1980–81 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

1980–81 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
A blue block M with maize-colored borders and the word Michigan across the middle
NIT, Quarterfinals
Conference Big Ten Conference
1980–81 record 18–11 (8–10 Big Ten)
Head coach Bill Frieder
Assistant coach Mike Boyd
Assistant coach Tom Kempf
Assistant coach Don Sicko
MVP Mike McGee
Captain Paul Heuerman
Captain Thad Garner
Home arena Crisler Arena
1980–81 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 9 Indiana14–4 .778  26–9  .743
No. 13 Iowa13–5 .722  21–7  .750
No. 19 Illinois12–6 .667  21–8  .724
Purdue10–8 .556  21–11  .656
Minnesota9–9 .500  19–11  .633
Ohio State9–9 .500  14–13  .519
Michigan8–10 .444  19–11  .633
Michigan State7–11 .389  13–14  .481
Wisconsin5–13 .278  11–16  .407
Northwestern3–15 .167  9–18  .333
Rankings from AP Poll)

The 1980–81 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1980–81 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 first-year head coach Bill Frieder, the team finished tied for sixth in the Big Ten Conference.[1] The team earned an invitation to the 1981 National Invitation Tournament.[2] Although the team was ranked in the Associated Press Top Twenty Poll for eleven of the sixteen weeks reaching a peak at number nine, it began and finished the season unranked[3] and it also ended the season unranked in the final UPI Coaches' Poll.[4] The team was led by All-American Mike McGee.[5] The team set the current Big Ten conference record by playing in six overtime games.[6] That season McGee also set the current conference record for career field goals attempted (2077).[7] McGee set several other records, which have since been broken: career points (2439, broken in 1989 by Glen Rice),[7] career points (conference games only) (1503, broken in 1995),[8] single-season field goals made (309, broken in 1986)[7] and career field goals made (1010, broken in 1993).[7] 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, eclipsing Mark Henry's 1970 total of 12. No Wolverine would surpass 13 assists in a game until Gary Grant twice recorded 14 in December 1987.[9] The team's field goal percentage of 51.1 was a school record that lasted four years.[10] McGee's 3941 minutes and 34.3 minutes per game stood as school records until 1987 and 1984 respectively.[11] Marty Bodnar earned first team Academic All-American honors, while Mark Bodnar was a third team selection.[12] Paul Heuerman and Thad Garner served as team captains, while McGee earned team MVP.[13] McGee ended his career with a school record 112 starts. The record would last for six years.[11]

In the 32-team National Invitation Tournament, Michigan advanced to the elite eight round by defeating the Duquesne Dukes 74–58 and Toledo Rockets 80–68 before losing to Syracuse Orange 91–76.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP Poll[3] 18 15 13 12 10 9 16 17 14 13 18

See also

Team players drafted into the NBA

Seven players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.[14][15][16][17]

YearRoundPickOverallPlayerNBA Club
198111919Mike McGeeLos Angeles Lakers
198132369John JohnsonBoston Celtics
1981520112Paul HeuermanPhoenix Suns
198273141Thad GardnerUtah Jazz
1983107213Ike PersonDetroit Pistons
198411212Tim McCormickCleveland Cavaliers
19841019225Dan PelekoudasDetroit Pistons

References

  1. ↑ 2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 198.
  2. ↑ 2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 183.
  3. 1 2 "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68&ndash, 83. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 85. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  5. ↑ "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 4&ndash, 7.
  6. ↑ "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 32. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 26. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 39. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
  9. ↑ 2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 176.
  10. ↑ "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 10. Archived from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  11. 1 2 "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 20. Archived from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  12. ↑ 2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. pp. 144–7.
  13. ↑ "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 9&ndash, 10.
  14. ↑ "1981 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  15. ↑ "1982 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  16. ↑ "1983 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  17. ↑ "1984 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
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