1899–1900 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team

1899–1900 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball
1899–1900 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	1–1
Head coach	Leslie A. Butler (1st season);
Home arena	Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1898–99 1900–01 →

1899–1900 was the third year of basketball at Michigan State Normal School. Both games were played against Michigan State University. Michigan State Normal School ended up splitting the games and finished 1–1. It was the only year for coach Leslie A. Butler. John Miller was basketball Manager but resigned before any games where played.

Roster

The team captain was H.W. Conklin.^[1]

Name	Position	Class	Hometown
Hugh W. Conklin	Center	Senior	Owosso, MI
Frank Leonard Cross	Guard	Junior	Cherry Hill, MI
C.A. Palmer	Forward	Senior	Ridgeway Township, MI
Fred Q. Gorton	Guard	Senior	Ypsilanti, MI
Earl Reid	Guard	Senior	Alpine Township, MI
Edwin S. Murray	Forward	Senior

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
February 10, 1900* 2:45	Michigan State	W 13-9	1-0	Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI
March 3, 1900*	at Michigan State	L 8-25	1–1	Armory East Lansing, Michigan
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Eastern Michigan Media Guide^[2] and school yearbook list two games played while Michigan State Media Guide^[3] only list one. Game is mentioned in the February 18, 1900 edition of the Detroit Free Press. ^[4] ^[5]

Game Notes

February 10, 1900

Michigan Normal was leading 5-2 at the half. Cross was the leading scorer with 6 points followed by Palmer with 5 and Conklin with 2.

March 3, 1900

C.A. Palmer scored all 8 points for EMU, making four shots. The Detroit Free Press also mentions that Earl Reid played good.^[6]

References

^ The Aurora (VII ed.). Senior Class of 1900.
^ "2018-19 Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide". Retrieved February 13, 2019.
^ "2018-19 Michigan State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 13, 2019.
^ "The Normal College News, February 13, 1900". Retrieved December 18, 2023.
^ "The Normal College News, March 13, 1900". Retrieved December 18, 2023.
^ Detroit Free Press, March 4, 1900

[1] The Aurora (VII ed.). Senior Class of 1900.

[2] "2018-19 Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide". Retrieved February 13, 2019.

[3] "2018-19 Michigan State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 13, 2019.

[4] "The Normal College News, February 13, 1900". Retrieved December 18, 2023.

[5] "The Normal College News, March 13, 1900". Retrieved December 18, 2023.

[6] Detroit Free Press, March 4, 1900

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