1938–39 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

1938–39 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
A maize block M with blue-colored borders
Conference Big Ten Conference
1938–39 record 11–9 (4–8 Big Ten)
Head coach Bennie Oosterbaan
Captain Leo Beebe
Home arena Yost Field House
1938–39 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Ohio State 10 2   .833     16 7   .696
Indiana 9 3   .750     17 3   .850
Illinois 8 4   .667     14 5   .737
Minnesota 7 5   .583     14 6   .700
Purdue 6 6   .500     12 7   .632
Northwestern 5 7   .417     7 13   .350
Michigan 4 8   .333     11 9   .550
Wisconsin 4 8   .333     10 10   .500
Chicago 4 8   .333     9 11   .450
Iowa 3 9   .250     8 11   .421
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938–39 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball]team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1938–39 season. The team compiled an 11–9 record and 4–8 against Big Ten Conference opponents. The team finished in a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten.

Bennie Oosterbaan was in his first year as the team's coach. Leo Beebe was the team captain, and Edmund Thomas was the team's leading scorer with 140 points in 20 games for an average of 7.0 points per game. Football star Tom Harmon appeared in 13 games for the basketball team and scored 100 points for an average of 7.7 points per game.

Scoring statistics

PlayerGames Field goals Free throws Points Points per game[1]
Edmund Thomas2057261407.0
James Rae1648301267.9
Charles Pink2039321105.5
Tom Harmon1338241007.7
Daniel Smick19409894.7
Leo Beebe183313794.4
Michael Sofiak15119312.1
Russell Dobson1171151.4
Herbert Brogan850101.3
Milo Sukup101240.4
Totals2027914670435.2

Coaching staff

References

  1. "University of Michigan Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. p. 24.
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