# 1918–19 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

The 1918–19 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1918–19 season. The team compiled an overall record of 16–8 and finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 5–5 record against conference opponents. Elmer Mitchell served as the coach, and John H. Emery was the team captain. Arthur Karpus was the team's leading scorer with 188 points (61 field goals and 66 free throws) in 23 games for an average of 8.2 points per game. Karpus's 188 points stood as Michigan's single season scoring record until the 1936–37 season when John Townsend scored 191 points.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Location |
| December 31, 1918 | Pontiac Oaklands | 21–3 | Win | Pontiac, MI |
| January 1, 1919 | Young Men's Order (Detroit) | 29–10 | Loss | YMCA, Detroit, MI |
| January 2, 1919 | Detroit College of Law | 23–15 | Win | Moose Temple Court, Detroit, MI |
| January 4, 1919 | Fort Wayne Nationals | 17–11 | Win | Fort Wayne, IN |
| January 5, 1919 | Toledo University | 24–19 | Win | Toledo, OH |
| January 6, 1919 | Detroit Rayls | 24–13 | Loss | Roller Palace, Detroit, MI |
| January 10, 1919 | Camp Custer | 25–12 | Win | Waterman Gymnasium, Ann Arbor, MI |
| January 11, 1919 | St. Mary's College | 30–19 | Win | Orchard Lake Village, MI |
| January 17, 1919 | University of Detroit | 39–18 | Win | Waterman Gymnasium, Ann Arbor, MI |
| January 18, 1919 | Kalamazoo Normal | 49–19 | Win | Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 20, 1919 | Indiana | 28–22 | Win | Waterman Gymnasium, Ann Arbor, MI |
| January 24, 1919 | Chicago | 21–13 | Loss | Bartlett Gymnasium, Chicago, IL |
| January 25, 1919 | Northwestern | 17–16 | Loss | Patten Gymnasium, Evanston,IL |
| January 29, 1919 | U.S. Gen. Hosp. Corp. | 53–16 | Win | Away game |
| February 1, 1919 | Illinois | 27–23 | Loss | Waterman Gymnasium, Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 14, 1919 | Detroit Naval Station | 67–7 | Win | Waterman Gymnasium, Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 15, 1919 | Michigan Agricultural College | 19–17 | Win | Michigan State University Armory, East Lansing, MI |
| February 21, 1919 | Ohio State | 23–20 | Win | Waterman Gymnasium, Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 22, 1919 | Chicago | 25–22 | Loss | Waterman Gymnasium, Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 28, 1919 | Michigan Agricultural College | 33–24 | Loss | Waterman Gymnasium, Ann Arbor, MI |
| March 2, 1919 | Northwestern | 24–22 | Win | Waterman Gymnasium, Ann Arbor, MI |
| March 8, 1919 | Ohio State | 23–20 | Win | Ohio Expo Center Coliseum, Columbus, OH |
| March 10, 1919 | Illinois | 22–18 | Win | Kenney Gym, Urbana, IL |
| March 11, 1919 | Indiana | 24–16 | Loss | Men's Gymnasium, Bloomington, IN |

## Players

* Abe Cohn - aMa letter winner (varsity letter winner in football)
* Elmer Cress
* John H. Emery - forward and varsity letter winner
* Timothy Y. Hewlett - forward and varsity letter winner
* Arthur Karpus - forward and varsity letter winner
* Loring
* James I. McClintock - center and varsity letter winner
* Frank Novak - winner of an "R" letter as a reserve player
* Ralph O. Rychener - guard and varsity letter winner
* Benjamin Weiss - aMa letter winner
* F. Wickham
* Jack L. Williams - guard and varsity letter winner
* Wilford C. Wilson - guard and varsity letter winner

## Scoring statistics

| Player | Games | Field goals | Free throws | Points | Points per game |
| Arthur Karpus | 23 | 61 | 66 | 188 | 8.2 |
| Timothy Y. Hewlett | 23 | 28 | 41 | 97 | 4.2 |
| Ralph O. Rychener | 20 | 29 | 0 | 58 | 2.9 |
| Jack Williams | 22 | 27 | 0 | 54 | 2.5 |
| Benjamin Weiss | 15 | 21 | 12 | 54 | 3.6 |
| James McClintock | 9 | 21 | 0 | 42 | 4.7 |
| Abe Cohn | 10 | 21 | 12 | 42 | 4.2 |
| Loring | 9 | 20 | 0 | 40 | 4.4 |
| Samuel Bornstein | 10 | 13 | 3 | 29 | 2.9 |
| Wilford Wilson | 18 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.4 |
| Elmer Cress | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.7 |
| John Emery | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Total | 23 | 248 | 122 | 618 | 26.9 |
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## Coaching staff

* Elmer Mitchell - coach
* Harry W. Heffner - manager
* Philip Bartelme - graduate director