The 1927–28 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1927–28 season. The team played its home games at Yost Field House on the school's campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The team finished fifth in the Western Conference.[1] This was E. J. Mather's final season as head coach.[1] Frank Harrigan served as team captain and the second highest scorer with 104 points in 17 games.[2] Bennie Oosterbaan was the Western Conference scoring champion with 129 points in conference games.[3] Oosterbaan had 172 points in 16 overall games, an average of 10.8 points per game,[4] and was selected as a first-team 1928 All-American in basketball.
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 10–7 (7–5 Big Nine) |
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| Captain | Frank Harrigan |
| Home arena | Yost Field House |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 15 | – | 2 | .882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 15 | – | 2 | .882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 6 | – | 11 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Location |
| December 10, 1927 | Michigan State | 43–23 | Win | Yost Field House, Ann Arbor, MI |
| December 15, 1927 | Pittsburgh | 49–39 | Loss | Yost Field House, Ann Arbor, MI |
| December 21, 1927 | Pennsylvania | 39–36 | Loss | Philadelphia, PA |
| January 3, 1928 | Bradley | 46–30 | Win | Yost Field House, Ann Arbor, MI |
| January 7, 1928 | Northwestern | 25–20 | Loss | Evanston, IL |
| January 9, 1928 | Wisconsin | 26–22 | Loss | Madison, WI |
| January 14, 1928 | Indiana | 42–41 | Win | Yost Field House, Ann Arbor, MI |
| January 16, 1928 | Ohio State | 41–21 | Win | Yost Field House, Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 4, 1928 | Chicago | 28–19 | Win | Bartlett Gymnasium, Chicago, IL |
| February 6, 1928 | Coe | 31–25 | Win | Yost Field House, Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 11, 1928 | Purdue | 35–26 | Loss | Yost Field House, Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 13, 1928 | Chicago | 26–23 | Win | Yost Field House, Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 20, 1928 | Purdue | 55–33 | Loss | Lafayette, IN |
| February 25, 1928 | Northwestern | 47–25 | Win | Yost Field House, Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 27, 1928 | Ohio State | 45–39 | Win | Columbus, OH |
| March 3, 1928 | Indiana | 36–34 | Loss | Bloomington, IN |
| March 5, 1928 | Wisconsin | 42–19 | Win | Yost Field House, Ann Arbor, MI |
Scoring statistics
edit| Player | Games | Field goals | Free throws | Points | Points per game[5] |
| Bennie Oosterbaan | 16 | 77 | 18 | 172 | 10.8 |
| Frank Harrigan | 17 | 43 | 18 | 104 | 6.1 |
| Ernest McCoy | 17 | 29 | 16 | 74 | 4.4 |
| James Orwig | 8 | 26 | 11 | 63 | 7.9 |
| Robert Chapman | 16 | 22 | 10 | 54 | 3.4 |
| Fenton Raber | 10 | 23 | 5 | 51 | 5.1 |
| Daniel Rose | 12 | 19 | 6 | 44 | 3.7 |
| Samuel Gawne | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 2.2 |
| Albert Barley | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4.5 |
| Tharel Kanitz | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 |
| Joseph Balsamo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Herman Nyland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 |
References
edit- ^ a b 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 191.
- ^ "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ^ "Big Ten Basketball 2009–10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 33. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 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 Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
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