# 1959–60 Eastern Michigan Hurons men's basketball team

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.

## 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. |||||

## 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.