1961–62 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

The 1961–62 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1961–62 season. The team finished the season in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference with an overall record of 7–17 and 5–9 against conference opponents.[2]

1961–62 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–17 (5–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainJohn Hall
Home arenaYost Field House
Seasons
1961–62 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Ohio State 13 1   .929 26 2   .929
Wisconsin 10 4   .714 17 7   .708
Purdue 9 5   .643 17 7   .708
Illinois 7 7   .500 15 8   .652
Indiana 7 7   .500 13 11   .542
Iowa 7 7   .500 13 11   .542
Minnesota 6 8   .429 10 14   .417
Michigan 5 9   .357 7 17   .292
Michigan State 3 11   .214 8 14   .364
Northwestern 3 11   .214 8 15   .348
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Dave Strack was in his second year as the team's head coach. Tom Cole was the team's leading scorer with 361 points in 24 games for an average of 15.0 points per game. Cole also led the team with 223 rebounds.[2]

Statistical leaders

edit
Player Pos. Yr G FG FT RB Pts PPG
Tom Cole 24 127-335 107-138 223 361 15.0
John Oosterbaan 23 137-295 65-92 174 339 14.7
John Harris 24 107-296 76-104 209 290 12.0
Bob Cantrell 20 109-297 23-32 77 241 12.0
Jon Hall 24 74-227 74-126 85 222 9.2
Doug Herner 23 43-123 11-29 26 97 4.2
Bob Brown 18 32-58 7-23 123 71 4.4
Totals 24 657-1737 382-574 1084 1696 70.6

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "1961-62 Big Ten Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference.
  2. ^ a b "University of Michigan Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2013.