1921–22 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1921–22 Michigan Wolverines 150 300 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 15–4 8–4 E. J. Mather Walter "Bud" Rea Waterman Gymnasium thumb|right|300px|1921-22 Michigan men's basketball teamBack (from left): Henry Stricker, Gilbert Ely, Charles Pearman, E. J. MatherFront (from left): Howard Birks, Harry Kipke, Walter Rea, Meyer Paper, George W. Miller The 1921–22 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1921–22 season. The team compiled a record of 15–4, and 8–4 against Big Ten Conference opponents. Purdue won the Big Ten championship with an 8–1 record in conference play. Michigan finished in second place out of ten teams.1922 Michiganensian, p. 261 E. J. Mather was in his third year as the team's coach, and Walter "Bud" Rea was the team captain.1922 Michiganensian, p. 257. Michigan's 1920–21 team had won the school's first Big Ten basketball championship, but several key players were lost to graduation or schoolwork. Arthur Karpus and Jack Williams were lost to graduation and "Duke" Dunne chose to focus on his legal studies rather than play basketball. Fifty-five to sixty men turned out for varsity basketball practice in October, and Mather conducted early practices emphasizing "the rudiments of the game, passing, throwing, and blocking."Team Talk The Michigan Alumnus October 27, 1921 84 https://books.google.com/books?id=QYQqAAAAYAAJSport Notes The Michigan Alumnus October 27, 1921 85 https://books.google.com/books?id=QYQqAAAAYAAJ By early December, Mather had cut the squad to 25 players.Basket-ball Prospects The Michigan Alumnus December 8, 1921 276 https://books.google.com/books?id=QYQqAAAAYAAJ Two Michigan players, Gilbert Ely and Bill Miller, ranked among the top five scorers in the Big Ten Conference and were selected as All-Big Ten players.1922 Michiganensian, p. 261. Miller ranked as the third high scorer in the Conference with 139 points in 11 Conference games on 34 field goals and 71 out of 98 free throws. Ely ranked fifth in the Conference with 101 points. Schedule December 9: Michigan 26, Western State Normal 15. Miller was the high scorer with 14 points on three baskets and eight free throws.The First Basket Ball Game The Michigan Alumnus December 15, 1921 310 https://books.google.com/books?id=QYQqAAAAYAAJMichigan Wins Opening Game: Eli and Miller Feature on Offense Against Kazoo Normals Detroit Free Press December 10, 1921 12 https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1785288662.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+10%2C+1921&author=Special+to+The+Free+Press&pub=Detroit+Free+Press+(1858-1922)&edition=&startpage=12&desc=MICHIGAN+WINS+OPENING+GAME https://archive.today/20130131153754/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1785288662.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+10,+1921&author=Special+to+The+Free+Press&pub=Detroit+Free+Press+(1858-1922)&edition=&startpage=12&desc=MICHIGAN+WINS+OPENING+GAME dead January 31, 2013 December 15: Michigan 25, Cincinnati 18, at CincinnatiMichigan Five on First Trip: Wolverines Play Cincinnati and Case Scientists This Week-End; Improvement Shown Recently Pleases the Maize and Blue Supporters Detroit Free Press December 16, 1921 19 https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1785306372.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+16%2C+1921&author=&pub=Detroit+Free+Press+(1858-1922)&edition=&startpage=19&desc=MICHIGAN+FIVE+ON+FIRST+TRIP https://archive.today/20130419000403/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1785306372.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+16,+1921&author=&pub=Detroit+Free+Press+(1858-1922)&edition=&startpage=19&desc=MICHIGAN+FIVE+ON+FIRST+TRIP dead April 19, 2013 December 16: Michigan 29, Case 20, at ClevelandCase Downed by Michigan: Inability to Register After Fouls Beats Scientists; Score 29 to 20 Detroit Free Press December 18, 1921 25 https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1785310692.