1959–60 Eastern Michigan Hurons men's basketball team

1959–60 Eastern Michigan Hurons men's basketball
Flint Christmas Tournament Champions
Conference	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	7–13 (1–11 IIAC)
Head coach	James Skala (6th season)
Assistant coach	G. Smoot
Home arena	Bowen Field House

The 1959–60 Eastern Michigan Hurons men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University, in the 1959–60 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. The team finished with a record of 7–13 and 1–11 in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Frank Manley was the team captain, Tom MacKenzie was the captain-elect and Rod Treais was the team MVP. The team was the Flint Christmas Tournament champions for the second year in a row. The team was led by sixth year head coach James Skala.

1959-60 Eastern Michigan Basketball team picture

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Class	Hometown
	Tom MacKenzie	Center		Ypsilanti, MI
	Ronald Gulyas
	D. Lamiman
	J. Seeney
23	Bill Stephens		Senior
32	Rod Treais		Senior
33	Frank Manley
	Dick Montre		Senior
	C. Kraszewski
	W. Lowery

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 1, 1959*	at Albion	W 71–52	1–0	Kresge Gymnasium  Albion, MI
December 5, 1959*	at Baldwin Wallace	L 64–77	1–1	Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium  Berea, OH
December 11, 1959	Central Michigan	W 54–48	2–1 (1–0)	Bowen Field House  Ypsilanti, MI
December 14, 1959*	Hillsdale	W 71–64	3–1	Bowen Field House  Ypsilanti, MI
December 17, 1959	at Northern Illinois	L 69–84	3–2 (1–1)	Chick Evans Field House  DeKalb, IL
December 21, 1959*	vs. Hillsdale Flint Christmas Tournament	W 75-62	4–2	Flint, MI
December 22, 1959*	at Flint Community Junior College Flint Christmas Tournament	W 75–74	5–2	Flint, MI
January 8, 1960	Eastern Illinois	L 72–79	5–3 (1–2)	Bowen Field House  Ypsilanti, MI
January 9, 1960	Southern Illinois	L 76–87	5–4 (1–3)	Bowen Field House  Ypsilanti, MI
January 12, 1960*	Baldwin-Wallace	W 84-70	6–4	Bowen Field House  Ypsilanti, MI
January 15, 1960	at Illinois State	L 71-100	6–5 (1–4)	Horton Field House  Normal, IL
January 16, 1960	at Western Illinois	L 67-129	6–6 (1–5)	Macomb, IL
January 20, 1960*	Albion	W 58-46	7–6	Bowen Field House  Ypsilanti, MI
January 23, 1960	Northern Illinois	L 68-83 ^yes	7–7 (1–6)	Bowen Field House  Ypsilanti, MI
February 12, 1960	at Eastern Illinois	L 57-64	7–8 (1–7)	Health Education Building  Charleston, IL
February 13, 1960	at Southern Illinois	L 61-101	7–9 (1–8)	Davies Gym  Carbondale, IL
February 19, 1960	Illinois State	L 54-64	7–10 (1–9)	Bowen Field House  Ypsilanti, MI
February 20, 1960	Western Illinois	L 69-82	7–11 (1–10)	Bowen Field House  Ypsilanti, MI
February 22, 1960*	at Hillsdale	L 73-76	7–12	Stock Field House  Hillsdale, MI
February 25, 1960	Central Michigan	L 62–74	7–13 (1–11)	Finch Fieldhouse  Mount Pleasant, MI
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game Notes

January 16, 1960

129 points is the most scored in a single game for Western Illinois.

February 12, 1960

Eastern Illinois has a score of 56-64.

February 22, 1960

Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has a score of 72-76.[3]

References

1. "2018-19 Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide". Retrieved December 14, 2023.
2. "Central Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 14, 2023.
3. "1959-60 MIAA Standings" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2023.