1907–08 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1907â08 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team finished with a record of 3â5. 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]
ConferenceIndependent
Record3â5
Headcoach
- Wilbur P. Bowen (5th season)
Assistant coachLeroy Stevens
| 1907â08 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball | |
|---|---|
Michigan Normal Champions | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 3â5 |
| Head coach |
|
| Assistant coach | Leroy Stevens |
| Home arena | Gymnasium |
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 | |

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 |
Franklin Gym (500) Detroit, MI | |||||||
| February 1, 1908* |
Detroit Independents | L 8-58 | 1-3 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| February 8, 1908* |
at Detroit Mercy | W 38-21 | 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 7, 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. | |||||||||||