1905–06 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States

1905–06 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States
1905–06 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States
Helms National Champions	Dartmouth (retroactive selection in 1943)
Player of the Year; (Helms)	George Grebenstein, Dartmouth (retroactive selection in 1944)
NCAA Division I basketball seasons
«1904–05	1906–07»

The 1905–06 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States began in December 1905, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1906.

Season headlines[]

The Western Conference (the future Big Ten Conference) sponsored its first conference basketball season and recognized a regular-season champion for the first time.
In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Dartmouth as its national champion for the 1905–06 season.^[1]
In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Wabash as its national champion for the 1905–06 season.^[2]

Conference membership changes[]

School	Former Conference	New Conference
Harvard Crimson	Independent	Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Illinois Fighting Illini	No major basketball program	Western Conference
Northwestern Wildcats	Western Conference	No major basketball program

Regular season[]

Conference winners[]

Conference	Regular Season Winner^[3]	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Tournament	Tournament Venue (City)	Tournament Winner
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League	Penn	None selected	No Tournament
Western Conference	Minnesota	None selected	No Tournament

Statistical leaders[]

Awards[]

Helms College Basketball All-Americans[]

The practice of selecting a Consensus All-American Team did not begin until the 1928–29 season. The Helms Athletic Foundation later retroactively selected a list of All-Americans for the 1905–06 season.^[4]

Player	Team
	Harvard
	Minnesota
	Williams
George Flint	Penn
George Grebenstein	Dartmouth
	Harvard
Marcus Hurley	Columbia
Charles Keinath	Penn
	Chicago
John Schommer	Chicago

Major player of the year awards[]

Helms Player of the Year: George Grebenstein, Dartmouth (retroactive selection in 1944)

Coaching changes[]

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team	Former Coach	New Coach
Brown	Oscar Rackle
Chicago	Wilfred Childs	Joseph Raycroft
Indiana	Zora G. Clevenger	James M. Sheldon
Princeton

References[]

^ 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.
^ The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"

[jps-1] Scott, Jon (Nov 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved 13 May 2021.

[ESPN_526-2] 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.

[3] "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2009.

[4] The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"

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