1910–11 NCAA men's basketball season

1910–11 NCAA men's basketball season
1910–11 NCAA men's basketball season
Helms National Champions	St. John's (retroactive selection in 1943)
Player of the Year; (Helms)	Ted Kiendl, Columbia (retroactive selection in 1944)
NCAA Division I basketball seasons
«1909–10	1911–12»

The 1910–11 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1910, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1911.

Season headlines[]

The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS) renamed itself the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 1910 prior to the 1910–11 basketball season.
After a two-season hiatus and a reorganization, the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League resumed conference play, with five members.
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference began play, with four original members.
In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected St. John's as its national champion for the 1910–11 season.^[1]
In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected St. John's as its national champion for the 1910–11 season.^[2]

Conference membership changes[]

School	Former Conference	New Conference
Colorado Silver and Gold	Independent	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Colorado Agricultural Aggies	Independent	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Colorado Mines Orediggers	No major basketball program	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Columbia Lions	Independent	Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Cornell Big Red	Independent	Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Denver Pioneers	No major basketball program	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Penn Quakers	Independent	Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Princeton Tigers	Independent	Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Yale Bulldogs	Independent	Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League

NOTE: Although Colorado College joined the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference for the 1910–11 season, it did not field its first major-level basketball team until the 1913–14 season.

Regular season[]

Conference winners[]

Conference	Regular Season Winner^[3]	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League	Columbia	None selected	No Tournament
Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association	Kansas	None selected	No Tournament
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Colorado Mines		No Tournament
Western Conference	Minnesota & Purdue	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 1910–11 season.^[4]

Player	Team
	Columbia
	Purdue
	Washington
Harry Hill	Navy
	St. John's (NY)
Ted Kiendl	Columbia
	Minnesota
	Columbia
	Wisconsin
	Penn

Major player of the year awards[]

Helms Player of the Year: Ted Kiendl, Columbia (retroactive selection in 1944)

Coaching changes[]

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

Team	Former Coach	Interim Coach	New Coach	Reason
Georgetown				Joyce retired from coaching after the end of the season.^[5]^[6]

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"
^ "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches". Archived from the original on 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
^ Georgetown Basketball History Project: Basketball's Roots at Georgetown^{[permanent dead link]}

[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"

[5] "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches". Archived from the original on 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2014-01-21.

[6] Georgetown Basketball History Project: Basketball's Roots at Georgetown^{[permanent dead link]}

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