1902–03 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team

1902–03 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball
1902–03 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	1–6
Head coach	Clayton T. Teetzel (2nd season);
Assistant coach	Charles B. Jordan
Home arena	Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1901–02 1903–04 →

The 1902–03 team finished with a record 1–5. It was the second and final year for head coach Clayton T. Teetzel. The team captain was R.C. Smith and team manager was C.B. Jordan.

Roster[edit]

Number	Name	Position	Class	Hometown
	Seiford J. Cowan	Forward	Sophomore	Rockford, MI
	Charles M. Novak	Forward
	Charles Salsbury	Forward	Senior
	Wilbur M. Morris	Guard	Junior
	Albert Graham	Guard/Center	Junior
	Milton B. Huston	Guard
	Robert C. Smith	Center	Senior	Bath, MI
	Jason Hayward		Junior

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Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
January 24, 1903*	Detroit YMCA	L 14-24	0-1	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, Michigan
February 7, 1903* 3:30	at Hillsdale College	W 15-12 ^OT	1-1	Dickerson Gym Hillsdale, Michigan
February 13, 1903*	Michigan State	L 7-23	1-2	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, Michigan
February 26, 1903*	at Detroit YMCA All-Stars	L 6-32	1-3	YMCA Gym Detroit, Michigan
February 28, 1903*	Detroit-Parke-Davis & Co.	L 2-23	1-4	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, Michigan
March 6, 1903* 8:00	at Governor's Guard	L 17-24	1-5	Lansing, MI
March 7, 1903*	at Michigan State	L 5-49	1-6	Armory East Lansing, MI
March 21, 1903*	Hillsdale	W 31-5	2-6	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, Michigan
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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The last two games agasint the Detroit YMCA were postponed and never rescheduled.

Game Summaries[edit]

January 24, 1903[edit]

Score was 6-10 at the half. Novac scored 9 points for EMU, 7 from the free throws and 2 from the field. Media Guide had 11-18 but the school paper has 14-24 ^[8]

February 7, 1903[edit]

The game was notable for fouls, with the score at the end of the first half was 9-1. The Normals won in overtime.

References[edit]

^ The Aurora: Senior Class Annual (X ed.). Friesema Bros. Printing Co. 1903.
^ "1902-03 EMU Roster". Fan Base. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
^ "EMU Record Book" (PDF). EMU Eagles.
^ "Michigan State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
^ "Normal College News, January, 1903". Retrieved December 18, 2023.
^ "Normal College News, February 1903". Retrieved December 18, 2023.
^ "Normal College News, March, 1903". Retrieved December 18, 2023.
^ Detroit Free Press, January 25, 1903 "Normals Defeated by Detroit YMCA"

[1] The Aurora: Senior Class Annual (X ed.). Friesema Bros. Printing Co. 1903.

[2] "1902-03 EMU Roster". Fan Base. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

[3] "EMU Record Book" (PDF). EMU Eagles.

[4] "Michigan State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2019.

[5] "Normal College News, January, 1903". Retrieved December 18, 2023.

[6] "Normal College News, February 1903". Retrieved December 18, 2023.

[7] "Normal College News, March, 1903". Retrieved December 18, 2023.

[8] Detroit Free Press, January 25, 1903 "Normals Defeated by Detroit YMCA"

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