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The 1988–89 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1988–89 season. The head coach was Bill Frieder , who was dismissed before the 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and replaced by assistant Steve Fisher . [ 1 ]
The 1989–90 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1989–90 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Head coach Steve Fisher led the team to a third-place finish in ...
The team played its first game in January 1909. Michigan's highest-scoring team, measured in points per game, was the 1965–66 team led by Cazzie Russell, which averaged 91.9 points per game. The program's only national championship was won by the 1988–89 team led by Glen Rice, which averaged 91.7 points per game. [1]
Phil Hubbard, played 1975–79, won a gold medal as a member of US men's basketball team during the 1976 Summer Olympics; his number 35 was retired by the U-M men's basketball team in 1989 and was inducted to the U-M Hall of Honor in 1992 [175] Ray Jackson, played 1991–1994, "Fab Five" member, former professional basketball player [citation ...
Michigan athletic director Bo Schembechler promptly fired Frieder and appointed top assistant Fisher as interim coach, stating famously, that "a Michigan man is going to coach a Michigan team." Two 16-seeded teams came within one point of victory in the first round ( Georgetown vs. Princeton , Oklahoma vs. East Tennessee State), and a third ...
The 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the final round of the 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.It determined the national champion for the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, and was contested by the Southeast Regional Champions, No. 3-seeded Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten and the West Regional Champions, No. 3-seeded Seton Hall ...
October 8 — Oscar Moglia, Uruguayan Olympic and club player (Club Atlético Welcome) (born 1935) October 12 — Rolando Bacigalupo, Peruvian Olympic player (born 1914) October 30 — Douglas Legg, British Olympic player (born 1914) October 30 — Raymond Offner, French Olympic player (born 1927)
Basketball returned in 1917 in what was considered the inaugural season of varsity basketball. The team was coached by Elmer Mitchell who instituted the intramural sports program at Michigan. The team finished 6–12 overall (0–10, Big Ten). The following year Mitchell led the team to a 16–8 (5–5) record. [9]