1913–14_NCAA_men's_basketball_season
1913–14 NCAA men's basketball season
Men's collegiate basketball season
The 1913–14 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1913, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1914.
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]
- 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]
Conference winners
More information Conference, Regular Season Winner ...
| Conference | Regular Season Winner[4] |
Conference Player of the Year |
Conference Tournament |
Tournament Venue (City) |
Tournament Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
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Statistical leaders
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Helms College Basketball All-Americans
Main article: 1914 NCAA Men's 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]
More information Player, Team ...
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Lewis Castle | Syracuse |
| Gil Halstead | Cornell |
| Carl Harper | Wisconsin |
| Ernest Houghton | Union (NY) |
| Walter Lunden | Cornell |
| Dan Meenan | Columbia |
| Nelson Norgren | Chicago |
| Elmer Oliphant | Purdue |
| Everett Southwick | CCNY |
| Eugene Van Gent | Wisconsin |
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Major player of the year awards
- Helms Player of the Year: Gil Halstead, Cornell (retroactive selection in 1944)
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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
More information Team, Former Coach ...
| Team | Former Coach |
Interim Coach |
New Coach |
Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | James Colliflower | John O'Reilly | 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] |
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- 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.
- "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches". Archived from the original on May 27, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2014.