1946–47 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

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1946–47 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
A maize block M with blue-colored borders
Conference Big Ten Conference
1946–47 record 12–8 (6–6 Big Ten)
Head coach Osborne Cowles
Captain Pete Elliott
Home arena Yost Field House
Seasons
« 1945–46 1947–48 »
1946–47 Big Nine Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Wisconsin 9 3   .750     16 6   .727
Illinois 8 4   .667     14 6   .700
Indiana 8 4   .667     12 8   .600
Minnesota 7 5   .583     14 7   .667
Michigan 6 6   .500     12 8   .600
Iowa 5 7   .417     12 7   .632
Ohio State 5 7   .417     7 13   .350
Purdue 4 8   .333     9 11   .450
Northwestern 2 10   .167     7 13   .350
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946–47 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1946–47 season. The team finished the season in 5th place in the Big Ten Conference with an overall record of 12–8 and 6–6 against conference opponents.[1]

Osborne Cowles was in his first year as the team's head coach. Mack Supronowicz was the team's leading scorer with 228 points in 20 games for an average of 11.4 points per game. Pete Elliott was the team captain.[1]

Statistical leaders

Player Pos. Yr G FG FT RB Pts PPG
Mack Supronowicz 20 93 52 228 11.4
Boyd McCaslin 20 70 38 178 8.9
Bob Harrison 20 62 31 155 7.8
Pete Elliott 20 32 26 90 4.5
Gerritt Wierda 18 22 18 62 3.4
William Mikulich 20 22 10 54 2.7
Totals 20 382 250 1012 50.6

References

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