The 1929–30 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the

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during the 1929–30

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men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was

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, coaching in his eighth season with the Panthers. The team finished the season with a 23–2 record and in 1943 was named national champion by Bill Schroeder of the

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was named a consensus All-American for the third consecutive season, led the nation in scoring for a second time in his career, and capped off his collegiate career by being named the

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Schedule and results

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References

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