1981–82 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1981–82 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 Bill Frieder, the team finished tied for seventh in the Big Ten Conference.[1] The team failed to earn an invitation to either the 1982 National Invitation Tournament or the 1982 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.[2] The team was unranked for all eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll,[3] and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll.[4]

1981–82 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
A blue block M with maize-colored borders and the word Michigan across the middle
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7-20 (7–11 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPDion Harris
1981–82 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Minnesota144 .778236  .793
No. 16 Iowa126 .667218  .724
Ohio State126 .6672110  .677
Indiana126 .6671910  .655
Purdue117 .6111814  .563
Illinois108 .5561811  .621
Michigan State612 .3331117  .393
Michigan612 .333720  .259
Northwestern414 .222819  .296
Wisconsin*117 .056423  .148
Rankings from AP Poll
*Wisconsin forfeited all games after Jan 25, 1982 due to NCAA sanctions.
Disputed record (3–15, 6–23)

Team players drafted into the NBA

Five players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.[5][6][7] McCormick accumulated no statistics for the season.

YearRoundPickOverallPlayerNBA Club
198273141Thad GardnerUtah Jazz
1983107213Ike PersonDetroit Pistons
198411212Tim McCormickCleveland Cavaliers
19842832Eric TurnerDetroit Pistons
19841019225Dan PelekoudasDetroit Pistons

References

  1. "Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 69. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  2. "NCAA Tournament History". University of Michigan. 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  3. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  4. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 90. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  5. "1982 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  6. "1983 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  7. "1984 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.


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