1956–57 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

1956–57 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
1956–57 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1956–57 record	13–9 (8–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	William Perigo;
Assistant coaches	Dave Strack; Matt Patanelli;
MVP	Ron Kramer
Captain	Ron Kramer
Home arena	Fielding H. Yost Field House
	Seasons ← 1955–56 1957–58 →

The 1956–57 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball 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 fifth in the Big Ten Conference.^[1]

Future College Football Hall of Famer Ron Kramer established the school career scoring record with 1,119. The record last until 1961, when John Tidwell totaled 1386.^[2] Kramer served as team captain and earned team MVP for the third year in a row.^[3]

Team players drafted into the NBA[]

Five players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.^[4]^[5]^[6] Ferguson accumulated no statistics. Kramer was a first round selection of the Green Bay Packers in the 1957 NFL Draft (fourth overall pick) and played in the NFL through the 1967 season.

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Player	NBA Club
1957	5	2	34	Ron Kramer	Detroit Pistons
1957	7	3	51	George Ferguson	Minneapolis Lakers
1958	7	6	53	Pete Tillotson	Syracuse Nationals
1959	4	2	24	George Lee	Detroit Pistons
1959	11	2	73	M. C. Burton	Detroit Pistons

References[]

^ 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 195.
^ 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michiedgan. 2007. p. 162.
^ "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original on 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
^ "1957 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
^ "1958 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
^ "1959 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-26.

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[MB07-8p195-1] 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 195.

[MB07-8p162-2] 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michiedgan. 2007. p. 162.

[3] "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original on 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2010-09-09.

[4] "1957 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-26.

[5] "1958 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-26.

[6] "1959 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-26.

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v t Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
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) Scandal WWJ Michigan IMG Sports Network Fox Sports Detroit
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1908–09 1909–17 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 1999–2000 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 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics


v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Indiana	10	–	4	.714	14	–	8	.636
No. 11 Michigan State	10	–	4	.714	16	–	10	.615
Minnesota	9	–	5	.643	14	–	8	.636
Ohio State	9	–	5	.643	14	–	8	.636
Purdue	8	–	6	.571	15	–	7	.682
Michigan	8	–	6	.571	13	–	9	.591
Illinois	7	–	7	.500	14	–	8	.636
Iowa	4	–	10	.286	8	–	14	.364
Wisconsin	3	–	11	.214	5	–	17	.227
Northwestern	2	–	12	.143	6	–	16	.273

Rankings from AP Poll