1914–15 Kent State Normal School men's basketball team

1914–15 Kent State Normal School men's basketball
1914–15 Kent State Normal School men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	3–2
Head coach	Alexander Whyte (2nd season);
	Seasons ← 1913–14 1915–16 →

The 1914–15 Kent State Normal School men's basketball team was the men's basketball team at what is now Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, then known as Kent State Normal School.

The men's basketball team scheduled eight games in early 1915 of which five were played, and for the first time the competition included nearby colleges. Three games were played against local club teams, the Maroons of Kent and the Ravenna All-Stars, and all three of these games were victories for Normal.

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 in his second and last year as head coach. Ed. Jerosky served as team captain with Paul R. Swigart as manager. The starting five were Swigart (left guard), Sol Schneider (right guard), Louis Cort (left forward), Jerosky (right forward) and H.K. Carpenter (center).^[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, as a permanent gymnasium was not built on campus until 1925.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Friday January 22, 1915*	Otterbein	L 5–56^[6]^[7]	0–1	Kent, OH
Friday January 29, 1915*	Kent Maroons	W 24–19	1–1	Kent, OH
Friday February 5, 1915*	Kent Maroons	W 27–23	2–1	Kent, OH
Thursday February 11, 1915*	Muskingum	L 18–54	2–2	Kent, OH
Tuesday February 16, 1915*	Hiram	cancelled		Kent, OH
Tuesday February 23, 1915*	Ravenna All-Stars	W 28–11	3–2	Kent, OH
Friday February 26, 1915*	Ohio Northern	cancelled		Kent, OH
Thursday March 4, 1915*	Wittenberg	cancelled		Kent, OH
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Sources^[1]^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b Chestnut Burr. Kent State University Special Collections and Archives. 1915. pp. 134–35. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
^ 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.
^ "Basketball Results". Newark Advocate. January 23, 1915. p. 6. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via newspaperarchive.com.
^ "Otterbein smothered Kent State Normal". Akron Evening Times. January 23, 1915. p. 5. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
^ 2022–23 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Kent State University. 2022. p. B7. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

[Chestnut_Burr-1] Chestnut Burr. Kent State University Special Collections and Archives. 1915. pp. 134–35. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[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] "Basketball Results". Newark Advocate. January 23, 1915. p. 6. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via newspaperarchive.com.

[7] "Otterbein smothered Kent State Normal". Akron Evening Times. January 23, 1915. p. 5. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via newspapers.com.

[8] 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 2024–25

1914–15 Kent State Normal School men's basketball team

Schedule and results

See also

References