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The 1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the
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during the 1963–64 season. The team played its home games at Fielding H. Yost Field House on the school's campus in
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. Under the direction of
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, the team tied for the
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Championship with the . This was the first of three consecutive Big Ten titles and Michigan's first visit to the
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Final Four. According to the Michigan's Basketball media guide, during the season junior
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led the Big Ten conference in rebounding, although the Big Ten records, which count only conference games, do not recognize this fact. The team earned the Big Ten team statistical championships for both
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defense (75.5) and scoring margin (10.3). Sophomore
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led the team in scoring with 24.8, while Buntin added 23.2 points per game. The team spent the entire 15-week season ranked in the Associated Press Top Ten Poll, ending the season ranked number two after starting the season ranked number eight. The team also finished the season ranked number two in the final UPI Coaches' Poll. Bob Cantrell served as team
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, while Russell earned team
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. Buntin earned All-American recognition. During the season, Russell established the school single-season point total record with 670. On December 11, 1963, against the , Buntin made all eleven of his
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which is the best 100% shooting night in Michigan history. Russell made 150 of 178
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s to establish the school single-season
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record of 84.27, which stood for 32 years and continues to be the highest percentage by a Wolverine sophomore. Buntin made 151 free throws which was a school record that Russell eclipsed the following season. In the 25-team
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, Michigan had an opening round bye before defeating the
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84–80 and the
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69–57 to win the Mideast region. In the final four, the team lost to a Jeff Mullins-led Duke Blue Devils team 91–80 before defeating
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100–90 in the consolation game. In the tournament Buntin set an NCAA tournament final four single-game record by making 15
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s on March 21 against the Wildcats. The record was broken the following season on March 20, 1965. Although the team lost in the national semi-finals, it would return its two key stars and reach the finals of the
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the following season.


Rankings


Notes

* In the Los Angeles Basketball Classic,
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defeated then third-ranked Michigan, 98-80 in front of 14,241 in the Los Angeles
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.


Team players drafted into the NBA

Four players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.


References


See also

* List of NCAA men's Division I Final Four appearances by coach * List of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four participants *
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NCAA Men's Division I Tournament bids by school and conference The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athlete, student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic sports, ...
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NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament all-time team records This is a list of NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, branded as NCAA March Madness and commonly called March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the Unite ...


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Pre-NCAA tournament publicity video
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