1 8 9 7 . ▁Although ▁an ▁intr am ural ▁basketball ▁game ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁Ge or get own ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁the ▁sport ▁otherwise ▁remained ▁unknown ▁at ▁the ▁school ▁until ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁when ▁Ge or get own ▁h ired ▁Joy ce ▁as ▁its ▁athlet ic ▁director ▁with ▁an ▁eye ▁toward ▁developing ▁a ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁program . ▁After ▁the ▁football ▁season ▁ended ▁later ▁that ▁aut umn , ▁Joy ce ▁o vers aw ▁try outs ▁for ▁a ▁basketball ▁team ; ▁ultimately ▁four ▁under grad u ates ▁and ▁three ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁Law ▁School ▁students ▁made ▁the ▁team . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁had ▁no ▁head ▁coach , ▁the ▁only ▁team ▁in ▁Ge or get own ▁mens ▁basketball ▁history ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁one . ▁Instead , ▁college ▁student ▁Lou ▁Murray ▁was ▁elected ▁student ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁team , ▁responsible ▁for ▁providing ▁leadership , ▁monitoring ▁the ▁teams ▁fin ances , ▁and ▁sched uling ▁games ▁and ▁practices ▁– ▁roles ▁now ▁performed ▁by ▁the ▁schools ▁athlet ic ▁department ▁and ▁coach . ▁The ▁role ▁of ▁student ▁manager ▁would ▁remain ▁a ▁prominent ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁seasons ▁to ▁come , ▁as ▁even ▁after ▁Joy ce ▁became ▁the ▁teams ▁first ▁formal ▁head ▁coach ▁the ▁following ▁season , ▁he ▁and ▁future ▁head ▁coach es ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁limited ▁their ▁role ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁teacher ▁and ▁fac ulty ▁ad visor , ▁available ▁to ▁the ▁team ▁during ▁games ▁merely ▁to ▁offer ▁advice ▁if ▁the ▁players ▁asked ▁for ▁it ;