

Under the direction of head coach Johnny Orr, the team finished second in the Big Ten. The team played its home games at Crisler Arena on the school's campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. During this season, 1971–72, he would score 500 total points, averaging 20.8 points and pull down 262 rebounds. The 197071 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 197071 season. Weatherspoon would return from a terrific sophomore campaign where he scored 381 points, averaging 16.5 points per game and collected 246 rebounds. Year Hometown High School Previous School 0: Coletrane Washington: G: 6-4: 190: 5th: Sewickley, Pa. The official 2022-23 Mens Basketball Roster for the Drexel University Dragons. The brightest spot of the season would shine upon junior forward Nick Weatherspoon. The official 2022-23 Mens Basketball Roster for the Drexel University Dragons. After beating Northwestern the Fighting Illini would go on to drop 9 of their next 14 games, finishing the season with a 14–10 record, tied for 8th place in the conference.

That streak would continue into January 1972 for one more game, the opening game of the Big Ten season. The Fighting Illini opened the season December 1, 1971, with a win over Butler and proceeded to win 7 of their next 8 games, finishing 1971 with an 8–1 record. Of the top 10 players in minutes per game last season, Michigan lost seven: Eli Brooks (eligibility), Caleb Houstan (NBA), DeVante’ Jones (NBA aspirations), Moussa Diabate (NBA), Brandon Johns. The 1971-72 Fighting Illini men's basketball season, led by head coach Harv Schmidt, experienced the a tale of two years, 19.
