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American college basketball season
The 1923–24 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1923–24 season. The team compiled a record of 10–7, and 6–5 against Big Ten Conference opponents. Michigan finished fifth in the Big Ten. Ohio State won the Big ten championship with a record of 10–1, the only loss being a 39–29 game against Michigan. E. J. Mather was in his sixth year as the team's coach, and George Haggarty was the team captain and leading scorer.[ 1] [ 2]
Schedule
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Location
December 13, 1924
Michigan Agricultural
26–10
Win
Yost Field House, Ann Arbor, MI
December 20, 1924
Kentucky
21–11
Win
Lexington, KY
January 2, 1925
Navy
31–29
Loss
Yost Field House, Ann Arbor, MI
January 10, 1925
Northwestern
29–16
Win
Yost Field House, Ann Arbor, MI
January 14, 1925
Purdue
37–36
Loss
Lafayette, IN
January 17, 1925
Ohio State
39–29
Win
Yost Field House, Ann Arbor, MI
January 19, 1925
Wisconsin
14–12
Win
Yost Field House, Ann Arbor, MI
February 7, 1925
Chicago
20–19
Loss
Bartlett Gymnasium , Chicago, IL
February 9, 1925
Northwestern
17–16
Win
Evanston, IL
February 14, 1925
Indiana
29–28
Loss
Yost Field House, Ann Arbor, MI
February 16, 1925
Ohio State
32–13
Loss
Columbus, OH
February 20, 1925
Wisconsin
27–16
Win
Madison, WI
March 2, 1925
Indiana
51–33
Loss
Bloomington, IN
March 7, 1925
Chicago
47–14
Win
Yost Field House, Ann Arbor, MI
Players
Edward W. Chambers, Niles, Michigan - forward and varsity letter winner
Royal F. Cherry, Grand Rapids, Michigan - guard and varsity letter winner
Richard F. Doyle, Galesburg, Michigan - center and varsity letter winner
Douglas R. Ginn, Detroit, Michigan - aMa letter winner
Bruce Robert Gregory -
George Haggarty ,, Ypsilanti, Michigan - team captain, forward and varsity letter winner
Raymond E. Hutzel, Ann Abor, Michigan - forward and varsity letter winner
Carl C. Kressbach, Monroe, Michigan - aMa letter winner
Franklin C. Kuenzel, Grand Rapids, Michigan - aMa letter winner
Walter A. Kuenzel, Grand Rapids, Michigan - forward and varsity letter winner
Joseph M. Landre, Binghamton, New York - guard and varsity letter winner
Edward D. Line, Detroit, Michigan -
Nathan Rasnick, Newark, New Jersey - aMa letter winner
Rex G. Reason, Detroit, Michigan - forward and varsity letter winner
Scoring statistics
Player
Games
Field goals
Free throws
Points
Points per game [ 2]
George Haggarty
14
58
29
145
10.4
Edward Chambers
13
24
10
58
4.5
Richard Doyle
14
22
12
56
4.0
Royal Cherry
13
10
19
39
3.0
Rex Reason
10
12
10
34
3.4
Bruce Gregory
6
12
7
31
5.2
Raymond Hutzel
8
6
9
21
2.6
Joseph Landre
8
6
4
16
2.0
Edward Line
4
3
3
9
2.3
Franklin Kuenzel
2
1
2
4
2.0
Douglas Ginn
2
0
1
1
0.5
Nathan Rasnick
3
0
0
0
0.0
Carl Kressbach
1
0
0
0
0.0
Totals
14
154
106
414
29.6
Coaching staff
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics