1920–21 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 Wayne State Media Guide https://wsuathletics.com/documents/2022/3/30/MBB_Record_Book_March_2022_.pdf 15 December 2023August 2023 Basketball 1920–21 Michigan State Normal Normalites Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association MIAA 13–4 8–1 Elton Rynearson 4th Gymnasium Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions The 1920–21 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team represented the Michigan State Normal School, now Eastern Michigan University, in the 1920–21 NCAA men's basketball season. They were readmitted back into the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association for the 1920-21 season.Michigan State Normal College Bulletin, Alumni News Letter, 1920 https://commons.emich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1211&context=alumni_news 16 December 2023 The team finished with a record of 13–4 and won the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championship. The team was led by head coach Elton Rynearson, in his fourth year. Boyd "Bill" Williams was the team captain. Roster Number Name Position Class Hometown Harold Osborne Center Sophomore Whittaker, MI Paul Burrell Center Freshman Ypsilanti, MI Perry Deakin Guard Freshman Detroit, MI Cliff Crane Forward Senior Linden, MI Bill Williams Forward A.D. Walker Guard Sophomore Cass City, MI Franklin Austin Guard Junior Laingsburg, MI Berthol Mackin Guard James W. Hole Forward Marshall Wilkshire Forward The Aurora: Senior Class Annual 1919 26 The Aurora: Senior Class Annual 1921 XIX thumb|The 1920–21 team photo thumb|Team captain Boyd Williams thumb|Yearbook page showing the team lineup Schedule no yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season December 15, 1920 6:30 yes Alumni no Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 42–34 1–0 January 7, 1921 yes Detroit YMCA no Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 23–32 1–1 January 1921 yes Wayne State no Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 21–16 2–1 January 19, 1921 yes Hillsdale College no Hillsdale, MI 22–14 3–1 1–0 January 21, 1921 Kalamazoo College no Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 18–15 4–1 2–0 January 26, 1921 yes Albion College no Albion, MI 20–13 5–1 3–0 January 29, 1921 yes Adrian College no Adrian, MI 37–20 6–1 4–0 February 4, 1921 yes Detroit YMCA no Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 29–27 7–1 February 12, 1921 yes Central Michigan no Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 26–33 7–2 February 14, 1921 yes yes Assumption University no Windsor, Ontario 30–20 8–2 February 16, 1921 yes yes Wayne State no Detroit, MI 18–17 9–2 February 18, 1921 Hillsdale College no Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 42–25 10–2 5–0 February 24, 1921 yes yes Central Michigan no Mount Pleasant, MI 20–31 10–3 February 26, 1921 yes Alma College no Alma, MI 16–18 10–4 5–1 March 3, 1921 Adrian College no Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 28–19 1,000 11–4 6–1 March 4, 1921 Albion College no Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 45–4 12–4 7–1 March 5, 1921 7:30 Alma College no Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI 18–12 13–4 8–1 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 12 February 2019 Central Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide https://cmuchippewas.com/documents/2018/8/7/18_m_baskbl_record_book.pdf 14 February 2019 Adrian 1920-21 Men's Basketball Archives http://adrianbulldogs.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/20-21_team#roster 18 February 2019 Game Notes January 7, 1921 Eastern Echo has score of 22-32. Cliff Crane missed the game because he was coaching the Cleary University team the same night. January 15, 1921 Wayne State has a score of 28-13. February 12, 1921 Wayne State has a date of February 9, 1921 with a score of 27-33, Wayne State victory. February 26, 1921 EMU Media Guide has a score of 14-16. References Category:Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball seasons Michigan State Normal Category:1920 in sports in Michigan Category:1921 in sports in Michigan