1904–05 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1904–05 Michigan State Normal Normalites Independent 8–3 Wilbur P. Bowen 2nd Herbert Chapman John Thomas Gymnasium The 1904–05 team finished with a record 8–3. It was the second year for head coach Wilbur P. Bowen. The team captain was Edward O’Brien and the team managers were Herbert Chapman and John Thomas. Roster Number Name Position Class Hometown Edward O'Brien Guard Senior Berrien Center, MI W.B. Smith Guard Junior Ubly, MI Clare Olney Guard Roy Head Center Junior Milan, MI Grover Thomas Forward Roy Sprague Forward Senior Farmington, MI Carpenter Forward Hugh Osborne Forward Senior Lapeer, MI Mowry Jordan Oren Evans Senior Shelby Charter Township, MI The Aurora: Senior Class Annual 1905 XII 1904–05 http://www.fanbase.com/eastern-michigan-eagles-mens-basketball-1904-05/roster/ Fan Base 13 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222091142/http://www.fanbase.com/eastern-michigan-eagles-mens-basketball-1904-05/roster/ 2015-12-22 dead thumb|1905 Michigan State Normal College Men's Basketball Team Schedule 1904–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1904 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season December 10, 1904 yes Michigan Engineers Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 32-21 1-0 January 7, 1905 7:00 yes Alumni Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 18-10 Exhibition January 13, 1905 Canceled yes yes Alma College Alma, MI January 14, 1905 yes Detroit YMCA Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 16-14 2-0 January 20, 1905 yes Detroit Cooper Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI January 21, 1905 yes yes Adrian College Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 19-18 3-0 January 21, 1905 Canceled yes yes Assumption University Windsor, Ontario January 28, 1905 yes Detroit AC Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 19-18 4-0 February 4, 1905 yes yes Detroit AC Detroit, MI 12-44 4-1 February 10, 1905 yes yes Michigan School for the Deaf Flint, MI Moved to February 11 February 11, 1905 yes yes Michigan School for the Deaf Flint, MI 32-21 5-1 February 18, 1905 yes yes Adrian College Adrian, MI 19-29 5-2 February 24, 1905 yes Alma College Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 1905 yes Ann Arbor YMCA Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 21-19 6-2 March 4, 1905 yes Michigan School for the Deaf Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 23-18 7-2 March 4, 1905 yes Detroit AC Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI March 10, 1905 yes Ann Arbor YMCA Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 24-28 7-3 March 11, 1905 yes U of M Lits Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI March 18, 1905 yes Alumni Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 39-19 8-3 AP Poll Eastern Time Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball 2018-19 Media Guide https://emueagles.com/sports/2018/11/7/2018-19-mens-basketball-media-guide.aspx?id=943 12 February 2019 EMU Record Book http://emueagles.com/documents/2015/11/3//FullBook_FINAL_110315.pdf?id=4038 EMU Eagles Adrian Men's Basketball 1904-1905 Men's Basketball Archives http://adrianbulldogs.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/04-05_team#roster 13 February 2019Ypsilanti https://www.newspapers.com/image/118612409/?terms=basketball&match=1 Detroit Free Press 11 Dec 1904Ypsi Normal Detroit Free Press 15 Jan 1905 12Coopers at Ypsilanti Detroit Free Press 20 Jan 1905 11 Normal College News, December 10, 1904 https://commons.emich.edu/student_news/35/ 18 December 2023 Normal College News, January 7, 1905 https://commons.emich.edu/student_news/202/ 19 December 2023 Normal College News, February 4, 1905 https://commons.emich.edu/student_news/77/ 19 December 2023 Game summaries January 14, 1905 Starting lineup for was Head (Center), O'Brien (Guard), W.D. Smith (Guard), Sprague (Forward), and Thomas (Forward). The Normals led at the half 9-7. O'Brien scored two baskets for the Normals. Media Guide has a score of 24-16 but Detroit Free Press, Aurora, Michigan Normal News all have 16-14.Detroit Y.M.C.A Lost to Normals 15 Jan 1905 Detroit Free Press 11 February 04, 1905 In the first half, Sprague scored the only basket from the field during the loss. Sprague scored ten more points from the foul line. Thomas, Head, Smith, and O'Brien also started the game. The score at the end of the first half was 6-29 in favor of DAC. Media guide shows score of 12-44, Detroit Free Press has 12-45, and Aurora shows 14-54.D.A.C Badly Beats Normals Detroit Free Press 5 Feb 1905 11 February 18, 1905 Adrian has a score of 20-29. References Category:Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball seasons Michigan State Normal Category:1904 in sports in Michigan Category:1905 in sports in Michigan