1958–59 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 March 2017 Basketball 1958–59 Michigan Wolverines 150 1958-59 Michigan basketball team.jpg 250 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 15–7 8–6 William Perigo M. C. Burton Jr. George Lee M. C. Burton Jr. Dave Strack Matt Patanelli Fielding H. Yost Field House The 1958–59 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1958–59 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 William Perigo, the team finished tied for second in the Big Ten Conference but failed to get an invitation to either the 1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the 1959 National Invitation Tournament.2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide University of Michigan 195 2007 During the season, the team beat two of the four ranked opponents that it faced (#18 1958 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue University Purdue in the conference season opener on January 3, 1959, at West Lafayette and #18 Illinois on February 2 in Champaign).http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-through-the-years Through The Years September 12, 2010 CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com 34 https://web.archive.org/web/20100902071019/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-through-the-years September 2, 2010 dead mdy-all M.C. Burton, Jr. won the Big Ten Conference statistical championships for both scoring (22.6 points per game) and rebounding (249 in 14 conference games for a 17.8 rebound average).http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide CBS Interactive 33 September 2, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT July 3, 2010 dead mdy-allhttp://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide CBS Interactive 34 September 2, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT July 3, 2010 dead mdy-all The 17.8 rebounds per game was a Big Ten Conference record that lasted one season.http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide CBS Interactive 30 September 2, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703173409/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/BT July 3, 2010 dead mdy-all Burton was the first player to lead the conference in both scoring and rebounding.Ron Pesch Chasing a dream Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame http://www.mashf.com/1988_inductees.htm September 4, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100726042734/http://www.mashf.com/1988_inductees.htm July 26, 2010 live Burton and George Lee served as team co-captains, and Burton earned team MVP.http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-accolades All-Time Accolades CBS Interactive MGoBlue.com 9–10 September 9, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100901151320/http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-accolades September 1, 2010 dead mdy-all Burton set numerous school rebounding records that season. Two that continue to stand are the 17.23 single-season rebounds per game average and the single-season record for 20-rebound games with seven. Bill Buntin surpassed his career total of 831 with 1037 and his career average of 12.59 with 13.13 in 1965. Rudy Tomjanovich surpassed his February 16 total of 27 with 30 on February 1, 1969. Phil Hubbard surpassed his single season total of 379 with 389 in 1977.2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide University of Michigan 166 2007 Burton also fell four points shy of Ron Kramer's 1957 school record career total of 1119.2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide University of Michigan 162 2007 Burton's career free throw percentage of 79.28 stood as the school record (since records have been available in 1955) until Cazzie Russell ended his career with an 82.65%.2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide University of Michigan 174 2007 Team players drafted into the NBA Three players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1959.html 1959 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com April 26, 2014https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1961.html 1961 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com April 26, 2014 Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA Club 1959 4 2 24 George Lee Detroit Pistons 1959 11 2 73 M. C. Burton Detroit Pistons 1961 4 6 38 John Tidwell Philadelphia Warriors References 30em Michigan Category:Michigan Wolverines men's basketball seasons Michigan Wolverines basketball Michigan Wolverines basketball