GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 1947-1948 Season

1947-1948 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
12/06/1947 @ St. Louis L 42-50
12/13/1947 Nebraska W 63-59
12/15/1947 DePaul W 46-44
12/19/1947 Washington W 47-37
12/20/1947 Washington L 49-55
12/26/1947 @ California W 60-58
12/27/1947 @ California L 35-59
01/05/1948 @ Wisconsin L 50-59
01/10/1948 @ Michigan L 41-43
01/17/1948 Illinois W 59-51
01/19/1948 Iowa W 72-56
01/29/1948 @ Indiana L 43-65
01/31/1948 Michigan State W 69-63
02/07/1948 Ohio State W 68-55
02/09/1948 Purdue L 51-53
02/14/1948 @ Northwestern W 53-51
02/16/1948 @ Purdue L 38-54
02/21/1948 Michigan L 45-56
02/28/1948 @ Iowa L 50-54
03/01/1948 Wisconsin W 46-41

1947-1948 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Michigan 10 2 .833 15 5 .750
Iowa 8 4 .667 15 4 .789
Illinois 7 5 .583 15 5 .750
Wisconsin 7 5 .583 12 8 .600
Purdue 6 6 .500 11 9 .550
Minnesota 5 7 .417 10 10 .500
Ohio State 5 7 .417 10 10 .500
Indiana 3 9 .250 8 12 .400
Northwestern 3 9 .250 6 14 .300

Season notes:

Coached by Dave McMillan (18th season). There were no polls until 1949.


1947-1948 National Invitation Tournament


Quarterfinals

Western Kentucky 68, La Salle 61
St. Louis 69, Bowling Green 53
New York 45, Texas 43
DePaul 75, North Carolina State 64


NIT Final Four

Semifinals Finals
New York 72, DePaul 59
St. Louis 60, Western Kentucky 53
St. Louis 65, New York 52


1947-1948 NCAA Tournament


First Round

Eastern Western
Kentucky 76, Columbia 53
Holy Cross 63, Michigan 45
Kansas State 58, Wyoming 48
Baylor 64, Washington 62


Final Four

Semifinals Finals
Kentucky 60, Holy Cross 52
Baylor 60, Kansas State 52
Kentucky 58, Baylor 42

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