1929–30 Michigan State Normal Hurons men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1929–30 Michigan State Normal Hurons men's basketball team represented the Michigan State Normal School, now Eastern Michigan University, in the 1929–30 NCAA men's basketball season. The team finished with a record of 7–8. The team was led by ninth year head coach Elton Rynearson and assistant coach Warren Watson. Whitney was the team Captain. They were the Michigan Collegiate Conference Champions, the first championship in school history. Giles was the teams leading scorer.
ConferenceMichigan Collegiate Conference
Record7–8 (3–1 MCC)
Headcoach
- Elton Rynearson (9th season)
Assistant coachWarren Watson
| 1929–30 Michigan State Normal Hurons men's basketball | |
|---|---|
Michigan Collegiate Conference Champions | |
| Conference | Michigan Collegiate Conference |
| Record | 7–8 (3–1 MCC) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | Warren Watson |
| Home arena | Gymnasium |
Roster
| Number | Name | Position | Class | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Leach | Guard | Sophomore | ||
| Cyrenus Korzuck | Guard | Sophomore | ||
| Arnold | Forward | Sophomore | ||
| Allan Giles | Forward | Senior | ||
| Howard Chanter | Junior | Jackson, MI | ||
| Whitney | Guard | Senior | ||
| Ed Gabel | Forward | Sophomore | ||
| Gordon Rice | Center | Junior | Flint, MI | |
| George Muellich | Guard | Junior | ||
| Marvin Mittlestat | Center | Junior | ||
| William H. VanFleet | Forward | Senior | Detroit, MI | |
| Brown | Center | |||
| Kenneth DeLong | Junior | Alma, MI | ||
| Joseph Moran | Senior | Alba, MI | ||
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| * |
Alumni | L 22-32 | 0–1 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| January 11, 1930* |
Michigan “B” | L 29-35 | 0–2 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| January 15, 1930* |
St. Mary's | L 23-42 | 0–3 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| January 17, 1930 |
Wayne State | L 21-29 | 0-4 (0-1) |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| January 21,1930* 7:30 |
at Michigan “B” | L 22-25 | 0-5 |
Fielding H. Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
| January 24, 1930 |
at Central Michigan | W 22-18 | 1–5 (1-1) |
Central Hall (1,200) Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||
| January 27, 1930* |
at Adrian | L 25-31 | 1–6 |
Adrian, MI | |||||||
| January 30, 1930* |
St. Mary's | L 32-34 | 1-7 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| February 6, 1930 (Game was postponed) |
Western Michigan | Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||||
| February 8, 1930 |
Central Michigan | W 28-26 | 2-7 (2-1) |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| February 13, 1930* |
Adrian | W 26-22 OT | 3–7 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| February 15, 1930* |
Oberlin | L 22-27 | 3–8 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| February 20, 1930* |
Illinois Tech | W 35-20 | 4–8 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| February 26, 1930 |
Wayne State | W 24-22 | 5–8 (3-1) |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| * |
Northern Michigan | W 44-39 | 6–8 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| February 28, 1930 |
at Illinois Tech | W 31-26 | 7–8 |
Chicago, IL | |||||||
| March 4, 1930 |
at Western Michigan | East Hall Gymnasium Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||||
Game Notes
January 24, 1930
First game with new bleachers.