1913–14 Kent State Normal School men's basketball team

1913–14 Kent State Normal School men's basketball
1913–14 Kent State Normal School men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	7–2
Head coach	Alexander Whyte (1st season);
	Seasons 1914–15 →

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The 1913–14 Kent State Normal School men's basketball team was the first men's basketball team at what is now Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, then known as Kent State Normal School. The school was established in 1910 by the Lowry Bill and the first classes were held on the new campus in 1913 after the completion of the first building, Merrill Hall. Classes had begun as early as 1912, held at locations around the region. The initial enrollment for the fall 1913 semester was 140 students, of which only five were men, though more students, including additional men, arrived in the coming weeks. The school's largely female enrollment, typical for a teacher training school, participated in a number of intramural sports.

The men's basketball team played a schedule of nine games in late 1913 and early 1914, all against local high school, church, and company teams. Games were held in a variety of locations in Kent as a permanent gymnasium was not built on campus until 1925. There was not yet an established nickname for teams from the school, and the school colors were the original orange and blue. Alexander Whyte, the campus custodian, served as head coach. Leo Welsh served as team captain with Martin Billings as manager.^[1]

Early basketball games were held in various locations, such as the atrium of the original Administration Building (known as Cartwright Hall since 2006), in the basement of the original heating plant, and in the local Congregational Church gymnasium.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
*	Kent High School	W 66–11	1–0	Kent, OH
*	Kent High School	W 57–18	2–0	Kent, OH
*	Davey Institute	L 15–52	2–1	Kent, OH
*	Stow High School	W 49–21	3–1	Kent, OH
*	Freshmen	W 41–35	4–1	Kent, OH
*	Methodist	W 29–20	5–1	Kent, OH
*	Freshmen	W 39–20	6–1	Kent, OH
*	Ravenna High School	W 23–19	7–1	Kent, OH
*	Davey Institute	L 23–29	7–2	Kent, OH
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Source^[6]

References[edit]

^ Chestnut Burr. Kent State University Special Collections and Archives. 1914. p. 48. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
^ Sopko, Jen (2002). "Extensive Improvements Made to University Auditorium". eInside. Kent State University. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
^ "Normal College Basket Ball". Kent Courier. November 1915.
^ Chestnut Burr. Kent State University Special Collections and Archives. 1923. p. 96. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
^ Chestnut Burr. Kent State University Special Collections and Archives. 1925. p. 161. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
^ 2022–23 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Kent State University. 2022. p. B7. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

[1] Chestnut Burr. Kent State University Special Collections and Archives. 1914. p. 48. Retrieved January 24, 2015.

[2] Sopko, Jen (2002). "Extensive Improvements Made to University Auditorium". eInside. Kent State University. Retrieved January 24, 2015.

[3] "Normal College Basket Ball". Kent Courier. November 1915.

[4] Chestnut Burr. Kent State University Special Collections and Archives. 1923. p. 96. Retrieved January 24, 2015.

[5] Chestnut Burr. Kent State University Special Collections and Archives. 1925. p. 161. Retrieved January 24, 2015.

[6] 2022–23 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Kent State University. 2022. p. B7. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

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v t e Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
Venues	Various facilities (1913–1925) Wills Gymnasium (1925–1950) Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (1950–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Schedule and results[edit]

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