1913–14 NCAA men's basketball season

1913–14 NCAA men's basketball season
1913–14 NCAA men's basketball season
Helms National Champions	Wisconsin (retroactive selection in 1943)
Player of the Year; (Helms)	Gil Halstead, Cornell (retroactive selection in 1944)
NCAA Division I basketball seasons
«1912–13	1914–15»

The 1913–14 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1913, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1914.

Rule changes[]

Baskets with open bottoms that allow the ball to fall through become mandatory. Previously, baskets had closed bottoms, requiring the pulling of a rope to release the ball after a field goal or successful free throw. The switch to open-bottomed baskets increased the tempo of play and scoring.^[1]

Season headlines[]

In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Wisconsin as its national champion for the 1913–14 season.^[2]
In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Wisconsin as its national champion for the 1913–14 season.^[3]

Regular season[]

Conference winners[]

Conference	Regular Season Winner^[4]	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League	Columbia & Cornell	None selected	No Tournament
Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association	Nebraska (North) & Kansas (South)	None selected	No Tournament
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Colorado		No Tournament
Western Conference	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 1913–14 season.^[5]

Player	Team
	Syracuse
Gil Halstead	Cornell
	Wisconsin
Ernest Houghton	Union (NY)
	Cornell
	Columbia
Nelson Norgren	Chicago
Elmer Oliphant	Purdue
	CCNY
Eugene Van Gent	Wisconsin

Major player of the year awards[]

Helms Player of the Year: Gil Halstead, Cornell (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				After three years as a part-time coach, Colliflower departed after the season to devote himself full-time to his business interests. Georgetown hired O'Reilly as a full-time coach for the following season.^[6]

References[]

^ 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.
^ 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 2014-01-20.

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

[jps-2] Scott, Jon (Nov 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved 13 May 2021.

[ESPN_526-3] 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.

[4] "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2009.

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

[6] "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches". Archived from the original on 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2014-01-20.

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