The 1928–29 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1928–29 season. The team played its home games at Yost Arena on the school's campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The team tied for the Western Conference Championship with the Wisconsin Badgers.[1][2] The team was led by captain Ernie McCoy, who was an All-American.[3][4] George F. Veenker became the only coach in Michigan history to win the conference championship in his first season.[2]
| 1928–29 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball | |
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Big Ten regular season co-champions | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 13–3 (10–2 Big Nine) |
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| Captain | Ernie McCoy |
| Home arena | Yost Field House |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 15 | – | 2 | .882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 9 | – | 8 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 9 | – | 8 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | 4 | – | 13 | .235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
edit1928-29 Overall: 13-3 Big Ten: 10-2 (t-1st; Co-Champions)[5] Head Coach: George Veenker Staff: Bennie Oosterbn, Frank Cappon & Ray Fisher (Freshmen) Captain: Ernest McCoy Home Arena: Yost Field House (7,500)
| Date Rk Opponent H/A W/L Score +/- |
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| 12/7/1928 - Michigan State H L 24-31 -7 |
| 12/15/1928 - Penn H W 34-21 +13 |
| 1/1/1929 - Penn State H W 31-11 +20 |
| 1/2/1929 - Cornell H W 45-13 +32 |
| 1/5/1929 - Northwestern+ H W 32-20 +12 |
| 1/7/1929 - at Wisconsin+ A W 31-23 +8 |
| 1/12/1929 - at Iowa+ A W 36-25 +11 |
| 1/14/1929 - Illinois+ H W 21-17 +4 |
| 2/9/1929 - at Ohio State+ A W 34-24 +10 |
| 2/11/1929 - at Northwestern+ A L 23-24 -1 |
| 2/16/1929 - at Minnesota+ A W 23-18 +5 |
| 2/18/1929 - at Illinois+ A L 24-27 -3 |
| 2/23/1929 - Iowa+ H W 25-18 +7 |
| 2/25/1929 - Minnesota+ H W 28-19 +9 |
| 3/2/1929 - at Ohio State+ A W 27-26 +1 |
| 3/4/1929 - Wisconsin+ H W 37-22 +15 |
References
edit- ^ "Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 54. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
- ^ a b 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 10.
- ^ "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ^ "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 4–7. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ^ "University of Michigan Basketball: All-Time Records" (PDF). MoGoBlue.com. August 8, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
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