As a freshman in 1947, Supronowicz was selected as the Wolverines' most valuable player and ranked as one of the leading scorers in the Big Nine Conference.

In his first season of Big Nine play, Supronowicz, one of the finest basketball players developed by Sig Makofski at Mount Pleasant, scored 163 points in 12 games (of which Michigan won only six) and won wide acclaim as the greatest cage prospect in college history.

On Monday night, Supronowicz climaxed his first Western Conference season by scoring ten field goals and five fouls for 25 points as the Wolverines topped Ohio State, 66-42.

[8] Earlier that month, Supronowicz also had a 23-point game, including 11 free throws, in a 54-47 win over defending conference champion, Indiana.

[9] Supronowicz's single-game Wolverines scoring record was tied in 1956 by football Hall of Famer Ron Kramer.