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|head_coach=[[Johnny Orr (basketball, born 1927)|Johnny Orr]] |
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|captain=Marty Bodnar |
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|captain2=Mark Lozier |
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|mvp=[[Mike McGee (basketball)|Mike McGee]] |
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|asst_coach1=[[Bill Frieder]] |
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|asst_coach2=[[Mike Boyd (basketball)|Mike Boyd]] |
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The '''1979–80 |
The '''1979–80 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team''' represented the [[University of Michigan]] in intercollegiate [[college basketball]] during the [[1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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]] [[Johnny Orr (basketball, born 1927)|Johnny Orr]] who was in his final year as coach, the team finished tied for sixth in the Big Ten Conference.<ref name="MB07-8p198">{{cite book|title=2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide|publisher=University of Michigan|page=198|year=2007}}</ref> The team earned an invitation to the [[1980 National Invitation Tournament]].<ref name="MB07-8p182">{{cite book|title=2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide|publisher=University of Michigan|page=182|year=2007}}</ref> The team was unranked the entire season in the [[AP Poll|Associated Press Top Twenty Poll]],<ref name=DIR6883>{{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf|title=Division I Records|access-date=August 28, 2010|publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]|pages=68–83}}</ref> and it also ended the season unranked in the final [[Coaches' Poll|UPI Coaches' Poll]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf|title=Division I Records|access-date=August 28, 2010|publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]|page=85}}</ref> The team defeated two of the six ranked teams it faced (#2 [[1979–80 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team|Ohio State]] 75–74 at home on January 19, 1980, and #15 [[1979–80 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team|Purdue]] at home 75–64 on February 21).<ref name=TTY41>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-through-the-years|title=Through The Years|access-date=September 12, 2010|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|website=MGoBlue.com|page=41|archive-url=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|archive-date=September 2, 2010|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Marty Bodnar earned third team [[Academic All-American]] honors.<ref name="MB07-8p144">{{cite book|title=2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide|publisher=University of Michigan|pages=144–7|year=2007}}</ref> Bodnar and Mark Lozier served as team [[captain (sports)|captain]]s, while [[Mike McGee (basketball)|Mike McGee]] earned team [[Most valuable player|MVP]] honors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-accolades|title=All-Time Accolades|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|website=MGoBlue.com|pages=9–10|access-date=September 9, 2010|archive-url=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|archive-date=September 1, 2010|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[John Garris]] set the School record for career [[blocked shot]] average with 1.09, which lasted until 1986 when [[Roy Tarpley]] ended his career with a 2.06 average.<ref name="MB07-8p179">{{cite book|title=2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide|publisher=University of Michigan|page=179|year=2007}}</ref> On January 26, 1980, McGee became the first Wolverine to play more than 50 minutes in a single game when he was on the floor for 54 minutes against the {{cbb link|1979|sex=men|team=Northwestern Wildcats|school=Northwestern University|title=Northwestern Wildcats}}, surpassing [[Phil Hubbard]]'s 1976 50-minute effort.<ref name="MB07-8p180">{{cite book|title=2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide|publisher=University of Michigan|page=180|year=2007}}</ref> Mark Bodnar became the first Michigan Wolverines player on record to total 13 [[assist (basketball)|assists]] in a game on December 13, 1980, against the {{cbb link|1979|sex=men|team=Dayton Flyers|school=University of Dayton|title=Dayton Flyers}}. No Wolverine would surpass 13 assists in a game until [[Gary Grant (basketball)|Gary Grant]] did so on December 7, 1987.<ref name=ATR16>{{cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records|title=All-Time Records|access-date=September 9, 2010|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|website=MGoBlue.com|page=16|archive-url=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|archive-date=April 1, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Thad Garner averaged of 36.3 minutes per game, which was a school record, beating [[Mike McGee (basketball)|Mike McGee]] who averaged 36.2. He would break his own record two years later.<ref name=ATR20>{{cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records|title=All-Time Records|access-date=September 9, 2010|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|website=MGoBlue.com|page=20|archive-url=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|archive-date=April 1, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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In the 32-team [[National Invitation Tournament]], Michigan advanced to the elite eight round by defeating |
In the 32-team [[National Invitation Tournament]], Michigan advanced to the elite eight round by defeating [[1979–80 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team|Nebraska Cornhuskers]] 76–69 and {{cbb link|1979|sex=men|team=UTEP Miners|school=University of Texas at El Paso|title=UTEP Miners}} 75–65 before losing to [[1979–80 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team|Virginia Cavaliers]] 79–68. |
