The 1959–60 Eastern Michigan Hurons men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University, in the 1959–60 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. The team finished with a record of 7–13 and 1–11 in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Frank Manley was the team captain, Tom MacKenzie was the captain-elect and Rod Treais was the team MVP. The team was the Flint Christmas Tournament champions for the second year in a row. The team was led by sixth year head coach James Skala.
1959–60 Eastern Michigan Hurons men's basketball | |
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Flint Christmas Tournament Champions | |
Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 7–13 (1–11 IIAC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | G. Smoot |
Home arena | Bowen Field House |
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Roster
editNumber | Name | Position | Class | Hometown |
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Tom MacKenzie | Center | Ypsilanti, MI | ||
Ronald Gulyas | ||||
D. Lamiman | ||||
J. Seeney | ||||
23 | Bill Stephens | Senior | ||
32 | Rod Treais | Senior | ||
33 | Frank Manley | |||
Dick Montre | Senior | |||
C. Kraszewski | ||||
W. Lowery |
Schedule
editDate time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
December 1, 1959* |
at Albion | W 71–52 | 1–0 |
Kresge Gymnasium Albion, MI | |||||||
December 5, 1959* |
at Baldwin Wallace | L 64–77 | 1–1 |
Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium Berea, OH | |||||||
December 11, 1959 |
Central Michigan | W 54–48 | 2–1 (1–0) |
Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
December 14, 1959* |
Hillsdale | W 71–64 | 3–1 |
Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
December 17, 1959 |
at Northern Illinois | L 69–84 | 3–2 (1–1) |
Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, IL | |||||||
December 21, 1959* |
vs. Hillsdale Flint Christmas Tournament |
W 75-62 | 4–2 |
Flint, MI | |||||||
December 22, 1959* |
at Flint Community Junior College Flint Christmas Tournament |
W 75–74 | 5–2 |
Flint, MI | |||||||
January 8, 1960 |
Eastern Illinois | L 72–79 | 5–3 (1–2) |
Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
January 9, 1960 |
Southern Illinois | L 76–87 | 5–4 (1–3) |
Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
January 12, 1960* |
Baldwin-Wallace | W 84-70 | 6–4 |
Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
January 15, 1960 |
at Illinois State | L 71-100 | 6–5 (1–4) |
Horton Field House Normal, IL | |||||||
January 16, 1960 |
at Western Illinois | L 67-129 | 6–6 (1–5) |
Macomb, IL | |||||||
January 20, 1960* |
Albion | W 58-46 | 7–6 |
Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
January 23, 1960 |
Northern Illinois | L 68-83 yes | 7–7 (1–6) |
Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
February 12, 1960 |
at Eastern Illinois | L 57-64 | 7–8 (1–7) |
Health Education Building Charleston, IL | |||||||
February 13, 1960 |
at Southern Illinois | L 61-101 | 7–9 (1–8) |
Davies Gym Carbondale, IL | |||||||
February 19, 1960 |
Illinois State | L 54-64 | 7–10 (1–9) |
Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
February 20, 1960 |
Western Illinois | L 69-82 | 7–11 (1–10) |
Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
February 22, 1960* |
at Hillsdale | L 73-76 | 7–12 |
Stock Field House Hillsdale, MI | |||||||
February 25, 1960 |
Central Michigan | L 62–74 | 7–13 (1–11) |
Finch Fieldhouse Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Game Notes
editJanuary 16, 1960
edit129 points is the most scored in a single game for Western Illinois.
February 12, 1960
editEastern Illinois has a score of 56-64.
February 22, 1960
editMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has a score of 72-76.[3]
References
edit- ^ "2018-19 Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide". Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ "Central Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ "1959-60 MIAA Standings" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2023.