1953–54 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

1953–54 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
1953–54 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	9–13 (3–11 Big Ten)
Head coach	William Perigo;
Captain	Ray Pavichevich
Home arena	Yost Field House
	Seasons ← 1952–53 1954–55 →

1953–54 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Indiana	12	–	2	.857	20	–	4	.833
No. 13 Iowa	11	–	3	.786	17	–	5	.773
No. 19 Illinois	10	–	4	.714	17	–	5	.773
Minnesota	10	–	4	.714	17	–	5	.773
Wisconsin	6	–	8	.429	12	–	10	.545
Northwestern	6	–	8	.429	9	–	13	.409
Ohio State	5	–	9	.357	11	–	11	.500
Michigan State	4	–	10	.286	9	–	13	.409
Michigan	3	–	11	.214	9	–	13	.409
Purdue	3	–	11	.214	9	–	13	.409

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953–54 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1953–54 season. The team finished the season with an overall record of 9–13 and 3–11 against Big Ten Conference opponents.^[1]

William Perigo was in his second year as the team's head coach. Jim Barron was the team's leading scorer with 377 points in 22 games for an average of 17.1 points per game. Ray Pavichevich was the team captain.^[1]

Statistical leaders

Player	Pos.	Yr	G	FG	FT	RB	Pts	PPG
Jim Barron			22	131-336	115-188		377	17.1
Tom Jorgensen			22	101-331	70-92		272	12.3
Paul Groffsky			22	91-284	68-125		250	11.3
Don Eaddy			22	82-239	41-66		205	9.3
Harvey Williams			21	82-200	31-52		195	9.2
Milt Mead			22	38-122	48-70		124	5.6
John Codwell			21	33-91	36-63		102	4.8
Totals			22	584-1693	429-692		1597	72.5

References

^ ^a ^b "University of Michigan Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. p. 31.

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[RB-1] "University of Michigan Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. p. 31.

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Venues	Waterman Gymnasium (1908–1923) Fielding H. Yost Fieldhouse (1923–1967) Crisler Center (1967–present)
Rivalries	Duke Michigan State Ohio State
Culture & lore	Fab Five (film) Ed Martin scandal WWJ Michigan IMG Sports Network Fox Sports Detroit Jumpman Invitational
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics