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The Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing the University of Michigan. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Wolverines play home basketball games at the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan on the UofM campus. Michigan has won an NCAA Championship—under coach Steve Fisher—as well as two National Invitation Tournaments (NIT) and 12 Big Ten Conference championships. In addition, it has won an NIT tournament and a Big Ten Conference Tournament that were forfeited due to NCAA sanctions.[1] The team is currently coached by John Beilein.
Michigan endured the University of Michigan basketball scandal, that the NCAA described as the biggest financial scandal in its history, when Ed Martin loaned Chris Webber, Robert Traylor, Louis Bullock, and Maurice Taylor a total of $616,000.[2] Due to NCAA sanctions, records from the 1992 Final Four, the 1992–3, 1995–6, 1996–7, 1997–8, and 1998–9 seasons have been vacated. This includes a total of 113 victories and 57 losses , of which 50 wins and 36 losses occurred in conference games against Big Ten teams. It also includes the following post season records NCAA: 7–4, NIT: 5–0, and Big Ten Tournament: 4–1. This reflects vacating the 1992 Final Four appearance; 1997 NIT Championship; 1993, 1996, and 1998 NCAA Tournament appearances; and the 1998 Big Ten Tournament championship.[3] Throughout this article asterisks denote awards, records and honors that have been vacated.
Michigan has had twenty-one All-Americans. Four of these have been consensus All-Americans: Cazzie Russell (2x), Rickey Green, Gary Grant, and Chris Webber*a[›].[4] Four All-Americans have been at least two-time honorees: Bennie Oosterbaan, Bill Buntin, Russell, and Henry Wilmore.b[›] Russell was a three-time All-American.[5] Michigan basketball players have been successful in professional basketball. Fifty have been drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA); Twenty of those were first round draft picks, including both Cazzie Russell and Chris Webber who were drafted first overall. Michigan is one of three schools that has ever had three players selected as NBA first round draft picks in the same draft (1990: Rumeal Robinson-10th, Loy Vaught-13th, and Terry Mills-16th).[6] Five players have gone on to become NBA champions and nine have become NBA All-Stars. Rudy Tomjanovich coached both the 1994 and 1995 NBA Finals Champions.[6] Not only has Glen Rice won both an NBA and NCAA championship, but also he is one of only nine basketball players to have won a state high school championship, NCAA title and NBA championshipAs a result of public and alumni demand for a basketball team, Michigan fielded a team of members of the then-current student body and achieved a 1–4 record. However, after three years of demanding a basketball program the student did not attend the games and the program was terminated due to low attendance.[8] Basketball returned in 1917 in what was considered the inaugural season of varsity basketball. The teams finished 6–12 (0–10). The team was coached by Elmer Mitchell who instituted the intramural sports program at Michigan. The following year Mitchell led the team to a 16–8 (5–5) record.[8]

Mather era (1919–1928) Edward Mather coached the team to three Big Nine titles in his nine seasons as coach. After inheriting Mitchell's team, which he led to a 10–13 (3–9) record during the 1919–1920, he led the team to an 18–4 (8–4) record during the 1920–1921 season.[8] This 1921 team won its first eight and last eight games to tie the Wisconsin Badgers and Purdue Boilermakers for the Big Nine title.[9] The team won back-to-back championships in 1925–1926 and 1926–1927.[8] The 1926 squad, which was captained by Richard Doyle who became the team's first All-American, tied with Purdue, the Iowa Hawkeyes and Indiana Hoosiers for the conference championship. The 1927 team had a new All-American, Bennie Oosterbaan, and won the schools first back-to-back championships and first outright championship with a 14–3 (10–2) record.[9][8] Mather suddenly died in 1928.[8]

Veenker era (1928–1931) George Veenker compiled the highest overall and highest Big Ten winning percentages of any coach in school history during his three years as coach. He earned 1st(t), 3rd and 2nd(t) finishes during his three seasons, which included the 1928–1929 conference championship. Veenker continues to be the only coach in school history to win a conference championship in his first season in which the team compiled a 13–3 (10–2) record.[9][10] The championship team, which finished tied with Wisconsin, was captained by the schools third All-American Ernie McCoy.[9]

Cappon era (1931–1938) Although the highlight of Franklin Cappon's tenure was a 16–4 (9–3) third place 1936–1937 Big Ten finish, he coached John Townsend who in his 1937–1938 senior season became the last All-American for over a generation (until the arrival of Cazzie Russell).[11][5] The team finished third in two other seasons with less impressive records (1932–1933 10–8 (8–4) and 1935–1936 15–5 (7–5)),[12] and Cappon's overall record was 78–57 (44–40).[13] A notable captain during the Cappon era was 1933–1934 captain Ted Petoskey, a two-time football All-American end and eventual Major League Baseball player.[14]

Oosterbaan era (1938–1946) In 1938 Michigan coaching duties were assumed by one of its greatest athletes. Bennie Oosterbaan had been an All-American in both football and basketball and held various coaching positions at Michigan in both of those sports as well as baseball. In basketball, he implemented a fast-paced attack as coach, and his teams' best overall record was 13–7 in 1939–1940. That season he tied with his final season for his best Big Ten record at 6–6. He resigned after eight seasons to concentrate on his football coaching duties.[13]

Cowles era (1946–1948) Under Ozzie Cowles, during the 1947–1948 season, Michigan ended the longest (19 years) consecutive year period without a conference championship in school history. They also became the first contestants in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament during Cowles second of two seasons.[15] The 1947–1948 team posted a 16–6 (10–2) record. This team also posted the first undefeated home performance in school history (9–0, 6–0).[12]

McCoy era (1948–1952) McCoy became the second former All-American Wolverine player to later coach the team.[4] Like Oosterbaan before him, he became a football and baseball coach at Michigan. During his four seasons as basketball coach, Michigan's best finish was during the 1948–1949 season when they finished 15–6 (7–5) and earned a third place Big Ten Conference finish. He coached Michigan's first All-Big Ten basketball players that season in Pete Elliot and captain Bob Harrison (both first team).[16] Harrison returned the following season as the first repeat first-team All-Big Ten basketball player and Elliot was a second-team honoree.[17] McCoy served as a football scout at the same time.[16]

Perigo era (1952–1960) Bill Perigo took over after having served three seasons as Western Michigan coach. Despite previous success as with conference championships at Western and subsequent success as a Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) champion basketball coach, his Michigan teams endured several mediocre season.[16] His best Big Ten records came in 1956–1957 and 1958–1959 when his teams compiled 8–6 conference records. The latter team was tied for second in the conference and was 15–7 overall.[18] It also had Perigo's only first-team All-Big Ten athlete in M. C. Burton.[17] Team captain and two-time football consensus All-American Ron Kramer was third-team All-Big Ten in 1957 after being second-team All-Big Ten in both 1955 and 1956.[17]

Strack era (1960–1968) Dave Strack, a former team captain, led the team to three consecutive Big Ten Championships from 1963–1966 and a third place finish in the 1964 NCAA tournament. During 1964–1965 the team compiled a 24–4 (13–1) record while completing an undefeated 11–0 (7–0) home season. Strack earned United Press International (UPI) National Coach of the Year honors. The team ended the season listed number one in both the UPI and Associated Press (AP) national rankings. He recruited All-Americans Russell and Buntin to anchor his mid-1960s teams.[19] Tomjanovich also became a Wolverine at the end of Strack's career and became second team All-Big Ten in 1968 susequent later stardom.[17] The 1964 team, which went 23–5 (11–3), tied with Ohio State with sophomore Russell and junior Buntin. In 1965, Buntin became the first Wolverine to be drafted by the NBA. In 1966, Russell led the team to its third straight conference championship and NCAA selection on his way to National Player of the Year honors.[15]

Orr era (1968–1980) In Johnny Orr's twelve seasons, he twice (1973–1974 and 1976–1977) earned Big Ten Coach of the Year honors with Big Ten Champions. His teams earned four consecutive NCAA selections from 1974–1977. The 25–7 (14–4) 1976 team lost to an undefeated Indiana team in the NCAA championship game, and Orr earned National Association of Basketball Coaches Coach of the Year honors that season. The 26–4 (16–2) 1977 team finished first in both the AP and UPI national rankings, and Orr won Basketball Weekly National Coach of the Year honors.[20] During Orr's tenure, six players earned a total of seven All-American recognitions, which is the most of any Michigan coach.[4] Steve Grote became Michigan's only three-time first-team Academic All-American from 1975–1977 and with a second team All Big Ten as well as three honorable mentions was the first four-time All-Big Ten honoree.[21]

Frieder era (1980–1989) Bill Frieder, who had been an assistant coach for seven years, eventually coached back-to-back conference champions and the schools first post-season champion. The 1983–1984 team compiled a 24–9 (11–7) record on their way to a NIT championship victory over Notre Dame. The 1984–1985 team went 26–4 (16–2), which earned Frieder Big Ten and AP national Coach of the Year honors. The 1985–1986 team, which finished 28–5 (14–4), started the season with sixteen victories to make a total of thirty-three consecutive regualr season victories. Frieder earned six consecutive NCAA births.[22] Roy Tarpley led the 1985 team as Big Ten MVP.[22] Frieder resigned immediately prior to the 1989 NCAA tournament.[23]

Fisher era (1989–1997) Steve Fisher assumed the coaching position immediately before the 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and led the team to six straight victories and the championship. Fisher also signed the most famous recruiting class known as the Fab Five (Webber, Juwan Howard, Jalen Rose, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson). He would take these players the the NCAA championship game as Freshmen and Sophomores.[24] Fisher also won the 1997 NIT tournament.[25] Many of Fisher's accomplishments were tarnished by NCAA sanctions.

Ellerbe era (1997–2001) Brian Ellerbe assumed the title of interim coach less than five months after becoming an assistant coach. He was named full-time coach following the 25–9 (11–5) 1997–1998 season in which he led the team to victories over Iowa, Minnesota and Purdue to capture the Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament championship. His subsequent teams never finished better than seventh in the conference.[26]

Amaker era (2001–2007) Tommy Amaker inherited a team that imposed sanctions on itself after his first year at the helm of the program.[27] Nonetheless, he coached the team to the postseason three times including both an NIT championship in 2004 and a runner-up finish in 2006. During the 2005–2006, when the team compiled a 22–11 (8–8) record, he led them to their first national ranking in eight years when they reached the #20 position.[28] Despite his successes, the team never won a Big Ten Championship and never made the NCAA tournament which led to his demise.[2]

Beilein era (2007–present) John Beilein's 10–22 (5–13) inaugural season ended with the lowest scoring performance in the eleven-year Big Ten Conference Tournament history on March 14, 2008