1903–04 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1903â04 team finished with a record 3â7. It was the first year for head coach Wilbur P. Bowen. Wilbur Bowen became Eastern Michigan's first athletic director in 1903. The team captain was Wilbur Morris and C.B. Jordan was the team manager.
ConferenceIndependent
Record3â7
Headcoach
- Wilbur P. Bowen (1st season)
Assistant coachCharles B. Jordan
| 1903â04 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 3â7 |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | Charles B. Jordan |
| Home arena | Gymnasium |
Roster
| Number | Name | Position | Class | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Graham | Center | Senior | ||
| Roy Sprague | Forward | Junior | Farmington, MI | |
| Wilbur Morris | Forward | Senior | ||
| Edward O'Brien | Guard | Junior | Berrien Center, MI | |
| Jason Hayward | Guard | Senior | ||
| W.B. Smith | Guard | Sophomore | Ubly, MI | |
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| January 16, 1904* Cancelled[3] |
Detroit Athletic Club/Detroit YMCA | Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||||
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| January 16, 1904* |
Normal Reserves | Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| January 28, 1904* |
Adrian College | W 27-8 | 1-0 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| February 6, 1904* |
Michigan State | L 2-22 | 1-1 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| February 13, 1904* |
at Detroit AC | L 13-38 | 1-2 |
DAC Gym Detroit, MI | |||||||
| February 17, 1904* |
Jackson YMCA | W 27-8 | 2-2 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| February 19, 1904* |
at Adrian College | L 7-15 | 2-3 |
Adrian, MI | |||||||
| February 19, 1904* |
at Jackson YMCA | L 10-12 | 2-4 |
Jackson, MI | |||||||
| February 27, 1904* |
Detroit AC | L 14-34 | 2-5 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| March 5, 1904* |
at Michigan State | L 14-34 | 2-6 |
Armory East Lansing, MI | |||||||
| March 5, 1904* |
at Governor's Guard | Armory East Lansing, MI | |||||||||
| Postseason | |||||||||||
| March 11, 1904* |
Detroit Coopers | W 22-18 | 3-6 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| March 25, 1904* |
at Detroit Coopers | L 13-23 | 3-7 |
D.A.C Gym Detroit, MI | |||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| May 9, 1904* |
Hillsdale | Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||