1968–69 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1968–69
Team:	Michigan Wolverines
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Record:	13–11
Conf Record:	7–7
Captain:	Ken Maxey
Mvp:	Rudy Tomjanovich
Asst Coach1:	Fred Snowden
Asst Coach2:	George Pomey (freshmen)

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.^[1] The team was unranked the entire season in the Associated Press Top Twenty Poll,^[2] and it also ended the season unranked in the final UPI Coaches' Poll.^[3] 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).^[1] Ken Maxey served as team captain, while Rudy Tomjanovich earned team MVP.^[4] Over the course of the season Tomjanovich led the conference in rebounding with a 12.8 average in conference games.^[5] On February 1, 1969, against, 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.^[6] On January 7, 1969, against Indiana, Tomjanovich, tied Cazzie Russell's school single-game scoring record with 48 points.^[7] 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.^[6]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Three players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.^{[8] [9] [10]}

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Through The Years. September 12, 2010. CBS Interactive. MGoBlue.com. 37. https://web.archive.org/web/20100902071019/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-through-the-years. September 2, 2010. dead. mdy-all.
2. Web site: Division I Records. August 28, 2010. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 68–83.
3. Web site: Division I Records. August 28, 2010. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 85.
4. Web site: All-Time Accolades. CBS Interactive. MGoBlue.com. 9–10. September 9, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100901151320/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-accolades. September 1, 2010. dead. mdy-all.
5. Web site: Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide. CBS Interactive. 34. September 2, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT. July 3, 2010. dead. mdy-all.
6. Book: 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 166. 2007.
7. Book: 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 162. 2007.
8. Web site: 1969 NBA Draft. Basketball-reference.com. April 25, 2014.
9. Web site: 1970 NBA Draft. Basketball-reference.com. April 25, 2014.
10. Web site: 1971 NBA Draft. Basketball-reference.com. April 25, 2014.