1962–63 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

The 1962–63 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1962–63 season. The team played its home games at Fielding H. Yost Field House (renamed Yost Ice Arena in 1973) on the school's campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Under the direction of head coach Dave Strack, the team finished tied for fourth in the Big Ten Conference and failed to get an invitation to either the 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the 1963 National Invitation Tournament.[1] Tom Cole served as team captain, while Bill Buntin earned team MVP.[2]

1962–63 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record16–8 (8–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPBill Buntin
CaptainTom Cole
Home arenaFielding H. Yost Field House
1962–63 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Ohio State11–3 .78620–4  .833
No. 8 Illinois11–3 .78620–6  .769
Indiana9–5 .64313–11  .542
Michigan8–6 .57116–8  .667
Minnesota8–6 .57112–12  .500
Wisconsin7–7 .50014–10  .583
Northwestern6–8 .4299–15  .375
Iowa5–9 .3579–15  .375
Michigan State3–11 .2144–16  .200
Purdue2–12 .1437–17  .292
Rankings from AP Poll

That season, the team defeated one of the three ranked opponents that it faced (#6 Illinois 84–81 on March 2, 1963, at home).[3] The team was unranked the entire season in the Associated Press Top Ten Poll,[4] and it also ended the season unranked in the final UPI Coaches' Poll.[5]

During the season, Buntin led the Big Ten conference in rebounding with 15.4 per conference game.[6] As a team, the Wolverines led the Big Ten with a 49.0 rebound per game average.[7]

The team set the current school single-game record of 77 rebounds on February 2, 1963, against the Michigan State Spartans. It also set the single-season record of 1320, but that was broken each of the following two seasons.[8] Buntin set the current school record (since the 1959–60 season) for consecutive point-rebound double doubles with a streak of 14 games.[9] He also surpassed Scott Maentz's 1960 single-season total of 12 double doubles with a total of 23, which stood as a school record until Phil Hubbard posted 24 in 1977.[9]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Two players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.[10][11]

YearRoundPickOverallPlayerNBA Club
19651Territorial2Bill BuntinDetroit Pistons
1965153103George PomeySt. Louis Hawks

References
  1. 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 196.
  2. "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  3. "Through The Years". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 35. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
  4. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  5. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 85. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  6. "Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 34. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
  7. "Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 38. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
  8. 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 166.
  9. 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 169.
  10. "1965 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  11. "1966 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.


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