1978–79 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

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.

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Michigan State135 .722266  .813
No. 15 Purdue135 .722278  .771
No. 20 Iowa135 .722208  .714
Ohio State126 .6671912  .613
Indiana108 .5562212  .647
Michigan810 .4441512  .556
Illinois711 .3891911  .633
Wisconsin612 .3331215  .444
Minnesota612 .3331116  .407
Northwestern216 .111621  .222
Rankings from AP Poll
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