1917–18 NCAA men's basketball season
1917–18 NCAA men's basketball season | |
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Helms National Champions | Syracuse (retroactive selection in 1943) |
Player of the Year (Helms) | Bill Chandler, Wisconsin (retroactive selection in 1944) |
The 1917–18 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1917, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1918.
Season headlines[]
- The Pacific Coast Conference did not play as a basketball conference during the 1917–18 season.
- In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Syracuse as its national champion for the 1917–18 season.[1]
- In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Syracuse as its national champion for the 1917–18 season.[2]
Conference membership changes[]
School | Former Conference | New Conference |
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Michigan Wolverines | No basketball program | Big Ten Conference |
Oklahoma A&M Aggies | Independent | Southwest Conference |
Stanford Indians | Pacific Coast Conference | Independent |
Washington State Cougars | Pacific Coast Conference | Independent |
Regular season[]
Conference winners[]
Conference | Regular Season Winner[3] |
Conference Player of the Year |
Conference Tournament |
Tournament Venue (City) |
Tournament Winner |
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Big Ten Conference | Wisconsin | None selected | No Tournament | ||
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League | Penn | None selected | No Tournament | ||
Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Missouri | None selected | No Tournament | ||
Pacific Coast Conference | Did not play as conference | ||||
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Colorado | No Tournament | |||
Southwest Conference | Rice | None selected | No Tournament |
Statistical leaders[]
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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 1917–18 season.[4]
Player | Team |
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Earl Anderson | Illinois |
Bill Chandler | Wisconsin |
Minnesota | |
Penn | |
Craig Ruby | Missouri |
Syracuse | |
Eber Simpson | Wisconsin |
Washington State | |
Penn | |
Gene Vidal | Army |
Major player of the year awards[]
- Helms Player of the Year: Bill Chandler, Wisconsin (retroactive selection in 1944)
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"
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