2

7

Atkinson

0-1

0-0

0

Totals

34-84

19-31

87

Percentages

.405

.613
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Elmer D. Mitchell

2

1918-19

24-18

.571

1919

18-6

Edward "E.J." Mather

9

1920-28

106-53

.667

1927

14-3

George Veenker

3

1929-31

35-12

.745

1929

13-3

Franklin "Cappy" Cappon

7

1932-38

78-57

.578

1937

16-4

Bennie G. Oosterbaan

8

1939-46

81-72

.529

1940

13-7

Osborne "Ozzie" Cowles

2

1947-48

28-14

.667

1948

16-6

Ernie B. McCoy

4

1949-52

40-47

.460

1949

15-6

Bill Perigo

8

1953-60

78-100

.438

1959

15-7

Dave Strack

8

1961-68

113-89

.559

1965

24-4

Johnny Orr

12

1969-80

209-113

.649

1977

26-4

Bill Frieder

9

1981-89

191-87

.687

1985

26-4

Steve Fisher

9

1989-97

193-82

.702

1993

31-5

Brian Ellerbe

4

1998-2001

62-60

.508

1998

25-9

Tommy Amaker

6

2002-07

108-84

.563

2004

23-11

John Beilein

4

2008-11

67-67

.500

2009, 1911

21-14
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,290-960 (.573) from 1909 through 2011.
  • NOTES: The 1918 squad was Michigan's first varsity team
  • Fisher succeeded Frieder for Michigan's six victories in the 1989 NCAA Tournament
  • The Wolverines vacated a total of 107 regular-season victories in 1993 (26), 1996 (21), 1997 (24), 1998 (24) and 1999 (12). They also vacated a total of 15 NCAA Tournament games in 1992 (5-1 record), 1993 (5-1), 1996 (0-1) and 1998 (1-1).