1995–96 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

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.[2] 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.[3] 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,[4] and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll.[5] 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 Penn State 67–66 at home.[6]

1995–96 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
A blue block M with maize-colored borders and the word Michigan across the middle.
NCAA tournament, Round of 64 (vacated)
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–10 (21–11 unadjusted) (1–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPMaurice Taylor
CaptainDugan Fife
Home arenaCrisler Arena
1995–96 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Indiana[lower-alpha 1]13–5 .72220–11  .645
No. 18 Penn State12–6 .66721–7  .750
No. 21 Iowa[lower-alpha 2]12–6 .66724–8  .750
Minnesota[lower-alpha 3]11–7 .61120–10  .667
Wisconsin[lower-alpha 4]9–9 .50018–14  .563
Michigan State9–9 .50016–16  .500
Illinois7–11 .38918–13  .581
No. 4 Purdue[lower-alpha 5]6–12 .3337–23  .233
Ohio State[lower-alpha 6]5–13 .27812–15  .444
Northwestern[lower-alpha 7]4–14 .2229–18  .333
Michigan[lower-alpha 8]1–8 .1111–10  .091
Rankings from AP Poll
Records above are after NCAA sanctions against Minnesota, Purdue, and Michigan as noted:[1]
  1. Indiana adjusted from 12–6, 19–12
  2. Iowa adjusted from 11–7, 23–9
  3. Minnesota adjusted from 10–8, 19–13 (vacated 2 games)
  4. Wisconsin adjusted from 8–10, 17–15
  5. Purdue adjusted from 15–3, 26–6 (forfeit 18 wins, vacated 2 games)
  6. Ohio State adjusted from 3–15, 10–17
  7. Northwestern adjusted from 2–16, 7–20
  8. Michigan adjusted from 10–8/21–11 (vacated 21 games)

Dugan Fife served as team captain, while Maurice Taylor earned team MVP honors.[7] 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).[8]

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.[9]

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.[6]

Rankings
Main article: 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP Poll[4]17162422181719212320162023

Team players drafted into the NBA

Four players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.[10][11][12]

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

See also

References
  1. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 56. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  2. "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 69. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  3. "NCAA Tournament History". University of Michigan. 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  4. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  5. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 87. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  6. "Through The Years". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 46. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  7. "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  8. "Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  9. "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 10. Archived from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  10. "1997 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  11. "1998 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  12. "1999 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
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