1953–54 Michigan State Normal Hurons men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1953–54 Eastern Michigan Eagles Basketball Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference IIAC 8–12 4–8 Robert Holloway 1st K. Seng Bowen Field House IIAC All-Sports Trophy winners The 1953–54 Michigan State Normal Hurons men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University, in the 1953–54 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team finished with a record of 8–12 and 4–8 in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Despite their losing record the team ended up winning the IIAC All-Sports Trophy winners. The team was led by first year head coach Robert Holloway. Web Kirksey was the team captain. thumb|1953-54 EMU Basketball Team Picture Roster Number Name Class Hometown 3 B. Henderson 4 L. Bortz 5 E. Bossenberry 6 H. Minor 7 Carl Tshirhart Senior Milan, MI 9 Bob Woodward 10 Nick Manych 11 Cleon Gilliam 12 D. Preketes 13 J. Wise 14 Robert Dank 15 H. Joint J. Czanko L. Bortz R. Pogliano C. Jewett W. Kirksey Saginaw, MI Schedule no yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season December 3, 1953 yes Western Ontario no Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 74–46 1–0 December 5, 1953 yes yes Hillsdale no Stock Field House Hillsdale, MI 71–55 2–0 December 9, 1953 yes Hope no Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 65-74 2–1 December 15, 1955 yes yes Wayne State no Pershing H.S. Detroit, MI 54-73 2–2 December 19, 1953 yes Illinois State no McCormick Gymnasium Normal, IL 63-89 2–3 0-1 December 21, 1953 Western Illinois no Macomb, IL 62-89 2–4 0-2 January 8, 1954 yes yes Western Ontario no Alumni Hall London, Ontario 72-75 OT 2–5 January 11, 1954 Northern Illinois no Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 62-64 2–6 0-3 January 16, 1954 Central Michigan no Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 51-61 2–7 0-4 January 19, 1954 yes yes Hope no Holland, MI 93-68 3–7 January 23, 1954 yes Hillsdale no Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 74-40 4–7 January 30, 1954 yes Eastern Illinois no Health Education Building Charleston, IL 54-86 4–8 0–5 February 1, 1954 yes Southern Illinois no Davies Gym Carbondale, IL 66-72 4–9 0–6 February 6, 1954 Illinois State no Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 74-64 5–9 1–6 February 8, 1954 Western Illinois no Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 74-75 6–10 1–7 February 13, 1954 yes Central Michigan no Finch Fieldhouse Mount Pleasant, MI 64-58 6–10 2–7 February 18, 1954 yes Wayne State no Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 54-60 6–11 February 22, 1954 yes Northern Illinois no DeKalb, IL 83-66 7–11 3–7 February 27, 1954 Eastern Illinois no Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 76-88 7–12 3–8 March 1, 1954 Southern Illinois no Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 86-72 8–12 4–8 no Eastern Time 2018-19 Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide https://emueagles.com/sports/2018/11/7/2018-19-mens-basketball-media-guide.aspx?id=943 14 December 2023 Central Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide https://cmuchippewas.com/documents/2018/8/7/18_m_baskbl_record_book.pdf 14 December 2023 References Michigan State Normal Category:Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball seasons Michigan State Normal Hurons men's basketball Michigan State Normal Hurons men's basketball