- Glen Rice is the school’s all-time leading scorer.
- Cazzie Russell averaged 27.1 points per game.
- Rudy Tomjanovich averaged 30.1 points and 15.7 rebounds per game as a senior.
The Michigan Wolverines have been better known for their football team in recent years, but their basketball odds were enticing, to say the least, during the Fab Five days in the 1990s and during the national championship run and win in 1989.
Today, you can bet on college basketball odds at the BetMGM online sportsbook.
Before digging into that, see my list of the five best Wolverines basketball players of all time.
5 Best Michigan Wolverines Basketball Players, Ranked
| Rank | Player | Position | Michigan Years |
| 1 | Glen Rice | F | 1985-1989 |
| 2 | Cazzie Russell | F | 1963-1966 |
| 3 | Rudy Tomjanovich | F | 1967-1970 |
| 4 | Chris Webber | F | 1991-1993 |
| 5 | Trey Burke | G | 2011-2013 |
Michigan Wolverines All-Time Greatest Basketball Players
1. Glen Rice
Rice played at Michigan from 1985 to 1989 and averaged 18.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, and two assists per game.
He was especially dominant as a senior, averaging 25.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game.
He was a member of the 1989 national championship team. He was the Final Four Most Outstanding Player, a consensus second-team All-American, Big Ten Player of the Year, and Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year, and his No. 41 was retired.
He scored 2,442 points (first in program history), had 859 rebounds (sixth), and shot 48% from 3-point range (second).
His 949 points and 51.6% 3-point percentage in the 1988-89 season are single-season Michigan records.
2. Cazzie Russell
Russell played for the Wolverines from 1963 to 1966 and was the national college player of the year, a two-time consensus first-team All-American, and a consensus second-team All-American. The team retired his No. 33.
He averaged 27.1 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.
Throughout his career, he had 2,164 points (fifth). His 800 points during the 1965-66 season rank second in single-season scoring.
3. Rudy Tomjanovich
Shortly after Russell played for Michigan, Tomjanovich came into the program, playing there from 1967 to 1970. He averaged 25.1 points and 14.4 rebounds per game as a junior and 30.1 points and 15.7 rebounds per game as a senior.
Tomjanovich was a second-team All-American, third-team All-American, and two-time first-team All-Big Ten, and the school retired his No. 45.
Tomjanovich scored 1,808 points (seventh) and had 1,039 rebounds (first).
He’s tied with Russell for the most points scored in a single game. They both had 48.
4. Chris Webber
A consensus first-team All-American, Big Ten Freshman of the Year, the USBWA National Freshman of the Year, Webber played for Michigan from 1991 to 1993.
In those two seasons, he averaged 17.4 points, 10 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.5 steals, and 2.5 blocks per game.
He recorded 175 blocks, the third most in Michigan history.
Webber was the leader of those teams, which went to back-to-back national title games, though they came up short in both.
5. Trey Burke
Burke played for Michigan for two seasons (2011 to 2013) and was named national college player of the year, was a consensus first-team All-American, won the Bob Cousy Award (nation’s best point guard), the Big Ten Player of the Year, Big Ten Freshman of the Year, and first-team All-Big Ten.
He averaged 16.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.
During the 2012-13 season, he scored 727 points and had 260 assists. These rank fifth and first, respectively, in single-season stats.
