1954–55 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

1954–55 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
1954–55 record	11-11 (5-9 Big Ten)
Head coach	William Perigo
Captain	Paul Groffsky
Home arena	Yost Field House

	Conf				Overall
1954–55 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#5 Iowa	11	–	3	.786	19	–	7	.731
#18 Illinois	10	–	4	.714	17	–	5	.773
#11 Minnesota	10	–	4	.714	15	–	7	.682
Michigan State	8	–	6	.571	13	–	9	.591
Northwestern	7	–	7	.500	12	–	10	.545
Purdue	5	–	9	.357	12	–	10	.545
Michigan	5	–	9	.357	11	–	11	.500
Wisconsin	5	–	9	.357	10	–	12	.455
Indiana	5	–	9	.357	8	–	14	.364
Ohio State	4	–	10	.286	10	–	12	.455

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954–55 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1954–55 season. The team finished the season in a tie for 6th place in the Big Ten Conference with an overall record of 11-11 and 5-9 against conference opponents.^[1]

William Perigo was in his third year as the team's head coach. Sophomore Ron Kramer was the team's leading scorer with 352 points in 22 games for an average of 16.0 points per game. Paul Groffsky was the team captain.^[1] Two members of the team went on to play as a professional in sports other than basketball. Kramer played in the National Football League, and Don Eaddy played Major League Baseball.

Statistical leaders

Player	Pos.	Yr	G	FG	FT	RB	Pts	PPG
Ron Kramer		Soph.	22	133	86		352	16.0
Tom Jorgensen			22	121	91		333	15.1
Don Eaddy			22	132	63		327	14.9
Paul Groffsyk			22	84	53		221	10.0
Harvey Williams			18	72	34		178	9.9
Jim Barron			8	27	47		101	12.6
Jim Shearon			20	29	27		85	4.3
Totals			22	642	436		1720	78.2

Team players drafted into the NBA

One player from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.^[2]

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Player	NBA Club
1957	5	2	34	Ron Kramer	Detroit Pistons

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "University of Michigan Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. p. 31.
↑ "1957 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-26.

Michigan Wolverines men's basketball

Venues	Waterman Gymnasium (1908–1923) Fielding H. Yost Fieldhouse (1923–1967) Crisler Center (1967–present)

Rivalries	Duke Michigan State

Culture & lore	Maize Rage Fab Five (film) Scandal Michigan IMG Sports Network

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics