1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1947–48
Team:	Michigan Wolverines
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Record:	16–6
Conf Record:	10–2
Champion:	Big Ten regular season champions
Bowl Result:	Elite Eight

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

1947-48Overall: 16-6Big Ten: 10-2 (1st | Champions)^[5] Postseason: NCAA (East), (Regional Third Place)Head Coach: Osborne CowlesStaff: Ernest McCoy, Joe Vancisin & Ray Fisher (Freshmen)Captain: Bob HarrisonHome 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)

Notes and References

Web site: Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide. CBS Interactive. 54. September 2, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT. July 3, 2010. dead. mdy-all.
Book: 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 11. 2007.
Web site: Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide. CBS Interactive. 36. September 3, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT. July 3, 2010. dead. mdy-all.
Web site: All-Time Accolades. CBS Interactive. MGoBlue.com. 9–10. September 9, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100901151320/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-accolades. September 1, 2010. dead. mdy-all.
Web site: University of Michigan Basketball: All-Time Records. February 16, 2024. August 8, 2023. MoGoBlue.com.