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

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1920–21 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record13–4 (8–1 MIAA)
Head coach
Home arenaGymnasium
Seasons

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.[2] 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

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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

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The 1920–21 team photo
 
Team captain Boyd Williams
 
Yearbook page showing the team lineup

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 15, 1920*
6:30
Alumni W 42–34  1–0
Gymnasium 
Ypsilanti, MI
January 7, 1921*
Detroit YMCA L 23–32  1–1
Gymnasium 
Ypsilanti, MI
January 1921*
Wayne State W 21–16  2–1
Gymnasium 
Ypsilanti, MI
January 19, 1921
at Hillsdale College W 22–14  3–1
(1–0)
 
Hillsdale, MI
January 21, 1921
Kalamazoo College W 18–15  4–1
(2–0)
Gymnasium 
Ypsilanti, MI
January 26, 1921
at Albion College W 20–13  5–1
(3–0)
 
Albion, MI
January 29, 1921
at Adrian College W 37–20  6–1
(4–0)
 
Adrian, MI
February 4, 1921*
Detroit YMCA W 29–27  7–1
Gymnasium 
Ypsilanti, MI
February 12, 1921*
Central Michigan L 26–33  7–2
Gymnasium 
Ypsilanti, MI
February 14, 1921*
at Assumption University W 30–20  8–2
 
Windsor, Ontario
February 16, 1921*
at Wayne State W 18–17  9–2
 
Detroit, MI
February 18, 1921
Hillsdale College W 42–25  10–2
(5–0)
Gymnasium 
Ypsilanti, MI
February 24, 1921*
at Central Michigan L 20–31  10–3
 
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 26, 1921
at Alma College L 16–18  10–4
(5–1)
 
Alma, MI
March 3, 1921
Adrian College W 28–19  11–4
(6–1)
Gymnasium (1,000)
Ypsilanti, MI
March 4, 1921
Albion College W 45–4  12–4
(7–1)
Gymnasium 
Ypsilanti, MI
March 5, 1921
7:30
Alma College W 18–12  13–4
(8–1)
Gymnasium 
Ypsilanti, MI
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game Notes

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January 7, 1921

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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

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Wayne State has a score of 28-13.

February 12, 1921

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Wayne State has a date of February 9, 1921 with a score of 27-33, Wayne State victory.

February 26, 1921

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EMU Media Guide has a score of 14-16.

References

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  1. ^ "Wayne State Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "Michigan State Normal College Bulletin, Alumni News Letter, 1920". Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  3. ^ The Aurora: Senior Class Annual (26 ed.). 1919.
  4. ^ The Aurora: Senior Class Annual (XIX ed.). 1921.
  5. ^ "2018-19 Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide". Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  6. ^ "Central Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  7. ^ "Adrian 1920-21 Men's Basketball Archives". Retrieved February 18, 2019.