1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

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|year=1947–48

|team=Michigan Wolverines

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|conference=Big Ten Conference

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|record=16–6

|conf_record= 10–2

|head_coach=Osborne Cowles

|captain=Bob Harrison

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|mvp=Pete Elliott

|asst_coach1=Ernest McCoy

|asst_coach2=Joe Vancisin

|stadium=Yost Arena

|champion=Big Ten regular season champions

|bowl=NCAA tournament

|bowl_result=Elite Eight

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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT|title=Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide|publisher=CBS Interactive|page=54|accessdate=September 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT|archive-date=July 3, 2010|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{cite book|title=2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide|publisher=University of Michigan|page=11|year=2007}} 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. The team earned the Big Nine team statistical championships for both scoring defense (46.3) and scoring margin (7.6).{{cite web|url=http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT|title=Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide|publisher=CBS Interactive|page=36|accessdate=September 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT|archive-date=July 3, 2010|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} Harrison served as team captain and Elliott earned team MVP.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-accolades|title=All-Time Accolades|publisher=CBS Interactive|website=MGoBlue.com|pages=9–10|access-date=September 9, 2010|archive-url=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|archive-date=September 1, 2010|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}

Schedule

1947-48

Overall: 16-6

Big Ten: 10-2 (1st | Champions){{cite web|url=https://mgoblue.com/documents/2023/8/8/bkm-record-book-2023-24.pdf|title=University of Michigan Basketball: All-Time Records|accessdate=February 16, 2024|date=August 8, 2023|publisher=MoGoBlue.com}}

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)

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! 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

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