1996–97 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

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.[1] The team earned an invitation to the 1997 National Invitation Tournament where it emerged as champion.[2] 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,[3] and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll.[4] 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.[5]

1996–97 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1996–97 record0–11 (24–11 unadjusted) (0–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPRobert Traylor
Captains
Home arenaCrisler Arena
1996–97 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Iowa126 .667  2210  .688
Purdue126 .667  1812  .600
No. 19 Illinois117 .611  2210  .688
Wisconsin117 .611  1810  .643
Indiana99 .500  2211  .667
Michigan State99 .500  1712  .586
Ohio State513 .278  1017  .370
Penn State315 .167  1017  .370
Northwestern216 .111  722  .241
No. 3 Minnesota*02 .000  04  .000
Michigan*09 .000  011  .000
Rankings from AP Poll
*Michigan: 24 games vacated; including NIT champ. vacated due to sanctions against the program
*Minnesota: 31 games including 5 NCAA Tournament games vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed records: Michigan-(24–11)(9–9); Minnesota-(31–4)(16–2)

Robert Traylor and Travis Conlan served as team co-captains, while Robert Traylor and Louis Bullock shared team MVP honors.[6] 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).[7]

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%).[8] The team led the Big Ten in scoring average with a 73.3 average in conference games.[9]

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.[10] Bullock would surpass his free throw percentage mark two years later.[10] 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.[10]

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

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Statistics

The team posted the following statistics:[12]

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*3535116933.41813960.4571012140.4721061280.82822831053.0762.26516038556916.3
Robert Traylor*353595227.21903420.55600801760.4551211502717.7330.9117599403646013.1
Maurice Taylor*3533105230.11743420.509150.200841170.718841342186.2401.195471263143312.4
Maceo Baston341183024.41152010.572010.0001221820.6701061252316.8150.497465293535210.3
Brandun Hughes34293927.61082750.39326880.29557780.7311947661.9792.3944802002998.8
Jerod Ward352581323.2982790.351461340.34350710.70451721233.5270.8661641792928.3
Travis Conlan3534112232.1561480.37828790.35426450.57839921313.71574.5814855441664.7
Peter Vignier240853.53110.27300140.25097160.710.0051470.3
Ron Oliver230602.6290.222111.000221.0001120.120.117054170.3
Tai Streets130362.8111.00000240.5003470.510.110020140.3
Ryan DeKuiper90131.4150.200030.000020.0003030.320.20020020.2
Darius Taylor6061.0130.33300001010.200.0000020.3
Josh Palmer1011.0111.00000000000.000.01020022.0
Erik Szyndlar100131.30000000220.20001000.0
Nick Haratsaris7091.3040.000030.000000330.40030000.0
TEAM3552701223.54
Season Total3593120170.4622035280.3845308090.655511790130137.223547230126259574.1
Opponents3587020550.4232006110.3274406670.660494710120434.448914.07011955023291238068.0
* Denotes players whose individual records, awards and other honors have been vacated due to NCAA and U-M sanctions

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final 
AP Poll[3] 9 9 7 7 5 4 4 8 16 18 13 16 13 14 18 24

Team players drafted into the NBA

Four players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.[13][14][15]

YearRoundPickOverallPlayerNBA Club
199711414Maurice TaylorLos Angeles Clippers
1998166Robert TraylorDallas Mavericks
199822958Maceo BastonChicago Bulls
199921342Louis BullockMinnesota Timberwolves

See also

References

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  10. "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 12. Archived from the original on 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2009-12-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  13. "1997 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  14. "1998 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  15. "1999 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
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