1952–53 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

1952–53 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–16 (3–15 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainDoug Lawrence
Home arenaYost Field House
1952–53 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Indiana 17 1   .944 23 3   .885
No. 11 Illinois 14 4   .778 18 4   .818
Minnesota 11 7   .611 14 8   .636
Michigan State 11 7   .611 13 9   .591
Wisconsin 10 8   .556 13 9   .591
Iowa 9 9   .500 12 10   .545
Ohio State 7 11   .389 10 12   .455
Northwestern 5 13   .278 6 16   .273
Michigan 3 15   .167 6 16   .273
Purdue 3 15   .167 4 18   .182
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952–53 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1952–53 season. The team finished the season in a tie for ninth place in the Big Ten Conference with an overall record of 6–16 and 3–15 against conference opponents.

William Perigo was in his first year as the team's head coach. Paul Groffsky was the team's leading scorer with 301 points in 22 games for an average of 13.6 points per game. Doug Lawrence was the team captain.