1902–03 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

The 1902–03 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University for the 1902–03 college men's basketball season. The school was known as State Agricultural College at this time. The head coach was George Denman coaching the team his second season. The team captain was Joseph Hoftencamp.[1] The team finished the season 6–0.

1902–03 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–0
Head coach
CaptainJoseph Hoftencamp
Home arenaArmory
Seasons
1902–03 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Army   1 0   1.000
Bucknell   10 0   1.000
Cheyenne Business College   1 0   1.000
Michigan State   6 0   1.000
Vanderbilt   6 0   1.000
Ensign College   15 1   .938
Grove City   13 1   .929
Geneva   10 1   .909
Minnesota A&M   10 1   .909
Williams   18 2   .900
Colgate   7 1   .875
Allegheny   10 2   .833
Oregon Agricultural   5 1   .833
Wheaton (Ill.)   14 3   .824
Hiram   4 1   .800
Wabash   12 3   .800
Augustana (Ill.)   3 1   .750
Haskell (Kan.)   3 1   .750
Bradley   5 2   .714
Connecticut   5 2   .714
Fordham   15 6   .714
Ohio State   5 2   .714
Lehigh   4 2   .667
Montana State   4 2   .667
North Dakota Agricultural   4 2   .667
Bloomsburg   6 4   .600
Muhlenberg   6 4   .600
Grinnell   7 5   .583
Nebraska   7 5   .583
Baker   6 5   .545
Gettysburg   6 5   .545
Holy Cross   6 5   .545
Akron   4 4   .500
Cincinnati   4 4   .500
Illinois State   3 3   .500
Mount Union   7 7   .500
Washington State   2 2   .500
Kansas   7 8   .467
Temple   4 5   .444
Brigham Young   7 9   .438
Dartmouth   8 6   .571
Indiana State   5 7   .417
Wooster   2 3   .400
Brown   6 10   .375
Penn State   3 5   .375
Wesleyan (Conn.)   4 7   .364
Colorado   2 4   .333
Kentucky   1 2   .333
New Mexico   1 2   .333
Washington   2 4   .333
Wisconsin–Stevens Point   1 2   .333
Butler   1 3   .250
Syracuse   1 8   .111
Colorado Agricultural   0 1   .000
Oregon   0 2   .000

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Jan 26, 1903*
Detroit YMCA W 43–8  1–0
Armory 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 29, 1903*
Hillsdale W 49–2  2–0
Armory 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 13, 1903*
Eastern Michigan W 23–7  3–0
Gymnasium 
Ypsilanti, MI
Feb 18, 1903*
at Governor's Guard W 19–7  4–0
 
 
Mar 7, 1903*
Eastern Michigan W 49–5  5–0
Armory 
Lansing, MI
Mar 14, 1903*
at Grand Rapids YMCA W 42–7  6–0
 
 
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "1902–03 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "2016–17 Michigan State Spartans Basketball MG" (PDF). msuspartans.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017.