1934–35 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

1934–35 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record8–12 (2–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainAlfred Plummer
Home arenaYost Field House
Seasons
1934–35 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Purdue 9 3   .750 17 3   .850
Illinois 9 3   .750 15 5   .750
Wisconsin 9 3   .750 15 5   .750
Indiana 8 4   .667 14 6   .700
Ohio State 8 4   .667 13 6   .684
Iowa 6 6   .500 10 9   .526
Minnesota 5 7   .417 11 9   .550
Northwestern 3 9   .250 10 10   .500
Michigan 2 10   .167 8 12   .400
Chicago 1 11   .083 2 18   .100

The 1934–35 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1934–35 season. The team compiled an 8–12 record and 2–10 against Big Ten Conference opponents.[1]

Franklin Cappon was in his fourth year as the team's head coach. Alfred Plummer was the team captain, and Richard Joslin was the team's leading scorer with 71 points in 18 games for an average of 3.9 points per game.[1]

The team's second leading scorer, Johnny Gee, went on to play as a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1939 to 1946. Chelso Tamagno went on to play two seasons with the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots in the National Basketball League. Matt Patanelli was selected as the Most Valuable Player on the 1936 Michigan Wolverines football team.

Scoring statistics

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Player Games Field goals Free throws Points Points per game[1]
Richard Joslin 18 27 17 71 3.9
Johnny Gee 17 29 8 64 3.8
Alfred Plummer 14 28 5 61 4.5
Earl Meyers 15 24 12 60 4.0
George Rudness 14 15 18 48 3.4
Chelso Tamagno 17 19 11 49 2.9
Matt Patanelli 17 18 11 47 2.8
Totals 20 197 108 502 25.1

References

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  1. ^ a b c "University of Michigan Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2013.