The 1928–29 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the
University of Michigan
, mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth"
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in intercollegiate
college basketball
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during the
1928–29 season. The team played its home games at
Yost Arena on the school's campus in
Ann Arbor, Michigan. The team tied for the Western Conference Championship with the
Wisconsin Badgers
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.
The team was led by captain
Ernie McCoy, who was an
All-American.
George F. Veenker became the only coach in Michigan history to win the conference championship in his first season.
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References
Michigan
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