The 1995–96 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the

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in intercollegiate

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during the 1995–96 season. The team played its home games in the

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in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the

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. Under the direction of

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

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as a number seven seed where it was eliminated in the first round. The team was ranked for thirteen of the eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll, starting the season ranked seventh, peaking at number sixteen and ending unranked, and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll. The team had a 3–7 record against ranked opponents, including the following victories: December 9, 1995, against #18

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88–84 at home, January 9, 1996, against #21

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83–68 at home, 1/21 #14 67–66 at home. Dugan Fife served as team captain, while

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earned team

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honors. The team's leading scorers were Maurice Taylor (447 points),

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(432 points), and Maceo Baston (375 points). The leading rebounders were Maurice Taylor (223),

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(211) and Albert White (150). Baston posted a single-season

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of 68.16%, surpassing his own school record 67.42% set the prior year and establishing the current single-season record. In the 64-team

, the team earned a number seven seed but was eliminated in the first round Midwest region game by the number ten-seeded

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80–76 at the Bradley Center, ending the team's season on March 15, 1996.

Rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

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

References

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Rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

See also

References