1946–47 Michigan State Normal Hurons men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1946–47 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball | |
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Central Michigan Tournament/Midwest College Invitational Champions | |
Conference | Independent |
Record | 9–9 |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Gymnasium |
Seasons ← 1945–46 1947–48 → |
The 1946–47 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team represented the Michigan State Normal School, now Eastern Michigan University, in the 1946–47 NCAA men's basketball season. The team finished with a record of 9–9. The team was the champions of the inaugural Central Michigan Tournament Champs/Midwest College Invitational. The team was led by first year head coach Ray Stites. Charles Sampier was the team captain and leading scorer.
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Roster
Number | Name | Position | Class | Hometown |
Charles Sampier | Senior | Milan, MI | ||
Howard Messenger | Center | Senior | Vernon, MI | |
Dick Guenther | ||||
Vern Sherman | Junior | Saginaw, MI | ||
Len Sweet | ||||
Jim Michel | ||||
Bill Cave | Junior | |||
Bob Geddes | Sophomore | Ypsilanti, MI | ||
Roy Weir | ||||
Bob Bentley | ||||
Bob Moffett | Sophomore | Ypsilanti, MI | ||
Jim Powers | ||||
Clare Ebersole | Sophomore | Plymouth, MI | ||
Reinhardt Heininger | ||||
Warren Piche | Senior | Grosse Pointe, MI |
Schedule
Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
1946* | Alumni | W 39–36 | 1–0 | Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
November 21, 1946* | Percy Jones Hospital | W 56–31 | 2–0 | Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
December 5, 1946* | Central Michigan | L 46–58 | 2–1 | Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
December 14, 1946* | Western Ontario | W 51–49 | 3–1 | Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
December 19, 1946* | at Hope | L 33–69 | 3–2 | Holland, MI | |||||||
January 3, 1947* | vs. Illinois State Central Michigan Tournament | W 60–43 | 4–2 | Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||
January 4, 1947* | at Central Michigan Central Michigan Tournament | W 48–47 | 5–2 | Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||
January 7, 1947* | at Percy Jones Hospital | W 53–36 | 6–2 | Battle Creek, MI | |||||||
January 10, 1947* | at Western Ontario | W 47–40 | 7–2 | London, Ontario | |||||||
January 17, 1947* | Albion | L 52–61 | 7–3 | Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
January 23, 1947* | Central Michigan | L 33–48 | 7–4 | Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
January 25, 1947* | Hope | L 42–49 | 7–5 | Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
January 27, 1947* | at St. Mary's | W 56–45 | 8–5 | Orchard Lake Village, MI | |||||||
January 31, 1947* | at Detroit Mercy | L 47–73 | 8–6 | Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
February 9, 1947* | at Ball State | L 32–73 | 8–7 | Muncie, IN | |||||||
February 13, 1947* | St. Mary's | W 69–48 | 9–7 | Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
February 15, 1947* | at Detroit | L 49–62 | 9–8 | Detroit, MI | |||||||
February 17, 1947* | at Albion | L 43–59 | 9–9 | Albion, MI | |||||||
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Game Notes
January 3, 1947
The Aurora list the opponent as Northern Illinois. The Media Guide has Illinois State.
January 10, 1947
The Aurora has a score of 40–47, while the Media Guide has 47–40.
February 9, 1947
The Aurora has a score of 42–73, while the Media Guide has 32–73.
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