The 1907–08 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team finished with a record of 3–5. It was the fifth year for head coach Wilbur P. Bowen. The team captain was Roland Chapman. The team manager was Leroy Stevens. The team closed "its season by defeating Mt. Pleasant and thereby winning the Normal championship of the state."[1]
1907–08 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball | |
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Michigan Normal Champions | |
Conference | Independent |
Record | 3–5 |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Leroy Stevens |
Home arena | Gymnasium |
Roster
editNumber | Name | Position | Class | Hometown |
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Ashley P. Merrill | Center | Senior | Algonac, MI | |
Roland Chapman | Guard | Senior | Rockford, MI | |
Charles A. Webster | Guard | Senior | Metamora, MI | |
Frank Head | Forward | |||
Leroy Stevens | Forward | Senior | Oxford, MI |
Schedule
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
January 11, 1908* |
Temple AC | L 21-24 | 0-1 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
January 17, 1908* |
at Jackson YMCA | L 15-45 | 0-2 |
Jackson, MI | |||||||
January 25, 1908* |
at Detroit Mercy | W 35-27 | 1-2 |
Detroit, MI | |||||||
February 1, 1908* |
Detroit Independents | L 8-58 | 1-3 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
February 8, 1908* |
at Detroit Mercy | W 37-21 | 2-3 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
February 22, 1908* |
Burroughs-Detroit | L 12-41 | 2-4 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
February 29, 1908* |
Jackson YMCA | L 18-29 | 2-5 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
March 6, 1908* |
Central Michigan | W 30-28 | 3-5 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Game Notes
editFebruary 8, 1908
editAurora has a score of 38-21.
March 6, 1908
editCMU has March 7 as the date of the game.
References
edit- ^ The Aurora: Senior Class Annual (XV ed.). Ypsilanti: Michigan State Normal College.
- ^ The Aurora: Senior Class Annual (XV ed.). 1908.
- ^ "2018-19 Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "Detroit Mercy Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^ "2018-19 Central Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 13, 2019.