1981–82 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

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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
1981–82 record7-20 (7–11 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPDion Harris
Seasons
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Minnesota 14 4   .778 23 6   .793
No. 16 Iowa 12 6   .667 21 8   .724
Ohio State 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Indiana 12 6   .667 19 10   .655
Purdue 11 7   .611 18 14   .563
Illinois 10 8   .556 18 11   .621
Michigan State 6 12   .333 11 17   .393
Michigan 6 12   .333 7 20   .259
Northwestern 4 14   .222 8 19   .296
Wisconsin* 1 17   .056 4 23   .148
Rankings from AP Poll
*Wisconsin forfeited all games after Jan 25, 1982 due to NCAA sanctions.
Disputed record (3–15, 6–23)

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]

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.

Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA Club
1982 7 3 141 Thad Gardner Utah Jazz
1983 10 7 213 Ike Person Detroit Pistons
1984 1 12 12 Tim McCormick Cleveland Cavaliers
1984 2 8 32 Eric Turner Detroit Pistons
1984 10 19 225 Dan Pelekoudas Detroit Pistons

References[]

  1. ^ "Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 69. Archived from the original on 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  2. ^ "NCAA Tournament History". University of Michigan. 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original on 2010-10-01. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  3. ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  4. ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 90. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  5. ^ "1982 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  6. ^ "1983 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  7. ^ "1984 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-25.


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