The 1920–21 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1920–21 season. The team won its first eight games and its last eight games to finish tied with the and Wisconsin Badgers for the Western Conference Championship. Arthur Karpus served as team captain. On January 29, 1921, the team began a 14-game winning streak against the that continued through a January 6, 1922, victory over Michigan State University, which was at the time known as Michigan Agricultural college. This stood as the longest winning streak in school history until 1985. The team was also involved in setting the longest road winning streaks at the time. It won on January 22, 1921, against ending a 7-game road winning streak that had started on December 27, 1920, against the Louisville YMCA. Then on January 29, the team started another 7-game road winning streak against Chicago that lasted until a December 17, 1921, victory at Case. These two 7-game streaks stood as the school road winning streak record until 1985.
Schedule DateOpponent Score Result LocationDecember 10, 1920Kalamazoo College44–32WinWaterman Gymnasium, Ann Arbor, MIDecember 18, 1920Western State Normal44–32WinWaterman Gymnasium, Ann Arbor, MIDecember 27, 1920Louisville YMCA32–18WinLouisville, KYDecember 28, 1920Nashville28–16WinNashville, TNDecember 29, 1920Jonesboro24–16WinJonesboro, TNDecember 30, 1920Memphis YMCA14–11WinMemphis, TNDecember 31, 1920Nashville28–11WinNashville, TNJanuary 1, 1921Vanderbilt21–7WinNashville, TNJanuary 8, 1921Wisconsin27–24LossWaterman Gymnasium, Ann Arbor, MIJanuary 10, 1921Indiana30–21LossWaterman Gymnasium, Ann Arbor, MIJanuary 15, 1921Ohio State22–10LossWaterman Gymnasium, Ann Arbor, MIJanuary 21, 1921Iowa19–15WinWaterman Gymnasium, Ann Arbor, MIJanuary 22, 1921Northwestern30–15LossEvanston, ILJanuary 24, 1921Wisconsin25–17LossMadison, WIJanuary 29, 1921Chicago16–14WinBartlett Gymnasium, Chicago, ILJanuary 31, 1921Purdue27–23WinLafayette, INFebruary 5, 1921Michigan Agricultural37–24WinWaterman Gymnasium, Ann Arbor, MIFebruary 22, 1921Michigan Agricultural17–10WinLansing, MIFebruary 26, 1921Illinois24–18WinWaterman Gymnasium, Ann Arbor, MIFebruary 28, 1921Purdue19–15WinWaterman Gymnasium, Ann Arbor, MIMarch 5, 1921Ohio State36–22WinColumbus, OHMarch 7, 1921Illinois26–24WinKenney Gym, Urbana, IL
Players R. Jerome Dunne, Chicago, Illinois - center and varsity letter winner R. Gregory - aMa letter winner Arthur Karpus, Grayling, Michigan - forward, captain, and varsity letter winner Kenneth B. LeGalley - guard and varsity letter winner George W. "Bill" Miller - forward and varsity letter winner Robert S. Peare, Rockville, Indiana Charles L. Pearman, Verona, New York - aMa letter winner William J. Piper, Calumet, Michigan - aMa letter winner Walter B. "Bud" Rea, Erie, Pennsylvania - guard and varsity letter winner Rex G. Reason, Detroit, Michigan Howard Elmer Rowse, Detroit, Michigan Raymond W. Walmoth, Detroit, Michigan - aMa letter winner Benjamin Weiss,Benjamin 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. Newark, New Jersey - center and varsity letter winner Robert C. Whitlock, Detroit, Michigan - forward and varsity letter winner Frederick B. Wickham, Norwalk, Ohio - aMa letter winner Jack G. Williams, Detroit, Michigan - guard and varsity letter winner Lincoln B. Wilson, Chicago, Illinois - aMa letter winner Bernard F. Zinn, Huntington, Indiana - aMa letter winner
Scoring statistics PlayerGames Field goals Free throws Points Points per game(The scoring statistics do not include six games of Southern tour.)Arthur Karpus1529801389.2William Miller15440885.9R. Jerome Dunne12240484.0Walter B. Rea14190382.7Robert Whitlock13181372.8Benjamin Weiss789253.6Jack Williams168016 1.0Kenneth LeGalley22042.0Rex Reason21021.0Wilford Wilson40000.0Robert Peare30000.0Howard Rowse10000.0Charles Pearman10000.0Incomplete Totals1715390396 23.3 The scoring statistics do not include six games of Southern tour.
Coaching staff E. J. Mather - coach Boyd H. Logan - manager
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