1916–17 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1916–17 Michigan State Normal Normalites Independent 17–1 Elmer D. Mitchell 2nd Gymnasium Michigan Normal Co-Champions The 1916–17 team finished with a record of 17–1. It was the 2nd and last year for head coach Elmer D. Mitchell, who left to coach at the University of Michigan. The team captain was Ernest Rynearson. The team lost all of the previous season's starters to the Army. Along with Western Michigan, they were the Michigan Normal Co-Champions. thumb|1916-17 EMU Basketball Team Picture Roster Number Name Position Class Hometown/Previous School William Edwards Guard Junior University of Michigan Ernest Rynearson Forward Ypsilanti, MI James W. Hole Substitute Senior Mancelona, MI Donald D. Lawler Guard Senior Brockport, NY William Dunn Center Senior Spencerport, NY Howard Hutchinson Substitute Junior Grand Rapids, MI Edward Powers Substitute Edwin W. Shadford Forward University of Michigan Harold R. Smith Senior Charlotte, MI thumb|Rynearson EMU Basketball player Schedule 1916–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1916 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season January 1917 yes Ann Arbor YMCA Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 39-21 1-0 January 6, 1917 yes Adrian College Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 33-17 2-0 January 11, 1917 yes yes Detroit AC Detroit, MI 39-19 3-0 January 12, 1917 yes Bowling Green Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 55-11 4-0 January 1917 yes Assumption University Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 61-11 5-0 January 1917 yes yes Detroit College of Law Detroit, MI 25-17 6-0 January 1917 yes Michigan State Freshmen Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 28-20 7-0 January 27, 1917 yes yes Olivet College Olivet, MI 37-14 8-0 February 2, 1917 yes Hillsdale College Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 50-16 9-0 February 1917 yes yes Central Michigan Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 48-13 10-0 February 9, 1917 yes yes Central Michigan Central Hall Mount Pleasant, MI 41-11 11-0 February 10, 1917 yes yes Alma College Alma, MI 46-32 12-0 February 15, 1917 yes Detroit College of Law Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 61-15 13-0 February 16, 1917 yes yes Grand Rapids YMCA Grand Rapids, MI 23-37 13-1 February 23, 1917 yes yes Adrian College Adrian, MI 37-25 14-1 February 28, 1917 yes Grand Rapids YMCA Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 25-13 15-1 February 23, 1917 yes Alma College Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 47-16 16-1 1917 yes yes Assumption University Windsor, Ontario 33-22 17-1 AP Poll 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 12 February 2019 Adrian 1916-1917 Men's Basketball Archives http://adrianbulldogs.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/16-17_team#roster 13 February 2019 14 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190214061610/http://adrianbulldogs.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/16-17_team#roster dead Central Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide https://cmuchippewas.com/documents/2018/8/7/18_m_baskbl_record_book.pdf 13 February 2019 Aurora, 1917 https://commons.emich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1025&context=aurora 16 December 2023 Game Notes 1st Windsor Assumption Game Aurora has a score of 61-10. January 27, 1917 Aurora has a score of 39-13. References Category:Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball seasons Michigan State Normal