The 1918–19 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the

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in intercollegiate

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during the 1918–19 season. The team compiled an overall record of 16–8 and finished in fourth place in the

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with a 5–5 record against conference opponents.

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served as the coach, and John H. Emery was the team

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.1919 Michiganensian, page 545. Arthur Karpus was the team's leading scorer with 188 points (61 field goals and 66 free throws) in 23 games for an average of 8.2 points per game. Karpus's 188 points stood as Michigan's single season scoring record until the 1936–37 season when John Townsend scored 191 points.(Team scoring statistics do not include the December 31, 1918 game against the Pontiac Oaklands.)

Schedule

Players

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- aMa letter winner (varsity letter winner in football) *Elmer Cress *John H. Emery - forward and varsity letter winner *

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- forward and varsity letter winner * Arthur Karpus - forward and varsity letter winner *Loring *James I. McClintock - center and varsity letter winner *Frank Novak - winner of an "R" letter as a reserve player *

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- guard and varsity letter winner *Benjamin WeissBenjamin Weiss, born February 26, 1898, in New York City. Educated in the Newark, New Jersey public schools. Graduated from Michigan in 1921. Engaged in private practice as an orthodontist. Died February 12, 1963, at Tucson, Arizona. - aMa letter winner *F. Wickham *Jack L. Williams - guard and varsity letter winner *Wilford C. Wilson - guard and varsity letter winner

Scoring statistics

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Coaching staff

- coach *Harry W. Heffner - manager *

Philip Bartelme Philip George Bartelme (August 16, 1876 – May 3, 1954), also known as P.G. Bartelme and sometimes spelled "Barthelme", was the second athletic director of the University of Michigan, holding the position from 1909 to 1921. Bartelme is credited wi ...

- graduate director

References

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