1935–36 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 1935–36 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1935–36 season.[1] The team compiled a 15–5 record, and 7–5 against Big Ten Conference opponents. The team scored 700 points in 20 games for an average of 35.0 points per game – the highest point total and scoring per game in school history up to that time. Michigan finished tied for third place in the Big Ten.
Scoring statistics
Player | Games | Field goals | Free throws | Points | Points per game[1] |
John "Jake" Townsend | 20 | 59 | 36 | 154 | 7.7 |
George Rudness[2] | 20 | 46 | 39 | 131 | 6.6 |
Earl Townsend | 20 | 48 | 19 | 115 | 5.8 |
Chelso Tamagno | 18 | 39 | 9 | 87 | 4.8 |
John Gee | 17 | 25 | 24 | 74 | 4.4 |
John Jablonski | 19 | 14 | 16 | 44 | 2.3 |
Earl Meyers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 | 2.5 |
Herman Fishman | 15 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 1.7 |
Matt Patanelli | 15 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0.7 |
Manuel Slavin | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1.5 |
William Barclay | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1.4 |
Arthur Evans | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.4 |
William Lane | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 |
Donald Brewer | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 |
Totals | 20 | 268 | 164 | 700 | 35.0 |
Coaching staff
References
- 1 2 "University of Michigan Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. p. 24.
- ↑ Rudness was inducted into the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame in 1975. He was the first 10-letter athlete at Negaunee High School and competed on the baseball and basketball teams at Michigan. He was twice selected as the captain of the baseball team. He died in February 1961.
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NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics |