1902–03 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team

1902–03 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–6
Head coach
  • Clayton T. Teetzel (2nd season)
Assistant coachCharles B. Jordan
Home arenaGymnasium
Seasons

The 1902–03 team finished with a record 1–5. It was the second and final year for head coach Clayton T. Teetzel. The team captain was R.C. Smith and team manager was C.B. Jordan.

Roster

Number Name Position Class Hometown
Seiford J. Cowan Forward Sophomore Rockford, MI
Charles M. Novak Forward
Charles Salsbury Forward Senior
Wilbur M. Morris Guard Junior
Albert Graham Guard/Center Junior
Milton B. Huston Guard
Robert C. Smith Center Senior Bath, MI
Jason Hayward Junior

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1903 Michigan Normal College Men's Basketball Team

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
January 24, 1903*
 Detroit YMCA L 14-24  0-1
 Gymnasium 
Ypsilanti, Michigan
February 7, 1903*
3:30 		at Hillsdale College W 15-12 OT 1-1
 Dickerson Gym 
Hillsdale, Michigan
February 13, 1903*
 Michigan State L 7-23  1-2
 Gymnasium 
Ypsilanti, Michigan
February 26, 1903*
 at Detroit YMCA All-Stars L 6-32  1-3
 YMCA Gym 
Detroit, Michigan
February 28, 1903*
 Detroit-Parke-Davis & Co. L 2-23  1-4
 Gymnasium 
Ypsilanti, Michigan
March 6, 1903*
8:00 		at Governor's Guard L 17-24  1-5
  
Lansing, MI
March 7, 1903*
 at Michigan State L 5-49  1-6
 Armory 
East Lansing, MI
March 21, 1903*
 Hillsdale W 31-5  2-6
 Gymnasium 
Ypsilanti, Michigan
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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The last two games agasint the Detroit YMCA were postponed and never rescheduled.

Game Summaries

January 24, 1903

Score was 6-10 at the half. Novac scored 9 points for EMU, 7 from the free throws and 2 from the field. Media Guide had 11-18 but the school paper has 14-24 [8]

February 7, 1903

The game was notable for fouls, with the score at the end of the first half was 9-1. The Normals won in overtime.

References

  1. ^ The Aurora: Senior Class Annual (X ed.). Friesema Bros. Printing Co. 1903.
  2. ^ "1902-03 EMU Roster". Fan Base. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  3. ^ "EMU Record Book" (PDF). EMU Eagles.
  4. ^ "Michigan State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  5. ^ "Normal College News, January, 1903". Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  6. ^ "Normal College News, February 1903". Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  7. ^ "Normal College News, March, 1903". Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  8. ^ Detroit Free Press, January 25, 1903 "Normals Defeated by Detroit YMCA"