1958–59 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball | |
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Flint Christmas Tournament Champions | |
Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 8–13 (3–9 IIAC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | D. Janks |
Home arena | Bowen Field House |
The 1958–59 Eastern Michigan Hurons men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University, in the 1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team finished with a record of 8–13 and 3–9 in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The team was the Flint Christmas Tournament champions. The team was led by fifth year head coach James Skala.
Number | Name | Class | Hometown |
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11 | Tom MacKenzie | ||
12 | Ronald Gulyas | ||
15 | Jim Schultz | Senior | Detroit, MI |
22 | F. Ireland | ||
23 | Charles Crickmore | ||
24 | Bill Stephens | Junior | |
31 | Frank Manley | ||
32 | Rod Treais | Junior | |
34 | E. Mcntre | ||
35 | D. Hutchinson | ||
Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
December 3, 1958* | at Baldwin Wallace | W 70–66 | 1–0 | Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium Berea, OH | |||||||
December 6, 1958* | Youngstown State | L 62–71 | 1–1 | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
December 12, 1958 | Northern Illinois | L 57–66 | 1–2 (0–1) | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
December 16, 1958 | at Central Michigan | L 48–54 | 1–3 (0–2) | Finch Fieldhouse Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||
December 17, 1958* | at Hillsdale | L 58–65 | 1–4 | Stock Field House Hillsdale, MI | |||||||
December 22, 1958* | vs. Aquinas Flint Christmas Tournament | W 80–71 | 2–4 | Flint, MI | |||||||
December 23, 1958* | at Flint Community Junior College Flint Christmas Tournament | W 76–72 | 3–4 | Flint, MI | |||||||
January 5, 1959* | at Albion | W 65–63 | 4–4 | Kresge Gymnasium Albion, MI | |||||||
January 7, 1959* | Hillsdale | L 55–56 | 4–5 | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
January 10, 1959 | at Northern Illinois | L 72–93 | 4–6 (0–3) | Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, IL | |||||||
January 16, 1959 | Southern Illinois | L 77–87 | 4–7 (0–4) | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
January 17, 1959 | Eastern Illinois | W 79–65 | 5–7 (1–4) | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
January 20, 1959* | at Albion | W 60–55 | 6–7 | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
January 23, 1959 | at Western Illinois | L 87–95 OT | 6–8 (1–5) | Macomb, IL | |||||||
January 24, 1959 | at Illinois State | L 64–67 | 6–9 (1–6) | Horton Field House Normal, IL | |||||||
February 13, 1959 | Central Michigan | W 81–69 | 7–9 (2–6) | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
February 17, 1959* | Baldwin-Wallace | L 81–84 | 7–10 | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
February 20, 1959 | at Southern Illinois | L 53–106 | 7–11 (2–7) | Davies Gym Carbondale, IL | |||||||
February 21, 1959 | at Eastern Illinois | L 59–91 | 7–12 (2–8) | Health Education Building Charleston, IL | |||||||
February 27, 1959 | Western Illinois | W 74–73 | 8–12 (2–8) | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
February 28, 1959 | Illinois State | L 60–76 | 8–13 (2–9) | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
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