1901–02 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

The 1901–02 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University for the 1900–01 college men's basketball season. The head coach was George Denman coaching the team his first season. The Spartans team captain was James Cooper.^[1]

1901–02 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	5–0
Head coach	George Denman (1st season)
Captain	James Cooper
Home arena	Armory
Seasons ← 1900–01 1902–03 →

1901–02 collegiate men's basketball independents standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Amherst		–			–			8	–	0		1.000
Colorado Agricultural		–			–			2	–	0		1.000
Michigan State		–			–			5	–	0		1.000
New Mexico		–			–			2	–	0		1.000
Ripon		–			–			4	–	0		1.000
Washington		–			–			7	–	0		1.000
Wisc.–Stevens Point		–			–			4	–	0		1.000
St. Francis (NY)		–			–			13	–	1		.929
Allegheny		–			–			12	–	1		.923
Bucknell		–			–			12	–	2		.857
St. Lawrence		–			–			6	–	1		.857
Penn State		–			–			9	–	2		.818
Grove City		–			–			13	–	3		.813
Mount Union		–			–			11	–	3		.786
Colgate		–			–			7	–	2		.778
Penn		–			–			7	–	2		.778
Williams		–			–			13	–	4		.765
Colorado		–			–			3	–	1		.750
Illinois State		–			–			3	–	1		.750
Temple		–			–			8	–	3		.727
Vanderbilt		–			–			5	–	2		.714
Wheaton (Ill.)		–			–			5	–	2		.714
Dartmouth		–			–			11	–	5		.688
Lehigh		–			–			9	–	5		.643
Geneva		–			–			7	–	4		.636
Hiram		–			–			7	–	4		.636
Nebraska		–			–			5	–	3		.625
North Dakota Agricultural		–			–			5	–	3		.625
Bloomsburg		–			–			4	–	3		.571
Cincinnati		–			–			5	–	4		.556
Akron		–			–			2	–	2		.500
Connecticut		–			–			5	–	5		.500
Grinnell		–			–			2	–	2		.500
Lafayette		–			–			5	–	5		.500
Syracuse		–			–			3	–	3		.500
Wooster		–			–			2	–	2		.500
Muhlenberg		–			–			5	–	6		.455
Holy Cross		–			–			4	–	5		.444
Wabash		–			–			4	–	5		.444
Rensselaer		–			–			3	–	4		.429
Kansas		–			–			5	–	7		.417
Westminster (Pa.)		–			–			3	–	5		.375
Augustana (Ill.)		–			–			1	–	2		.333
Oregon Agricultural		–			–			1	–	2		.333
Brown		–			–			5	–	15		.250
Butler		–			–			1	–	3		.250
Montana State		–			–			1	–	4		.200
Indiana State		–			–			1	–	6		.143
Washington State		–			–			0	–	2		.000
Wesleyan (Conn.)		–			–			0	–	4		.000

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
2/1/1902*	Alma	W 102–03	1–0	Armory  East Lansing, MI
2/15/1902*	at Governor's Guard	W 19–0	2–0
3/1/1902*	Hillsdale	W 58–20	3–0	Armory  East Lansing, MI
3/9/1902*	at Alma	W 29–3	4–0
3/15/1902*	at Hillsdale	W 36–17	5–0	Hillsdale, MI
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

1. "1901–02 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
2. "2016–17 Michigan State Spartans Basketball MG" (PDF). msuspartans.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017.