1911–12 NCAA men's basketball season

1911–12 NCAA men's basketball season
1911–12 NCAA men's basketball season
Helms National Champions	Wisconsin (retroactive selection in 1943)
Player of the Year; (Helms)	Otto Stangel, Wisconsin (retroactive selection in 1944)
NCAA Division I basketball seasons
«1910–11	1912–13»

The 1911–12 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1911, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1912.

Season headlines[]

In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Wisconsin as its national champion for the 1911–12 season.^[1]
In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Wisconsin as its national champion for the 1911–12 season.^[2]

Conference membership changes[]

School	Former Conference	New Conference
Dartmouth Big Green	Independent	Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Ohio State Buckeyes	Independent	Western Conference

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	Nebraska (North) & Kansas (South)	None selected	No Tournament
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Colorado Mines		No Tournament
Western Conference	Purdue & Wisconsin	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 1911–12 season.^[4]

Player	Team
Claus Benson	Columbia
	St. Lawrence
	Syracuse
	Swarthmore
	Dartmouth
	Colgate
	Dayton
Rufus Sisson	Dartmouth
Otto Stangel	Wisconsin
	Penn

Major player of the year awards[]

Helms Player of the Year: Eddie Calder, St. Lawrence (retroactive selection in 1944)

Coaching changes[]

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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