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Johnny Orr, who was in his eighth season with the team, was Michigan's head coach in 1975–76. The Wolverines reached the 1975 NCAA Tournament, but were eliminated in their first game. [10] Michigan had three future NBA players on its roster. Guard Rickey Green was the team's leading scorer with an average of 19.9 points per game. [11]
(As of 2024, all four of the 1976 Final Four participants will be members of the Big Ten.) Also, this was the last men's Division I tournament to date to feature two unbeaten teams, as both Indiana and Rutgers entered the tournament unbeaten. To date, Indiana is the last team to go the entire season undefeated at 32–0.
The 1975–76 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University Bloomington and were the winners of the NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, the school's third national championship. The Hoosiers included three All-Americans and were led by head coach Bob Knight , in his fifth year, to an undefeated 32–0 record.
1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season; Preseason AP No. 1: Indiana Hoosiers [1] [2] NCAA Tournament: 1976: Tournament dates: March 13 – 29, 1976: National Championship: Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: NCAA Champions: Indiana Hoosiers: Helms National Champions: Indiana Hoosiers: Other champions: Kentucky Wildcats : Player of ...
The 1975–76 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1975–76 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan , and was a member of the Big Ten Conference .
The following season, 1975–76, the Hoosiers went the entire season and 1976 NCAA tournament without a single loss, beating Michigan 86–68 in the title game. Indiana remains the last school to accomplish this feat.
The Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball statistical leaders are individual ... 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77: Season ... 1975–76: Michigan Quinn Buckner ...
The loss for Indiana prevented what could have been back-to-back undefeated seasons and national championships as the Hoosiers went on to take the national title in 1976. Bob Knight would later say that this 1974–75 team was the best he ever coached, even better than the undefeated national champions of 1976 .