1901–02 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States

1901–02 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States
1901–02 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States
Helms National Champions	Minnesota (retroactive selection in 1943)
NCAA Division I basketball seasons
«1900–01	1902–03»

The 1901–02 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States began in December 1901, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1902.

Rule changes[]

An early form of dribbling became legal; previously, players were not allowed to bounce the ball at all and could advance it only by passing.^[1] The new dribbling rule did not permit continuous dribbling in the modern sense; instead, a player could bounce a ball only once and then recover it, and the bounce had to be higher than his head.^[1] A player was allowed to bounce and recover the ball in this way as many times in a row as he wanted or pass the ball to another player after any single-bounce dribble, but he was not allowed to shoot the ball after a dribble.^[1]^[2] The rule limited dribbling to a defensive tactic in which a player in effect passed the ball to himself.^[1] Continuous dribbling — dribbling in its modern sense — was not permitted until the 1909–10 season.^[1]

Season headlines[]

The Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League began play, with five original members.
Minnesota went undefeated (15–0).
In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Minnesota as its national champion for the 1901–02 season.^[3]
In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Minnesota as its national champion for the 1901–02 season.^[4]

Conference membership changes[]

School	Former Conference	New Conference
Columbia Lions	Independent	Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Cornell Big Red	Independent	Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Harvard Crimson	Independent	Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Iowa Hawkeyes	No major basketball program	Western Conference
Penn Quakers	No major basketball program	Independent
Princeton Tigers	Independent	Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Yale Bulldogs	Independent	Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League

Regular season[]

Conference winners[]

Conference	Regular Season Winner^[5]	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Tournament	Tournament Venue (City)	Tournament Winner
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League	Yale	None selected	No Tournament
Western Conference	None (see note)	None selected	No Tournament

NOTE: The Western Conference (the future Big Ten Conference) did not sponsor an official conference season or recognize a regular-season champion until the 1905–06 season. In 1901–02, Minnesota (15–0) went undefeated.

Statistical leaders[]

Coaching changes[]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Hoop Tactics "The Evolution of Basketball: A Chronological Look At The Major Refinements" Accessed 15 May 2021
^ Schleyer, Claudia, "The Rules of Basketball: Boy How They've Changed!", Youth Hoops 101 Accessed 15 May 2021
^ Scott, Jon (Nov 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 526, 529–587. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2009.

[hooptactics-1] Hoop Tactics "The Evolution of Basketball: A Chronological Look At The Major Refinements" Accessed 15 May 2021

[2] Schleyer, Claudia, "The Rules of Basketball: Boy How They've Changed!", Youth Hoops 101 Accessed 15 May 2021

[jps-3] Scott, Jon (Nov 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved 13 May 2021.

[ESPN_526-4] ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 526, 529–587. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[5] "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2009.

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