1907–08 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team

1907–08 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball
Michigan Normal Champions
Conference	Independent
Record	3–5
Head coach	Wilbur P. Bowen (5th season)
Assistant coach	Leroy Stevens
Home arena	Gymnasium

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]

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Class	Hometown
	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

^[2]

1908 Michigan State Normal College Men's Basketball Team

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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.

Sources:^{[3] [4] [5]}

Game Notes

February 8, 1908

Aurora has a score of 38-21.

March 6, 1908

CMU has March 7 as the date of the game.

References

1. The Aurora: Senior Class Annual (XV ed.). Ypsilanti: Michigan State Normal College.
2. The Aurora: Senior Class Annual (XV ed.). 1908.
3. "2018-19 Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 13, 2019.
4. "Detroit Mercy Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2019.
5. "2018-19 Central Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 13, 2019.

External links

• https://emueagles.com/sports/2018/11/7/2018-19-mens-basketball-media-guide.aspx?id=943