1977–78 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

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|record= 16–11

|conf_record= 11–7

|head_coach=Johnny Orr

|asst_coach1=Bill Frieder

|asst_coach2=Jim Boyce

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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT|title=Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide|publisher=CBS Interactive|page=69|accessdate=2010-09-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT|archive-date=2010-07-03|url-status=dead}} The team failed to earn an invitation to either the 1978 National Invitation Tournament or the 1978 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-ncaa-tournament|title=NCAA Tournament History|publisher=University of Michigan|page=3|year=2010|accessdate=2010-09-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101001104827/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-ncaa-tournament|archive-date=2010-10-01|url-status=dead}} 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.

Roster

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tom|last=Bergen|num=53|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=200|class=Sr|rs=|home=Mt. Prospect, Illinois}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Phil|last=Hubbard|num=35|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=202|class=Jr|rs=|home=Canton, Ohio|link=y}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mike|last=McGee|dab=basketball|num=40|pos=F|pos2=G|ft=6|in=6|lbs=200|class=Fr|rs=|home=Omaha, Nebraska|link=y}}

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Rankings

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Six players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1978.html|title=1978 NBA Draft|publisher=Basketball-reference.com|accessdate=2014-04-25}}{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1979.html|title=1979 NBA Draft|publisher=Basketball-reference.com|accessdate=2014-04-25}}{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1981.html|title=1981 NBA Draft|publisher=Basketball-reference.com|accessdate=2014-04-25}} Hubbard accumulated no statistics.

class="wikitable" style="width:80%;"
style="text-align:center; background:#121849; color:#f8e616;" \| Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Player	NBA Club
style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="" \| 1978	3	17	61	Dave Baxter	Seattle SuperSonics
style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="" \| 1978	4	3	69	Joel Thompson	Houston Rockets
style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="" \| 1979	1	15	15	Phil Hubbard	Detroit Pistons
style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="" \| 1981	1	19	19	Mike McGee	Los Angeles Lakers
style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="" \| 1981	3	23	69	John Johnson	Boston Celtics
style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="" \| 1981	5	20	112	Paul Heuerman	Phoenix Suns

References

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