American college basketball season
The 1925–26 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1925–26 season . The team tied with the Purdue Boilermakers , Indiana Hoosiers and Iowa Hawkeyes for the Western Conference Championship.[ 1] [ 2] E. J. Mather was in his seventh season as the coach. Team captain Richard Doyle became the school's first basketball All-American .[ 3] [ 4]
Season record
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December 12: Michigan 32, Ohio Wesleyan 27
December 17: Michigan 34, Univ. of Pittsburgh 25
January 2: Michigan 27, Missouri 19
January 9: Michigan 32, Northwestern 30
January 11: Michigan 22, Iowa 16
January 16: Michigan 38, Michigan State 15
January 18: Illinois 31, Michigan 29
February 6: Michigan 33, Minnesota 22
February 8: Syracuse 36, Michigan 326
February 13: Iowa 24, Michigan 21
February 15: Minnesota 28, Michigan 17
February 20: Ohio State 32, Michigan 31
February 22: Michigan 22, Wisconsin 13
February 26: Michigan 33, Illinois 24
March 1: Michigan 24, Wisconsin 23
March 6: Michigan 44, Ohio State 28
March 8: Michigan 46, Northwestern 14
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics