1959–60 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

The 1959–60 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1959–60 season. The team finished the season in tenth place in the Big Ten Conference with an overall record of 4–20 and 1–10 against conference opponents.[1]

1959–60 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–20 (1–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJohn Tidwell
CaptainTerry Miller
Home arenaYost Field House
Seasons
1959–60 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Ohio State 13 1   .929 25 3   .893
No. 7 Indiana 11 3   .786 20 4   .833
Illinois 8 6   .571 16 7   .696
Minnesota 8 6   .571 12 12   .500
Northwestern 8 6   .571 11 12   .478
Iowa 6 8   .429 14 10   .583
Purdue 6 8   .429 11 12   .478
Michigan State 5 9   .357 10 11   .476
Wisconsin 4 10   .286 8 16   .333
Michigan 1 13   .071 4 20   .167
Rankings from AP Poll

William Perigo was in his eighth and final year as the team's head coach. Junior John Tidwell was the team's leading scorer with 520 points in 24 games for an average of 21.6 points per game.[1] Tidwell broke the Michigan record for single game scoring record on February 27, 1960, as he hit 17 of 25 field goals and seven of ten free throws for 41 points in a 72–65 win against Michigan State.[2] Tidwell's 41 points also broke the Yost Fieldhouse record which had been set by Indiana's Don Schlundt with 29 points in 1953.[2] Tidwell also broke the season scoring record with 520 points. At the end of the 1959–60 basketball season, Tidwell was selected as the team's most valuable player and elected captain of the 1960–61 team.[3]

Lovell Farris led the team with 233 rebounds.[1]

Statistics

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Player Pos. Yr G GS FG FT RB Pts PPG
John Tidwell F-G Jr. 24 24 201-482 118-159 147 520 21.6
Terry Miller G Sr. 22 22 135-391 61-77 83 331 15.0
Lovell Farris C-F Sr. 24 24 112-320 97-144 233 321 13.3
Scott Maentz F So. 12 11 41-134 12-23 144 94 7.8
Dick Clark G So. 11 8 24-58 12-25 57 60 5.5
Jon Hall G So. 8 8 24-100 6-21 49 54 6.7
Dick Meyer C Jr. 11 2 10-29 19-31 31 39 3.5
Bob Brown C So. 10 10 15-53 4-17 92 34 3.4
Charlie Higgs F So. 10 1 10-36 8-14 32 28 2.8
Rich Donley F Jr. 18 3 6-42 13-28 70 25 1.3
Rich Robins G Jr. 3 1 6-21 3-4 9 15 5.0
Paul Sangster F So. 5 1 6-13 2-3 7 14 2.8
Steve Schoenherr G So. 19 5 6-35 0-1 15 12 0.6
Dick Lyons G So. 6 0 1-12 0-0 6 2 0.3
Dave Zimmerman F So. 6 0 0-13 2-3 9 2 0.3
Robert Brown F Jr. 1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0.0
Totals 24 597-1739 357-550 1069 1551 64.6

Team players drafted into the NBA

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One player from this team were selected in the NBA draft.[4]

Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA Club
1961 4 6 38 John Tidwell Philadelphia Warriors

References

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  1. ^ a b c "University of Michigan Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. pp. 32–33. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Tidwell Sets Mark; Michigan Finally Wins". Chicago Daily Tribune. February 28, 1960.
  3. ^ "Tidwell Wins Michigan Most Valuable Ballot". Chicago Daily Tribune. March 16, 1961.
  4. ^ "1961 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.