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1972–73 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

1972–73 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
1972–73 record 13–11 (6–8 Big Ten)
Head coach Johnny Orr
Assistant coach Jim Dutcher
Assistant coach Dick Honig
Assistant coach Richard Carter (freshmen)
MVP Dion Harris
Seasons
← 1971–72
1973–74 →
1972–73 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 6 Indiana 11 3   .786     22 6   .786
No. 10 Minnesota 10 4   .714     21 5   .808
Purdue 8 6   .571     15 9   .625
Illinois 8 6   .571     14 10   .583
Ohio State 8 6   .571     14 10   .583
Iowa 6 8   .429     13 11   .542
Michigan 6 8   .429     13 11   .542
Michigan State 6 8   .429     13 11   .542
Wisconsin 5 9   .357     11 13   .458
Northwestern 2 12   .143     5 19   .208
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972–73 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1972–73 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 Johnny Orr, the team finished tied for sixth in the Big Ten Conference. The team failed to earn an invitation to either the 1978 National Invitation Tournament or the 1978 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The team was ranked in the Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll for three of the season's fifteen weeks, reaching a number 18 ranking on December 5, 1977, and falling out after the December 12, 1977, poll.


Six players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.



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