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+18%2C+1921&author=Special+to+The+Free+Press&pub=Detroit+Free+Press+(1858-1922)&edition=&startpage=25&desc=CASE+DOWNED+BY+MICHIGAN https://archive.today/20130201100149/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1785310692.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+18,+1921&author=Special+to+The+Free+Press&pub=Detroit+Free+Press+(1858-1922)&edition=&startpage=25&desc=CASE+DOWNED+BY+MICHIGAN dead February 1, 2013 December 30: Michigan 36, Carnegie 15, at Waterman Gymnasium.Mather's Boys Have It Easy: Carnegie Tech Offers Little Opposition to U. of M., Losing Game, 36 to 15 Detroit Free Press December 31, 1921 15 https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1785121512.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+31%2C+1921&author=Special+to+The+Free+Press&pub=Detroit+Free+Press+(1858-1922)&edition=&startpage=15&desc=MATHER%27S+BOYS+HAVE+IT+EASY https://archive.today/20130131163451/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1785121512.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+31,+1921&author=Special+to+The+Free+Press&pub=Detroit+Free+Press+(1858-1922)&edition=&startpage=15&desc=MATHER'S+BOYS+HAVE+IT+EASY dead January 31, 2013 December 31: Michigan 48, Carnegie 21, at Waterman Gymnasium. Michigan's 48 points was the second highest total by the Wolverines to that point against a college team. The Wolverines had scored 49 points against Western State Normal in 1919.Two Overtime Contests All for Michigan: Strangely Enough, M. A. C. Was Maize and Blue's Opponent in Both of Them Detroit Free Press January 15, 1922 19 https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1785157702.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Jan+15%2C+1922&author=&pub=Detroit+Free+Press+(1858-1922)&edition=&startpage=19&desc=TWO+OVERTIME+CONTESTS+ALL+FOR+MICHIGAN https://archive.today/20130201005636/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1785157702.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Jan+15,+1922&author=&pub=Detroit+Free+Press+(1858-1922)&edition=&startpage=19&desc=TWO+OVERTIME+CONTESTS+ALL+FOR+MICHIGAN dead February 1, 2013 January: Michigan 27, Michigan Agricultural College 26. Michigan won the game in overtime. The Wolverines last overtime game had also been against the Aggies in 1919. January 9: Ohio State 25, Michigan 22, at Waterman Gymnasium January 13: Michigan 21, Chicago 16, at Waterman Gymnasium January 14: Wisconsin 18, Michigan 16, at Madison. Wisconsin won the game in a five-minute overtime period.Badgers Take Overtime Tilt: Ceaser Makes Winning Basket in Five-Minute Extra Period Detroit Free Press January 15, 1922 20 https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1785157722.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jan+15%2C+1922&author=&pub=Detroit+Free+Press+(1858-1922)&edition=&startpage=20&desc=BADGERS+TAKE+OVERTIME+TILT https://archive.today/20130131142848/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1785157722.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jan+15,+1922&author=&pub=Detroit+Free+Press+(1858-1922)&edition=&startpage=20&desc=BADGERS+TAKE+OVERTIME+TILT dead January 31, 2013 January 16: Illinois 20, Michigan 17, at Urbana.Michigan Loses to Illinois, 20 to 17 The Michigan Alumnus January 26, 1922 473 https://books.google.com/books?id=QYQqAAAAYAAJ February 11: Michigan 38, Ohio State 17, at Columbus. Ely scored 16 points on eight baskets, and Miller added 14 points on four baskets and six free throws.Michigan, 38; Ohio State, 17 The Michigan Alumnus February 23, 1922 561 