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]
| 1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball | |
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Big Ten regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 16–6 (10–2 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coaches | |
| MVP | Pete Elliott |
| Captain | Bob Harrison |
| Home arena | Yost Arena |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 +/- |
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| 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)