1962–63 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 March 2017 Basketball 1962–63 Michigan Wolverines 150 150 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 16–8 8–6 Dave Strack Tom Cole Bill Buntin James Skala Tom Jorgensen (Freshman coach) Fielding H. Yost Field House 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.2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide University of Michigan 196 2007 Tom Cole served as team captain, while Bill Buntin 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 That season, the team defeated one of the three ranked opponents that it faced (#6 Illinois 84–81 on March 2, 1963, at home).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 35 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 The team was unranked the entire season in the Associated Press Top Ten Poll,http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records August 28, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 68–83 and it also ended the season unranked in the final UPI Coaches' Poll.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf Division I Records August 28, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association 85 During the season, Buntin led the Big Ten conference in rebounding with 15.4 per conference game.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 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 As a team, the Wolverines led the Big Ten with a 49.0 rebound per game 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 38 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 team set the current school single-game record of 77 rebounds on February 2, 1963, against the 1962 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State University Michigan State Spartans. It also set the single-season record of 1320, but that was broken each of the following two seasons.2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide University of Michigan 166 2007 Buntin set the current school record (since the 1959–60 season) for consecutive point-rebound double doubles with a streak of 14 games.2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide University of Michigan 169 2007 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. Team players drafted into the NBA Two players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1965.html 1965 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com April 25, 2014https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1966.html 1966 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com April 25, 2014 Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA Club 1965 1 Territorial 2 Bill Buntin Detroit Pistons 1965 15 3 103 George Pomey St. Louis Hawks References 30em Michigan Category:Michigan Wolverines men's basketball seasons Michigan Wolverines basketball Michigan Wolverines basketball