1929–30 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

1929–30 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
1929–30 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Helms Foundation National Champions
Conference	Independent
Record	23–2
Head coach	Doc Carlson (8th season);
MVP	Chuck Hyatt
Captain	Chuck Hyatt
Home arena	Pitt Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1928–29 1930–31 →

The 1929–30 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 1929–30 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Doc Carlson, coaching in his eighth season with the Panthers. The team finished the season with a 23–2 record^[1] and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation^[2] (two seasons earlier, the Panthers were also named Helms national champions).^[2] Chuck Hyatt was named a consensus All-American for the third consecutive season, led the nation in scoring for a second time in his career, and capped off his collegiate career by being named the national player of the year.^[3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
12/7/1929*	Muskingum	W 57–30	1–0	Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh, PA
12/13/1929*	at Indiana	W 35–31	2–0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/14/1929*	at Northwestern	W 38–30	3–0	Old Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL
12/16/1929*	at Iowa	W 29–21	4–0	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
12/21/1929*	Grove City	W 38–30	5–0	Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh, PA
12/31/1929*	Ohio State	W 38–33 ^OT	6–0	Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh, PA
1/4/1930*	Nebraska	W 34–27	7–0	Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh, PA
1/6/1930*	Montana State	W 38–37	8–0	Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh, PA
1/8/1930*	at Carnegie Tech	W 24–18	9–0	Pittsburgh, PA
1/11/1930*	Georgetown	W 43–26	10–0	Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh, PA
1/18/1930*	Notre Dame	W 33–13	11–0	Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh, PA
1/24/1930*	Carnegie Tech	W 49–25	12–0	Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh, PA
2/1/1930*	at Syracuse	L 29–40	12–1	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
2/2/1930*	at Fordham	W 31–27	13–1	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
2/8/1930*	at Notre Dame	W 25–16	14–1	Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN
2/14/1930*	Penn State	W 47–20	15–1	Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh, PA
2/18/1930*	at Washington & Jefferson	W 38–30	16–1	Washington, PA
2/22/1930*	West Virginia	W 21–19	17–1	Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh, PA
2/25/1930*	at Carnegie Tech	W 47–22	18–1	Pittsburgh, PA
3/1/1930*	at Army	W 39–25	19–1	West Point, NY
3/4/1930*	at Temple	W 40–28	20–1	Philadelphia, PA
3/8/1930*	at West Virginia	L 25–33	20–2	WVU Fieldhouse Morgantown, WV
3/10/1930*	Saint Vincent	W 29–28	21–2	Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh, PA
3/12/1930*	Washington & Jefferson	W 67–20	22–2	Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh, PA
3/15/1930*	at Penn State	W 47–30	23–2	Rec Hall University Park, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.