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.
| 1901–02 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 1–0 |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | W.A. Whitney |
| Home arena | Gymnasium |
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 |
Schedule
editEMU 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. | |||||||||||
Game Notes
editMarch 15, 1902
editEMU 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- ^ The Aurora: Senior Class Annual (IX ed.). Review & Herald Pub. Co. 1902.
- ^ "Michigan Normal". Detroit Free Press. January 26, 1902. p. 16.
- ^ "2018-19 Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide". Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ Detroit Free Press March 16, 1902 "Ypsilanti Normal Defeats Detroit Medical Team"
- ^ "Y.M.C.A Team Will Play at Ypsilanti". Detroit Free Press. February 27, 1902.
- ^ "Normal College News, February, 1902". Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "Normal College News, March, 1902". Retrieved December 18, 2023.
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