1929–30 Michigan State Normal Hurons men's basketball team

1929–30 Michigan State Normal Hurons men's basketball
Michigan Collegiate Conference Champions
Conference	Michigan Collegiate Conference
Record	7–8 (3–1 MCC)
Head coach	Elton Rynearson (9th season)
Assistant coach	Warren Watson
Home arena	Gymnasium

The 1929–30 Michigan State Normal Hurons men's basketball team represented the Michigan State Normal School, now Eastern Michigan University, in the 1929–30 NCAA men's basketball season. The team finished with a record of 7–8. The team was led by ninth year head coach Elton Rynearson and assistant coach Warren Watson. Whitney was the team Captain. They were the Michigan Collegiate Conference Champions, the first championship in school history. Giles was the teams leading scorer.

1930 EMU Basketball team picture 1

1930 EMU Basketball Team Picture 2

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Class	Hometown
	Howard Leach	Guard	Sophomore
	Cyrenus Korzuck	Guard	Sophomore
	Arnold	Forward	Sophomore
	Allan Giles	Forward	Senior
	Howard Chanter		Junior	Jackson, MI
	Whitney	Guard	Senior
	Ed Gabel	Forward	Sophomore
	Gordon Rice	Center	Junior	Flint, MI
	George Muellich	Guard	Junior
	Marvin Mittlestat	Center	Junior
	William H. VanFleet	Forward	Senior	Detroit, MI
	Brown	Center
	Kenneth DeLong		Junior	Alma, MI
	Joseph Moran		Senior	Alba, MI

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
*	Alumni	L 22-32	0–1	Gymnasium  Ypsilanti, MI
January 11, 1930*	Michigan “B”	L 29-35	0–2	Gymnasium  Ypsilanti, MI
January 15, 1930*	St. Mary's	L 23-42	0–3	Gymnasium  Ypsilanti, MI
January 17, 1930	Wayne State	L 21-29	0-4 (0-1)	Gymnasium  Ypsilanti, MI
January 21,1930* 7:30	at Michigan “B”	L 22-25	0-5	Fielding H. Yost Field House  Ann Arbor, MI
January 24, 1930	at Central Michigan	W 22-18	1–5 (1-1)	Central Hall (1,200) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 27, 1930*	at Adrian	L 25-31	1–6	Adrian, MI
January 30, 1930*	St. Mary's	L 32-34	1-7	Gymnasium  Ypsilanti, MI
February 6, 1930 (Game was postponed)	Western Michigan			Gymnasium  Ypsilanti, MI
February 8, 1930	Central Michigan	W 28-26	2-7 (2-1)	Gymnasium  Ypsilanti, MI
February 13, 1930*	Adrian	W 26-22 ^OT	3–7	Gymnasium  Ypsilanti, MI
February 15, 1930*	Oberlin	L 22-27	3–8	Gymnasium  Ypsilanti, MI
February 20, 1930*	Illinois Tech	W 35-20	4–8	Gymnasium  Ypsilanti, MI
February 26, 1930	Wayne State	W 24-22	5–8 (3-1)	Gymnasium  Ypsilanti, MI
*	Northern Michigan	W 44-39	6–8	Gymnasium  Ypsilanti, MI
February 28, 1930	at Illinois Tech	W 31-26	7–8	Chicago, IL
March 4, 1930	at Western Michigan			East Hall Gymnasium  Kalamazoo, MI
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game Notes

January 24, 1930

First game with new bleachers.

References

1. The Aurora: Senior Class Annual (27 ed.). 1930.
2. "2018-19 Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide". Retrieved February 12, 2019.
3. "Central Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2019.