1901–02 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team

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1901–02 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–0
Head coach
  • Clayton T. Teetzel (1st season)
Assistant coachW.A. Whitney
Home arenaGymnasium
Seasons

The 1901–02 team went 1–0 the first and only undefeated season in school history. It was the first year for head coach Clayton T. Teetzel. The team captain was C.H. Ireland and the team manager was W.A. Whitney. R.C. Smith was elected captain for the following season's team.

Roster[edit]

Number Name Position Class Hometown
Carey H. Ireland Forward Senior Berrien Springs, MI
Charles M. Novack Forward
Latham Forward
Robert C. Smith Center Junior Bath, MI
M.B. Huston Guard
B.A. Barnes Guard
John P. Faucher Guard Sophomore Ward, MI
Ericson Guard
Fred Belland Junior
Charles Salsbury
Eber A. Burke Willow, MI
Miller
Morae Forward
Edward O'Brien Sophomore

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1902 Michigan State Normal College Men's Basketball Team

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Schedule[edit]

EMU Media Guide has Detroit YMCA and the Detroit Free Press has Detroit College of Medicine.

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
1902*
Albion College  
 
1902*
Hillsdale College  
 
March 1, 1902*
Detroit YMCA Gymnasium 
Ypsilanti, MI
March 15, 1902*
Detroit College of Medicine W 11-8  1-0
Gymnasium 
Ypsilanti, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game Notes[edit]

March 15, 1902[edit]

EMU Media Guide has the game being played against the Detroit YMCA. Both the Normal College News and Detroit Free Press have it against the Detroit College of Medicine. Novak, Ireland, Smith, Huston, and Barnes started for the Normalites.

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Aurora: Senior Class Annual (IX ed.). Review & Herald Pub. Co. 1902.
  2. ^ "Michigan Normal". Detroit Free Press. January 26, 1902. p. 16.
  3. ^ "2018-19 Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide". Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  4. ^ Detroit Free Press March 16, 1902 "Ypsilanti Normal Defeats Detroit Medical Team"
  5. ^ "Y.M.C.A Team Will Play at Ypsilanti". Detroit Free Press. February 27, 1902.
  6. ^ "Normal College News, February, 1902". Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  7. ^ "Normal College News, March, 1902". Retrieved December 18, 2023.

Source: [1]