The 1959–60 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1959–60 season. The team finished the season in tenth place in the Big Ten Conference with an overall record of 4–20 and 1–10 against conference opponents.[1]
| 1959–60 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 4–20 (1–10 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | |
| MVP | John Tidwell |
| Captain | Terry Miller |
| Home arena | Yost Field House |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Ohio State | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 25 | – | 3 | .893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Indiana | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 20 | – | 4 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 16 | – | 7 | .696 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 11 | – | 12 | .478 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 11 | – | 12 | .478 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 10 | – | 11 | .476 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 8 | – | 16 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 4 | – | 20 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Perigo was in his eighth and final year as the team's head coach. Junior John Tidwell was the team's leading scorer with 520 points in 24 games for an average of 21.6 points per game.[1] Tidwell broke the Michigan record for single game scoring record on February 27, 1960, as he hit 17 of 25 field goals and seven of ten free throws for 41 points in a 72–65 win against Michigan State.[2] Tidwell's 41 points also broke the Yost Fieldhouse record which had been set by Indiana's Don Schlundt with 29 points in 1953.[2] Tidwell also broke the season scoring record with 520 points. At the end of the 1959–60 basketball season, Tidwell was selected as the team's most valuable player and elected captain of the 1960–61 team.[3]
Lovell Farris led the team with 233 rebounds.[1]
Statistics
edit| Player | Pos. | Yr | G | GS | FG | FT | RB | Pts | PPG |
| John Tidwell | F-G | Jr. | 24 | 24 | 201-482 | 118-159 | 147 | 520 | 21.6 |
| Terry Miller | G | Sr. | 22 | 22 | 135-391 | 61-77 | 83 | 331 | 15.0 |
| Lovell Farris | C-F | Sr. | 24 | 24 | 112-320 | 97-144 | 233 | 321 | 13.3 |
| Scott Maentz | F | So. | 12 | 11 | 41-134 | 12-23 | 144 | 94 | 7.8 |
| Dick Clark | G | So. | 11 | 8 | 24-58 | 12-25 | 57 | 60 | 5.5 |
| Jon Hall | G | So. | 8 | 8 | 24-100 | 6-21 | 49 | 54 | 6.7 |
| Dick Meyer | C | Jr. | 11 | 2 | 10-29 | 19-31 | 31 | 39 | 3.5 |
| Bob Brown | C | So. | 10 | 10 | 15-53 | 4-17 | 92 | 34 | 3.4 |
| Charlie Higgs | F | So. | 10 | 1 | 10-36 | 8-14 | 32 | 28 | 2.8 |
| Rich Donley | F | Jr. | 18 | 3 | 6-42 | 13-28 | 70 | 25 | 1.3 |
| Rich Robins | G | Jr. | 3 | 1 | 6-21 | 3-4 | 9 | 15 | 5.0 |
| Paul Sangster | F | So. | 5 | 1 | 6-13 | 2-3 | 7 | 14 | 2.8 |
| Steve Schoenherr | G | So. | 19 | 5 | 6-35 | 0-1 | 15 | 12 | 0.6 |
| Dick Lyons | G | So. | 6 | 0 | 1-12 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Dave Zimmerman | F | So. | 6 | 0 | 0-13 | 2-3 | 9 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Robert Brown | F | Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 24 | 597-1739 | 357-550 | 1069 | 1551 | 64.6 |
Team players drafted into the NBA
editOne player from this team were selected in the NBA draft.[4]
| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | NBA Club |
| 1961 | 4 | 6 | 38 | John Tidwell | Philadelphia Warriors |
References
edit- ^ a b c "University of Michigan Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. pp. 32–33. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
- ^ a b "Tidwell Sets Mark; Michigan Finally Wins". Chicago Daily Tribune. February 28, 1960.
- ^ "Tidwell Wins Michigan Most Valuable Ballot". Chicago Daily Tribune. March 16, 1961.
- ^ "1961 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
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