1911–12 NCAA men's basketball season
Men's collegiate basketball season
1911–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
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Helms National Champions | Wisconsin (retroactive selection in 1943) |
Player of the Year (Helms) | Otto Stangel, Wisconsin (retroactive selection in 1944) |
← 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 |
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Dartmouth Big Green | Independent | Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League |
Ohio State Buckeyes | Independent | Western Conference |
Regular season
Conferences
Conference winners
Conference | Regular Season Winner[3] | Conference Player of the Year | Conference Tournament | Tournament Venue (City) | Tournament Winner |
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Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League | Columbia | None selected | No Tournament | ||
Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Nebraska (North) & Kansas (South) | None selected | No Tournament; Nebraska and Kansas were conference co-champions | ||
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Colorado Mines | No Tournament | |||
Western Conference | Purdue & Wisconsin | None selected | No Tournament |
Conference standings
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Independents
A total of 112 college teams played as major independents. Among independents that played at least 10 games, Baylor (13–0), Dayton (13–0), Grove City (12–0), and Wesleyan (13–0) were undefeated, and Santa Clara (18–6) finished with the most wins.[4]
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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.[5]
Player | Team |
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Claus Benson | Columbia |
Thomas Canfield | St. Lawrence |
Lewis Castle | Syracuse |
Fred Gieg | Swarthmore |
Ernst Mensel | Dartmouth |
Emil Schradieck | Colgate |
Alphonse Schumacher | Dayton |
Rufus Sisson | Dartmouth |
Otto Stangel | Wisconsin |
William Turner | 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 (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. pp. 526, 529–587. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
- ^ "1911-12 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"