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 coachJohnny 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]
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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 1979 80 Michigan Wolverines men s basketballNIT QuarterfinalsConferenceBig Ten ConferenceRecord17 13 8 10 Big Ten Head coachJohnny OrrAssistant coachesBill Frieder Mike Boyd Tom Kempf Don SickoMVPMike McGeeCaptainsMarty Bodnar Mark LozierHome arenaCrisler ArenaSeasons 1978 791980 81 1979 80 Big Ten Conference men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 7 Indiana 13 5 722 21 8 724No 10 Ohio State 12 6 667 21 8 724No 20 Purdue 11 7 611 23 10 697Iowa 10 8 556 23 10 697Minnesota 10 8 556 21 11 656Illinois 8 10 444 22 13 629Michigan 8 10 444 17 13 567Wisconsin 7 11 389 15 14 517Michigan State 6 12 333 12 15 444Northwestern 5 13 278 10 17 370Rankings from AP PollIn 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 Contents 1 Roster 2 Team players drafted into the NBA 3 See also 4 ReferencesRoster edit1979 80 Michigan Wolverines men s basketball teamPlayers CoachesPos Name Height Weight Year HometownG 30 Mark Bodner 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 175 lb 79 kg Jr Barberton OhioG 24 Martin Bodner 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 175 lb 79 kg Jr Barberton OhioF 15 Paul Heuerman 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 200 lb 91 kg Jr Akron OhioG 34 Johnny Johnson 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 200 lb 91 kg Jr Buffalo New YorkF 40 Mike McGee 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 200 lb 91 kg Jr Omaha Nebraska Head coachJohnny OrrAssistant coach es Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on nbsp Injured nbsp Current redshirtTeam players drafted into the NBA editFive players from this team were selected in the NBA draft 12 13 14 Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA Club1981 1 19 19 Mike McGee Los Angeles Lakers1981 3 23 69 John Johnson Boston Celtics1981 5 20 112 Paul Heuerman Phoenix Suns1982 7 3 141 Thad Gardner Utah Jazz1983 10 7 213 Ike Person Detroit PistonsSee also editNIT all time team records NIT bids by school and conference NIT championships and semifinal appearances 1980 in MichiganReferences 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 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