| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1955–56 |
| Team: | Michigan Wolverines |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 9–13 |
| Conf Record: | 4–10 |
The 1955–56 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1955–56 season. The team finished the season in a tie for eighth place in the Big Ten Conference with an overall record of 9–13 and 4–10 against conference opponents.[1]
William Perigo was in his fourth year as the team's head coach. Junior Ron Kramer was the team's leading scorer with 448 points in 22 games for an average of 20.3 points per game. Tom Jorgensen was the team captain.[1]
| Player | Pos. | Yr | G | FG | FT | RB | Pts | PPG |
| Ron Kramer | Jr. | 22 | 169-444 | 110-177 | 448 | 20.3 | ||
| Tom Jorgensen | Sr. | 22 | 89-239 | 79-92 | 257 | 11.6 | ||
| Pete Tillotson | 22 | 86-204 | 26-62 | 198 | 9.0 | |||
| Randy Tarrier | 22 | 63-173 | 55-89 | 181 | 8.2 | |||
| Billy Wright | 20 | 62-202 | 20-29 | 144 | 6.9 | |||
| Jim Shearon | 21 | 53-164 | 34-58 | 140 | 6.6 | |||
| Totals | 22 | 608-1711 | 394-638 | 1610 | 73.1 | |||
Two players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.[2] [3]
| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | NBA Club |
| 5 | 2 | 34 | Detroit Pistons | ||
| 7 | 6 | 53 | Syracuse Nationals | ||