1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
Big Ten regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	16–6 (10–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Osborne Cowles;
Assistant coaches	Ernest McCoy; Joe Vancisin;
MVP	Pete Elliott
Captain	Bob Harrison
Home arena	Yost Arena
	Seasons ← 1946–47 1948–49 →

1947–48 Big Nine Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Michigan	10	–	2	.833	16	–	6	.727
Iowa	8	–	4	.667	15	–	4	.789
Illinois	7	–	5	.583	15	–	5	.750
Wisconsin	7	–	5	.583	12	–	8	.600
Purdue	6	–	6	.500	11	–	9	.550
Minnesota	5	–	7	.417	10	–	10	.500
Ohio State	5	–	7	.417	10	–	10	.500
Indiana	3	–	9	.250	8	–	12	.400
Northwestern	3	–	9	.250	6	–	14	.300

The 1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1947–48 season. The team played its home games at Yost Arena on the school's campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The team won the Western Conference Championship.^[1]^[2] Under the direction of head coach Osborne Cowles, the team earned Michigan's first invitation to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 1948. The team was led the school's first two All-Big Nine honorees: Bob Harrison and Pete Elliott as well as the team's leading scorer Mack Suprunowicz.^[2] The team earned the Big Nine team statistical championships for both scoring defense (46.3) and scoring margin (7.6).^[3] Harrison served as team captain and Elliott earned team MVP.^[4]

Schedule

1947-48 Overall: 16-6 Big Ten: 10-2 (1st | Champions)^[5] Postseason: NCAA (East), (Regional Third Place) Head Coach: Osborne Cowles Staff: Ernest McCoy, Joe Vancisin & Ray Fisher (Freshmen) Captain: Bob Harrison Home Arena: Yost Field House (7,500)

Date Rk Opponent H/A W/L Score +/-
12/13/1947 - Western Michigan H W 63-50 +13
12/18/1947 - at Michigan State A L 38-43 -5
12/20/1947 - at Marquette A W 78-70 +8
12/22/1947 - USC H W 51-38 +13
12/29/1947 - at Iowa State A L 51-53 -2
12/30/1947 - at Iowa State A L 41-47 -6
1/3/1948 - at Toledo A W 58-52 +6
1/10/1948 - Minnesota+ H W 43-41 +2
1/12/1948 - at Northwestern+ A L 48-51 -3
1/17/1948 - at Wisconsin+ A W 43-38 +5
1/31/1948 - Northwestern+ H W 53-37 +16
2/2/1948 - at Ohio State+ A L 66-70 -4
2/7/1948 - at Illinois+ A W 66-57 +9
2/14/1948 - Purdue+ H W 69-56 +13
2/16/1948 - Indiana+ H W 66-54 +12
2/21/1948 - at Minnesota+ A W 56-45 +11
2/23/1948 - at Purdue+ A W 46-35 +11
2/28/1948 - Ohio State+ H W 40-36 +4
3/1/1948 - Iowa+ H W 51-35 +16
3/6/1948 - Michigan State H W 69-28 +41
3/18/1948 - vs. Holy Cross N1 L 45-63 -18
3/20/1948 - vs. Columbia N2 W 66-49 +17

(1) NC Eastern Regional, New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) (2) NC Eastern Third Place game, New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden)

References

^ "Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 54. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
^ ^a ^b 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 11.
^ "Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 36. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
^ "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
^ "University of Michigan Basketball: All-Time Records" (PDF). MoGoBlue.com. August 8, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2024.

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[BTMG54-1] "Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 54. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2010.

[MB07-8p11-2] 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 11.

[BTMG36-3] "Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 36. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.

[4] "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2010.

[5] "University of Michigan Basketball: All-Time Records" (PDF). MoGoBlue.com. August 8, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2024.

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