1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record8–10 (5–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachWilliam C. Barclay
MVPThomas King
Captains
Home arenaYost Field House
1943–44 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ohio State 10 2   .833 14 7   .667
Iowa 9 3   .750 14 4   .778
Wisconsin 9 3   .750 12 9   .571
Northwestern 8 4   .667 12 7   .632
Purdue 8 4   .667 11 10   .524
Illinois 5 7   .417 11 9   .550
Michigan 5 7   .417 8 10   .444
Minnesota 2 10   .167 7 14   .333
Indiana 2 10   .167 7 15   .318
Chicago 0 8   .000 1 19   .050

The 1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1943–44 season. In their sixth year under head coach Bennie Oosterbaan, the Wolverines finished the season in a tie for sixth place in the Big Ten Conference with an overall record of 12–7 and 5–7 against conference opponents.

After team captain Ralph Gilbert was inducted into the military, junior guard/forward Dave Strack from Indianapolis was the team's acting captain and led the team in scoring with 194 points. Sophomore forward Thomas "Little Tommy" King scored 172 points and was selected as the team's Most Valuable Player. Center Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch was the team's third highest scorer and became the first University of Michigan athlete to receive varsity letters in four sports (football, basketball, track and field, and baseball) during the same academic year.