1958–59 Eastern Michigan Hurons men's basketball team

1958–59 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball
1958–59 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball
Flint Christmas Tournament Champions
Conference	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	8–13 (3–9 IIAC)
Head coach	James Skala (5th season);
Assistant coach	D. Janks
Home arena	Bowen Field House
	Seasons ← 1957–58 1959–60 →

The 1958–59 Eastern Michigan Hurons men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University, in the 1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team finished with a record of 8–13 and 3–9 in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The team was the Flint Christmas Tournament champions. The team was led by fifth year head coach James Skala.

Roster[edit]

Number	Name	Class	Hometown
11	Tom MacKenzie
12	Ronald Gulyas
15	Jim Schultz	Senior	Detroit, MI
22	F. Ireland
23	Charles Crickmore
24	Bill Stephens	Junior
31	Frank Manley
32	Rod Treais	Junior
34	E. Mcntre
35	D. Hutchinson

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 3, 1958*	at Baldwin Wallace	W 70–66	1–0	Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium Berea, OH
December 6, 1958*	Youngstown State	L 62–71	1–1	Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI
December 12, 1958	Northern Illinois	L 57–66	1–2 (0–1)	Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI
December 16, 1958	at Central Michigan	L 48–54	1–3 (0–2)	Finch Fieldhouse Mount Pleasant, MI
December 17, 1958*	at Hillsdale	L 58–65	1–4	Stock Field House Hillsdale, MI
December 22, 1958*	vs. Aquinas Flint Christmas Tournament	W 80–71	2–4	Flint, MI
December 23, 1958*	at Flint Community Junior College Flint Christmas Tournament	W 76–72	3–4	Flint, MI
January 5, 1959*	at Albion	W 65–63	4–4	Kresge Gymnasium Albion, MI
January 7, 1959*	Hillsdale	L 55–56	4–5	Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI
January 10, 1959	at Northern Illinois	L 72–93	4–6 (0–3)	Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, IL
January 16, 1959	Southern Illinois	L 77–87	4–7 (0–4)	Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI
January 17, 1959	Eastern Illinois	W 79–65	5–7 (1–4)	Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI
January 20, 1959*	at Albion	W 60–55	6–7	Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI
January 23, 1959	at Western Illinois	L 87–95 ^OT	6–8 (1–5)	Macomb, IL
January 24, 1959	at Illinois State	L 64–67	6–9 (1–6)	Horton Field House Normal, IL
February 13, 1959	Central Michigan	W 81–69	7–9 (2–6)	Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI
February 17, 1959*	Baldwin-Wallace	L 81–84	7–10	Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI
February 20, 1959	at Southern Illinois	L 53–106	7–11 (2–7)	Davies Gym Carbondale, IL
February 21, 1959	at Eastern Illinois	L 59–91	7–12 (2–8)	Health Education Building Charleston, IL
February 27, 1959	Western Illinois	W 74–73	8–12 (2–8)	Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI
February 28, 1959	Illinois State	L 60–76	8–13 (2–9)	Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References[edit]

^ "2018-19 Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide". Retrieved December 14, 2023.
^ "Central Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 14, 2023.

[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.

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