The 1904–05 team finished with a record 8–3. It was the second year for head coach Wilbur P. Bowen. The team captain was Edward O’Brien and the team managers were Herbert Chapman and John Thomas.
| 1904–05 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 8–3 |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coaches |
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| Home arena | Gymnasium |
Roster
edit| Number | Name | Position | Class | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward O'Brien | Guard | Senior | Berrien Center, MI | |
| W.B. Smith | Guard | Junior | Ubly, MI | |
| Clare Olney | Guard | |||
| Roy Head | Center | Junior | Milan, MI | |
| Grover Thomas | Forward | |||
| Roy Sprague | Forward | Senior | Farmington, MI | |
| Carpenter | Forward | |||
| Hugh Osborne | Forward | Senior | Lapeer, MI | |
| Mowry | ||||
| Jordan | ||||
| Oren Evans | Senior | Shelby Charter Township, MI |
Schedule
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| December 10, 1904* |
Michigan Engineers | W 32-21 | 1-0 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| January 7, 1905* 7:00 |
Alumni | W 18-10 | Exhibition |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| January 13, 1905* Canceled |
at Alma College | Alma, MI | |||||||||
| January 14, 1905* |
Detroit YMCA | W 16-14 | 2-0 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| January 20, 1905* |
Detroit Cooper | Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||||
| January 21, 1905* |
at Adrian College | W 19-18 | 3-0 |
Adrian, MI | |||||||
| January 21, 1905* Canceled |
at Assumption University | Windsor, Ontario | |||||||||
| January 28, 1905* |
Detroit AC | W 19-18 | 4-0 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| February 4, 1905* |
at Detroit AC | L 12-44 | 4-1 |
Detroit, MI | |||||||
| February 10, 1905* |
at Michigan School for the Deaf | Flint, MI | |||||||||
| February 11, 1905* |
at Michigan School for the Deaf | W 32-21 | 5-1 |
Flint, MI | |||||||
| February 18, 1905* |
at Adrian College | L 22-29 | 5-2 |
Adrian, MI | |||||||
| February 24, 1905* |
Alma College | Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||||
| 1905* |
Ann Arbor YMCA | W 21-19 | 6-2 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| March 4, 1905* |
Michigan School for the Deaf | W 23-18 | 7-2 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| March 4, 1905* |
Detroit AC | Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||||
| March 10, 1905* |
Ann Arbor YMCA | L 24-28 | 7-3 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| March 11, 1905* |
U of M Lits | Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||||
| March 18, 1905* |
Alumni | W 39-19 | 8-3 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Game Summaries
editJanuary 14, 1905
editStarting lineup for was Head (Center), O'Brien (Guard), W.D. Smith (Guard), Sprague (Forward), and Thomas (Forward). The Normals led at the half 9-7. O'Brien scored two baskets for the Normals. Media Guide has a score of 24-16 but Detroit Free Press, Aurora, Michigan Normal News all have 16-14.[12]
February 04, 1905
editIn the first half, Sprague scored the only basket from the field during the loss. Sprague scored ten more points from the foul line. Thomas, Head, Smith, and O'Brien also started the game. The score at the end of the first half was 6-29 in favor of DAC. Media guide shows score of 12-44, Detroit Free Press has 12-45, and Aurora shows 14-54.[13]
February 18, 1905
editAdrian has a score of 20-29.
References
edit- ^ The Aurora: Senior Class Annual (XII ed.). 1905.
- ^ "1904–05". Fan Base. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ^ "Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball 2018-19 Media Guide". Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "EMU Record Book" (PDF). EMU Eagles.
- ^ "Adrian Men's Basketball 1904-1905 Men's Basketball Archives". Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "Ypsilanti". Detroit Free Press. December 11, 1904.
- ^ "Ypsi Normal". Detroit Free Press. January 15, 1905. p. 12.
- ^ "Coopers at Ypsilanti". Detroit Free Press. January 20, 1905. p. 11.
- ^ "Normal College News, December 10, 1904". Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "Normal College News, January 7, 1905". Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ "Normal College News, February 4, 1905". Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ "Detroit Y.M.C.A Lost to Normals". No. 15 Jan 1905. Detroit Free Press. p. 11.
- ^ "D.A.C Badly Beats Normals". Detroit Free Press. February 5, 1905. p. 11.