https://books.google.com/books?id=QYQqAAAAYAAJ February 13: Indiana 15, Michigan 14, at Bloomington. Miller scored all 14 of Michigan's points on four baskets and six free throws.Michigan, 14; Indiana, 15 The Michigan Alumnus February 23, 1922 561 https://books.google.com/books?id=QYQqAAAAYAAJ February 18: Michigan 18, Wisconsin 17, at Waterman Gymnasium.Michigan, 18; Wisconsin, 17 The Michigan Alumnus February 23, 1922 561–562 https://books.google.com/books?id=QYQqAAAAYAAJ February 20: Michigan 24, Indiana 16, at Waterman Gymnasium. Miller scored 10 points for Michigan on two baskets and six free throws. Ely and Kipke each scored six points on three baskets.Michigan, 24; Indiana, 16 The Michigan Alumnus March 2, 1922 596 https://books.google.com/books?id=QYQqAAAAYAAJ February 22: Michigan 19, Michigan Agricultural 17. The teams played on Washington's Birthday. Miller scored 15 of Michigan's 19 points on five field goals and five free throws. The win was Michigan's fourth consecutive victory over the Aggies.Michigan, 19; M.A.C., 17 The Michigan Alumnus March 2, 1922 596 https://books.google.com/books?id=QYQqAAAAYAAJ February 25: Michigan 42, Illinois 16, at Waterman Gymnasium. Miller and Ely each scored 20 points. Miller's points came on five field goals and ten free throws. Ely's points came on 10 field goals. The Michigan Alumnus wrote: "Ely was undoubtedly the star of the game. His eye was perfect, and he sank shots from every corner of the floor. Only twice did he fail to get the jump. His floor work was almost perfect."Michigan, 42; Illinois, 16 The Michigan Alumnus March 2, 1922 597 https://books.google.com/books?id=QYQqAAAAYAAJ February 27: Michigan 22, Iowa 20, at Iowa City. Miller fouled out early in the second period, but still led the scoring for Michigan with 12 points on three field goals and six free throws. Ely added six points on three field goals.Basketball -- Michigan, 22; Iowa, 20 The Michigan Alumnus March 9, 1922 630 https://books.google.com/books?id=QYQqAAAAYAAJ March 4: Michigan 25, Iowa 19, at Waterman Gymnasium. Miller scored 17 of Michigan's 25 points on three field goals and 11 free throws.Basketball -- Michigan, 25; Iowa, 19 The Michigan Alumnus March 9, 1922 630 https://books.google.com/books?id=QYQqAAAAYAAJ March 6: Michigan 25, Northwestern 19, at Waterman Gymnasium. Miller scored 15 points on two field goals and 11 free throws. Ely scored eight points on four field goals.The Last Basketball Game: Michigan, 29; Northwestern, 19 The Michigan Alumnus March 16, 1922 663 https://books.google.com/books?id=QYQqAAAAYAAJ Players Howard M. Birks, Chicago, Illinois - guard and varsity letter winner Franklin Cappon, Holland, Michigan - Gilbert C. Ely, Waldron, Michigan - center and varsity letter winnerEly Elected Basketball Captain The Michigan Alumnus March 16, 1922 665 Harry Kipke, Lansing, Michigan - forward and varsity letter winner Kenneth B. LeGalley, Lafayette, Michigan - aMa letter winnerInterscholastic Basketball Tournament, March 31 The Michigan Alumnus March 23, 1922 696 https://books.google.com/books?id=QYQqAAAAYAAJ Hugh A. McGregor, Ann Arbor, Michigan - aMa letter winner George W. "Bill" Miller, Oxford, Indiana - forward and varsity letter winner Meyer Paper, St. Paul, Minnesota - guard and varsity letter winner Charles L. Pearman, Verona, New York - guard and varsity letter winner William J. Piper, Calumet, Michigan - aMa letter winner Walter B. "Bud" Rea, Erie, Pennsylvania - guard, captain and varsity letter winner Rex G. Reason, Detroit, Michigan Robert Whitlock, Detroit, Michigan - aMa letter winner Coaching staff E. J. Mather - coach Henry Stricker - manager Philip Bartelme - graduate director References 30em Michigan Category:Michigan Wolverines men's basketball seasons Michigan Wolverines basketball Michigan Wolverines basketball