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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — One of the Wolverines famed former members made his way back to Crisler Center on Sunday afternoon to take in Michigan’s turn hosting the Indiana Hoosiers.
A Hamtramck native who played in Ann Arbor from 1967-70, Rudy Tomjanovich was drafted No. 2 overall by the then-San Diego Rockets. He played in the NBA until 1981 and was selected as an NBA All-Star five times.
Once his playing career was over, he turned to coaching, and led his professional league alma mater, now in Houston, to two NBA Championships in 1994-95.
Tomjanovich also coached the Los Angeles Lakers for two seasons, in 2004-05.
He is a finalist for this year’s NBA hall of fame class.