1897–98 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team: Difference between revisions

1897–98 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball
1897–98 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	1–1
Head coach	L. P. Whitcomb (1st season);
Home arena	Gymnasium
	Seasons 1898–99 →

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In 1897 men's basketball is introduced at Michigan State Normal School. The inaugural team went 1–1 in games against Detroit. Both games ended in shutouts. 1897–98 was the first season of basketball at the school, which would become Eastern Michigan University Eagles men's basketball team. L.P. Whitcomb was elected the basketball manager at the same meeting that basketball became an official school sport.^[1]

1898 Michigan State Normal College Men's Basketball Team

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
March 4, 1898*	Detroit	L 0-2	0-1	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
March 15, 1898*	Detroit	W 4-0	1–1	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ . Detroit Free Press. March 6, 1898. p. 19 https://www.newspapers.com/image/119031199/?terms=basketball&match=1. Retrieved 17 June 2023. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2019.
^ The Aurora: Senior Class Annual (V ed.). Ypsilanti: Press of the Commercial. 1898.

[1] . Detroit Free Press. March 6, 1898. p. 19 https://www.newspapers.com/image/119031199/?terms=basketball&match=1. Retrieved 17 June 2023. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[2] "Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2019.

[3] The Aurora: Senior Class Annual (V ed.). Ypsilanti: Press of the Commercial. 1898.

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-In 1897 men's basketball is introduced at [[Eastern Michigan University|Michigan State Normal School]]. The inaugural team went 1–1 in games against Detroit. Both games ended in shutouts. 1897–98 was the first season of basketball at the school, which would become [[Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball|Eastern Michigan University Eagles]] men's basketball team.
+In 1897 men's basketball is introduced at [[Eastern Michigan University|Michigan State Normal School]]. The inaugural team went 1–1 in games against Detroit. Both games ended in shutouts. 1897–98 was the first season of basketball at the school, which would become [[Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball|Eastern Michigan University Eagles]] men's basketball team. L.P. Whitcomb was elected the basketball manager at the same meeting that basketball became an official school sport.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/119031199/?terms=basketball&match=1 |access-date=17 June 2023 |publisher=Detroit Free Press |date=March 6, 1898 |page=19}}</ref>
 [[File:1898MSNCMensbball.jpg|thumb|1898 Michigan State Normal College Men's Basketball Team]]

v t e Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball
Venues	Normal Gymnasium (1897–1955) Bowen Field House (1955–1998) George Gervin GameAbove Center (1998–present)
Rivalries	In-state MAC schools
Culture & lore	Swoop
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25