1955–56 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

1955–56 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record9–13 (4–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainTom Jorgensen
Home arenaYost Field House
Seasons
1955–56 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Iowa 13 – 1   .929 20 – 6   .769
No. 10 Illinois 11 – 3   .786 18 – 4   .818
Ohio State 9 – 5   .643 16 – 6   .727
Purdue 9 – 5   .643 16 – 6   .727
Michigan State 7 – 7   .500 13 – 9   .591
Indiana 6 – 8   .429 13 – 9   .591
Minnesota 6 – 8   .429 11 – 11   .500
Michigan 4 – 10   .286 9 – 13   .409
Wisconsin 4 – 10   .286 6 – 16   .273
Northwestern 1 – 13   .071 2 – 20   .091
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955–56 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1955–56 season. The team finished the season in a tie for eighth place in the Big Ten Conference with an overall record of 9–13 and 4–10 against conference opponents.[1]

William Perigo was in his fourth year as the team's head coach. Junior Ron Kramer was the team's leading scorer with 448 points in 22 games for an average of 20.3 points per game. Tom Jorgensen was the team captain.[1]

Statistical leaders

Player Pos. Yr G FG FT RB Pts PPG
Ron Kramer Jr. 22 169-444 110-177 448 20.3
Tom Jorgensen Sr. 22 89-239 79-92 257 11.6
Pete Tillotson 22 86-204 26-62 198 9.0
Randy Tarrier 22 63-173 55-89 181 8.2
Billy Wright 20 62-202 20-29 144 6.9
Jim Shearon 21 53-164 34-58 140 6.6
Totals 22 608-1711 394-638 1610 73.1

Team players drafted into the NBA

Two players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.[2][3]

Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA Club
1957 5 2 34 Ron Kramer Detroit Pistons
1958 7 6 53 Pete Tillotson Syracuse Nationals

References

  1. ^ a b "University of Michigan Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. pp. 31–32. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  2. ^ "1957 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  3. ^ "1958 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.


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