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team represented the

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during the 1993–94 season. The team played its home games in the

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, and was a member of the

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. Under the direction of

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Steve Fisher, the team finished second in the Big Ten Conference. The team earned an invitation to the

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as a number three seed and advanced to the fourth round. The team was ranked for the entire eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll, starting the season ranked fifth, peaking at number three and ending ranked eleventh, and it also ended the season ranked eleventh in the final USA Today/CNN Poll. The team went 6–6 against ranked teams including the following victories: November 26, 1993, against #13 80–70 in the Tipoff Classic in

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, Massachusetts, January 29, 1994, against #16

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79–75 at home, February 1 against #8

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63–62 on the road, February 8 against #12

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91–67 at home, February 19 against #20

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72–65 at home, and March 19 against #12

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in the

84–79 at

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and Jason Bossard served as team co-

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s, while Howard shared team

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honors with

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. The team's leading scorers were Jalen Rose (636 points), Juwan Howard (625 points), and Jimmy King (358 points). The leading rebounders were Juwan Howard (270), Ray Jackson (195), and Jalen Rose (182). The team surpassed the 1986 team’s single-season total of 265 steals with 267 to establish the current school record.

Regular season

In November 2003,

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released his book ''Fab five: basketball, trash talk, the American dream'' chronicling the recruiting of and first two years of play of the Fab Five. After

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left for the NBA, the team entered the season ranked fifth in the nation as it opened the season against number 13 . Michigan found itself with a 21–6, (13–4 Big Ten) record and tied with the

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for the conference lead with one game remaining. Michigan then lost (for the third time in its last four games) to a struggling team, and finished second in the conference. After the season, Howard was selected as a first team All-Big-Ten member along with

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, Rose,

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, and

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. In the opening round of the 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Howard helped Michigan survive with a 78–74 overtime victory over by scoring 28 points and adding 9 rebounds before fouling out. In the second round, Howard posted 34 points and 18 rebounds to lead the team to an 84–79 victory over

. Michigan faced a Joe Smith-led

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in the Sweet Sixteen round. Howard scored 24 and had 11 rebounds before fouling out with 2:49 remaining in the 78–71 victory. Howard earned the regional MVP award with a game-high 30 points and 13 rebounds despite collecting two fouls in the first two minutes in the Elite Eight round against a victorious Arkansas team that had

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as a vocal supporter. After the season, Howard announced his intention to enter the 1994 NBA Draft. The following day, Rose announced he would enter the draft as well.

Schedule and results

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Rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

Four players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.

References

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Regular season

Schedule and results

Rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

See also

References