1929–30 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

The 1929–30 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1929–30 season. The team compiled a 9–5 record, and 6–4 against Big Ten Conference opponents. The team finished in third place in the Big Ten. Robert Chapman was the team captain, and Joe Truskowski was the team's leading scorer with 113 points in 14 games for an average of 8.1 points per game.

1929–30 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record9–5 (6–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainRobert Chapman
Home arenaYost Field House
Seasons
1929–30 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Purdue 10 0   1.000 13 2   .867
Wisconsin 8 2   .800 15 2   .882
Illinois 7 5   .583 8 8   .500
Indiana 7 5   .583 8 9   .471
Michigan 6 4   .600 9 5   .643
Northwestern 6 6   .500 8 8   .500
Minnesota 3 9   .250 8 9   .471
Chicago 2 10   .167 5 12   .294
Ohio State 1 9   .100 4 11   .267
Iowa 0 0   4 13   .235

Scoring statistics

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Player Games Field goals Free throws Points Points per game[1]
Joe Truskowski 14 36 41 113 8.1
Tharel Kanitz 13 28 21 77 5.9
James Orwig 14 23 22 68 4.9
Robert Chapman 14 19 15 53 3.8
Henry Weiss 15 17 15 49 3.3
Norman Daniels 12 18 2 38 3.2
Frank Lovell 10 7 2 16 1.6
Joe Downing 5 7 0 14 2.8
Roy Hudson 3 4 1 9 3.0
Girard Ricketts 5 2 4 8 1.6
Howard Jones 2 1 1 3 1.5
Joe Jennett 2 0 0 0 0.0
Totals 14 162 124 448 32.0

Coaching staff

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References

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  1. ^ "University of Michigan Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2012.