1898–99 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team

1898–99 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball
1898–99 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	1–1
Head coach	Ernest E. Crook (1st season);
Assistant coach	Dan Kimball
Home arena	Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1897–98 1899–1900 →

1898–99 was the second year of basketball at Michigan State Normal School. Both games were played at home against Albion College in Ypsilanti,Michigan. Michigan State Normal School ended up splitting the games and finished 1–1. The team captain was H.W. Conklin.

Roster

Name	Position	Class	Hometown	Games Played
Hugh W. Conklin		Junior	Owosso, MI
Fred Q. Gorten	Center	Junior	Ypsilanti, MI	1
Earl Reid	Guard	Junior	Alpine, MI	1

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non–conference regular season
February 4, 1899* 3:27	at Albion	L 9-37	0-1	Albion, MI
February 25, 1899*	Albion	W 51-24	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

^ "Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2019.
^ "Michigan State Normal Year Book, 1898 - 1899". Retrieved December 23, 2023.
^ The Aurora: Michigan State Normal College Senior Class Annual (VI ed.). Ypsilanti: Press of the Commercial. 1899.

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

[2] "Michigan State Normal Year Book, 1898 - 1899". Retrieved December 23, 2023.

[3] The Aurora: Michigan State Normal College Senior Class Annual (VI ed.). Ypsilanti: Press of the Commercial. 1899.

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