1935–36 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1935–36
Team:	Michigan Wolverines
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Record:	15–5
Conf Record:	7–5
Captain:	Chelso Tamango

The 1935–36 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1935–36 season. The team compiled a 15–5 record, and 7–5 against Big Ten Conference opponents. The team scored 700 points in 20 games for an average of 35.0 points per game – the highest point total and scoring per game in school history up to that time. Michigan finished tied for third place in the Big Ten.

Scoring statistics

Player	Games	Field goals	Free throws	Points	Points per game^[1]
John "Jake" Townsend	20	59	36	154	7.7
George Rudness^[2]	20	46	39	131	6.6
Earl Townsend	20	48	19	115	5.8
Chelso Tamagno	18	39	9	87	4.8
John Gee	17	25	24	74	4.4
John Jablonski	19	14	16	44	2.3
Earl Meyers	14	14	7	35	2.5
Herman Fishman	15	11	4	26	1.7
Matt Patanelli	15	3	4	10	0.7
Manuel Slavin	6	3	3	9	1.5
William Barclay	5	2	3	7	1.4
Arthur Evans	11	2	0	4	0.4
William Lane	4	1	0	2	0.5
Donald Brewer	4	1	0	2	0.5
Totals	20	268	164	700	35.0

Coaching staff

Franklin Cappon - coach
Fielding H. Yost - athletic director

Notes and References

Web site: University of Michigan Basketball Record Book. University of Michigan. 24. 2012-04-01. 2018-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20181026080859/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-through-the-years.pdf. dead.
Rudness was inducted into the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame in 1975. He was the first 10-letter athlete at Negaunee High School and competed on the baseball and basketball teams at Michigan. He was twice selected as the captain of the baseball team. He died in February 1961.