1978–79 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

1978–79 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–12 (8–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPDion Harris
1978–79 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Michigan State 13 5   .722 26 6   .813
No. 15 Purdue 13 5   .722 27 8   .771
No. 20 Iowa 13 5   .722 20 8   .714
Ohio State 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
Indiana 10 8   .556 22 12   .647
Michigan 8 10   .444 15 12   .556
Illinois 7 11   .389 19 11   .633
Wisconsin 6 12   .333 12 15   .444
Minnesota 6 12   .333 11 16   .407
Northwestern 2 16   .111 6 21   .222
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978–79 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1978–79 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 seventh 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 eight of the season's seventeen weeks, reaching a number 6 ranking on December 5, 1978, and falling out after the January 9, 1979, poll.