1931–32 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

The 1931–32 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1931–32 season. The team compiled an 11–6 record and 8–4 against Big Ten Conference opponents. The team finished in fourth place in the Big Ten.[1]

1931–32 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record11–6 (8–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainNorman Daniels
Home arenaYost Field House
Seasons
1931–32 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Purdue 11 1   .917 17 1   .944
Minnesota 9 3   .750 15 3   .833
Northwestern 9 3   .750 13 5   .722
Michigan 8 4   .667 11 6   .647
Illinois 7 5   .583 11 6   .647
Ohio State 5 7   .417 9 9   .500
Indiana 4 8   .333 8 10   .444
Wisconsin 3 9   .250 8 10   .444
Iowa 3 9   .250 5 12   .294
Chicago 1 11   .083 2 15   .118

Franklin Cappon was in his first year as the team's head coach. Norman Daniels was the team captain and the team's leading scorer with 148 points in 17 games for an average of 8.7 points per game.[1]

Scoring statistics

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Player Games Field goals Free throws Points Points per game[1]
Norman Daniels 17 54 40 148 8.7
DeForest Eveland 16 35 16 86 5.4
Henry Weiss 17 32 6 73 4.3
Ivy Williamson 17 24 15 63 3.7
James Garner 15 17 11 45 3.0
Robert Petrie 17 16 7 39 2.3
Totals 17 187 100 474 27.9

References

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  1. ^ a b c "University of Michigan Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2013.