1928–29 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1928–29 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball

Big Ten regular season co-champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	13–3 (10–2 Big Nine)
Head coach	George F. Veenker
Assistant coaches	Bennie Oosterbaan Franklin Cappon Ray Fisher (Freshman Coach)
Captain	Ernie McCoy
Home arena	Yost Field House
Seasons← 1927–28 1929–30 →

1928–29 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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

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. The team was led by captain Ernie McCoy, who was an All-American. George F. Veenker became the only coach in Michigan history to win the conference championship in his first season.

Schedule

1928-29 Overall: 13-3 Big Ten: 10-2 (t-1st; Co-Champions) 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 +/-
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

"Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 54. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
^ 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.

v t e Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
Venues	Waterman Gymnasium (1908–1923) Fielding H. Yost Fieldhouse (1923–1967) Crisler Center (1967–present)
Rivalries	Duke Michigan State Ohio State
Culture & lore	Fab Five (film) Ed Martin scandal WWJ Michigan IMG Sports Network Fox Sports Detroit Jumpman Invitational
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1908–09 1909–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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