1996–97 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:1996–97
Team:Michigan Wolverines
Logo Alt:A blue block M with maize-colored borders and the word Michigan across the middle.
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:Big Ten
Coachrank:24
Record:0–11 (24–11 unadjusted)
Conf Record:0–9
Asst Coach3:Scott Trost
Champion:National Invitational Tournament champions (vacated)

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]

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

[11]

Statistics

The team posted the following statistics:[12]

NameGPGSMinAvgFGFGAFG%3FG3FGA3FG%FTFTAFT%ORDRRBAvgAstAvgPFDQTOStlBlkPtsAvg
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

See main article: 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Team players drafted into the NBA

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

Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA Club
1 14 14 Los Angeles Clippers
1 6 6 Dallas Mavericks
1998 2 29 58 Chicago Bulls
2 13 42 Minnesota Timberwolves

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide. CBS Interactive. 69. 2010-09-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT. 2010-07-03. dead.
  2. Web site: Postseason NIT. CBS Interactive. 68. 2010-09-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20101001141251/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-postseason-nit. 2010-10-01. dead.
  3. Web site: Division I Records. 2010-08-28. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 68–83.
  4. Web site: Division I Records. 2010-08-28. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 87.
  5. Web site: Through The Years. 2010-09-21. CBS Interactive. MGoBlue.com. 46–47. 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. 2010-09-02. dead.
  6. Web site: All-Time Accolades. CBS Interactive. MGoBlue.com. 9–10. 2010-09-14. 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. 2010-09-01. dead.
  7. Web site: Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page . . MGoBlue.com . September 22, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100418044313/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/basketball/basketstart.php . April 18, 2010 .
  8. Web site: Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide. CBS Interactive. 34. 2010-09-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT. 2010-07-03. dead.
  9. Web site: Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide. CBS Interactive. 36. 2010-09-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT. 2010-07-03. dead.
  10. Web site: All-Time Records. 2010-09-09. CBS Interactive. MGoBlue.com. 12. https://web.archive.org/web/20110401053824/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records. 2011-04-01. dead.
  11. Web site: NIT - National Invitation Tournament . 2009-12-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080724154933/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1990s.html . 2008-07-24 .
  12. Web site: Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page . 2010-03-28 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20100418044313/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/basketball/basketstart.php . 18 April 2010 . dead .
  13. Web site: 1997 NBA Draft. Basketball-reference.com. 2014-04-25.
  14. Web site: 1998 NBA Draft. Basketball-reference.com. 2014-04-25.
  15. Web site: 1999 NBA Draft. Basketball-reference.com. 2014-04-25.

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