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==Roster== |
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{{CBB roster/Header|year=1979|team=Michigan Wolverines|teamcolors=y}} |
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mark|last=Bodner|num=30|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=175|class=Jr|rs=|home=[[Barberton, Ohio]]}} |
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Martin|last=Bodner|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=175|class=Jr|rs=|home=[[Barberton, Ohio]]}} |
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Paul|last=Heuerman|num=15|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=200|class=Jr|rs=|home=[[Akron, Ohio]]}} |
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Johnny|last=Johnson|num=34|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=200|class=Jr|rs=|home=[[Buffalo, New York]]}} |
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mike|last=McGee|dab=basketball|num=40|pos=F|pos2=G|ft=6|in=6|lbs=200|class=Jr|rs=|home=[[Omaha, Nebraska]]|link=y}} |
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* [[Johnny Orr (basketball, born 1927)|Johnny Orr]] |
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==Team players drafted into the NBA== |
==Team players drafted into the NBA== |
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Five players from this team were selected in the [[NBA |
Five players from this team were selected in the [[NBA draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1981.html|title=1981 NBA Draft|publisher=Basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 25, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1982.html|title=1982 NBA Draft|publisher=Basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 25, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1983.html|title=1983 NBA Draft|publisher=Basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 25, 2014}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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NIT, Quarterfinals | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 17–13 (8–10 Big Ten) |
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MVP | Mike McGee |
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Home arena | Crisler Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Indiana | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Ohio State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Purdue | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979–80 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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 Johnny Orr who was in his final year as coach, the team finished tied for sixth in the Big Ten Conference.[1] The team earned an invitation to the 1980 National Invitation Tournament.[2] The team was unranked the entire season in the Associated Press Top Twenty Poll,[3] and it also ended the season unranked in the final UPI Coaches' Poll.[4] The team defeated two of the six ranked teams it faced (#2 Ohio State 75–74 at home on January 19, 1980, and #15 Purdue at home 75–64 on February 21).[5] Marty Bodnar earned third team Academic All-American honors.[6] Bodnar and Mark Lozier served as team captains, while Mike McGee earned team MVP honors.[7] John Garris set the School record for career blocked shot average with 1.09, which lasted until 1986 when Roy Tarpley ended his career with a 2.06 average.[8] On January 26, 1980, McGee became the first Wolverine to play more than 50 minutes in a single game when he was on the floor for 54 minutes against the Northwestern Wildcats, surpassing Phil Hubbard's 1976 50-minute effort.[9] Mark Bodnar became the first Michigan Wolverines player on record to total 13 assists in a game on December 13, 1980, against the Dayton Flyers. No Wolverine would surpass 13 assists in a game until Gary Grant did so on December 7, 1987.[10] Thad Garner averaged of 36.3 minutes per game, which was a school record, beating Mike McGee who averaged 36.2. He would break his own record two years later.[11]
In the 32-team National Invitation Tournament, Michigan advanced to the elite eight round by defeating Nebraska Cornhuskers 76–69 and UTEP Miners 75–65 before losing to Virginia Cavaliers 79–68.
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[edit]Five players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.[12][13][14]
Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | NBA Club |
1981 | 1 | 19 | 19 | Mike McGee | Los Angeles Lakers |
1981 | 3 | 23 | 69 | John Johnson | Boston Celtics |
1981 | 5 | 20 | 112 | Paul Heuerman | Phoenix Suns |
1982 | 7 | 3 | 141 | Thad Gardner | Utah Jazz |
1983 | 10 | 7 | 213 | Ike Person | Detroit Pistons |
See also
[edit]- NIT all-time team records
- NIT bids by school and conference
- NIT championships and semifinal appearances
- 1980 in Michigan
References
[edit]- ^ 2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 198.
- ^ 2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 182.
- ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
- ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 85. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
- ^ "Through The Years". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 41. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
- ^ 2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. pp. 144–7.
- ^ "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ^ 2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 179.
- ^ 2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 180.
- ^ "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 16. Archived from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ^ "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 20. Archived from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ^ "1981 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ "1982 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ "1983 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.