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1938–39 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

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Conference
  
Big Ten Conference

Head coach
  
Bennie Oosterbaan

Home arena
  
Yost Field House

1938–39 record
  
11–9 (4–8 Big Ten)

Captain
  
Leo Beebe

The 1938–39 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball]team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1938–39 season. The team compiled an 11–9 record and 4–8 against Big Ten Conference opponents. The team finished in a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten.

Bennie Oosterbaan was in his first year as the team's coach. Leo Beebe was the team captain, and Edmund Thomas was the team's leading scorer with 140 points in 20 games for an average of 7.0 points per game. Football star Tom Harmon appeared in 13 games for the basketball team and scored 100 points for an average of 7.7 points per game.

Coaching staff

  • Bennie Oosterbaan - coach
  • Fielding H. Yost - athletic director
  • References

    1938–39 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team Wikipedia


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