1977–78 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

The 1977–78 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1977–78 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, the team finished tied for fourth in the Big Ten Conference.^[1] The team failed to earn an invitation to either the 1978 National Invitation Tournament or the 1978 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.^[2] The team was ranked in the Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll for four of the season's seventeen weeks, reaching a number 8 ranking on December 6, 1977, and falling out after the December 20, 1977, poll.^[3]

1977–78 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	16–11 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Johnny Orr
Assistant coaches	Bill Frieder Jim Boyce
MVP	Dion Harris
Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 →

1977–78 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Michigan State	15	–	3		.833			25	–	5		.833
No. 13 Indiana	12	–	6		.667			21	–	8		.724
Minnesota	12	–	6		.667			17	–	10		.630
Michigan	11	–	7		.611			16	–	11		.593
Purdue	11	–	7		.611			16	–	11		.593
Ohio State	9	–	9		.500			16	–	11		.593
Illinois	7	–	11		.389			13	–	14		.481
Iowa	5	–	13		.278			12	–	15		.444
Northwestern	4	–	14		.222			8	–	19		.296
Wisconsin	4	–	14		.222			8	–	19		.296
Rankings from AP Poll)

Roster

1977–78 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 53 Tom Bergen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Mt. Prospect, Illinois F 35 Phil Hubbard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr Canton, Ohio F 40 Mike McGee 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Omaha, Nebraska	Head coach Johnny Orr Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP Poll^[3]	13	13	9	15

Team players drafted into the NBA

Six players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.^[4][5][6] Hubbard accumulated no statistics.

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Player	NBA Club
1978	3	17	61	Dave Baxter	Seattle SuperSonics
1978	4	3	69	Joel Thompson	Houston Rockets
1979	1	15	15	Phil Hubbard	Detroit Pistons
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

References

1. . CBS Interactive. p. 69. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
2. . University of Michigan. 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
3. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
4. "1978 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
5. "1979 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
6. "1981 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.