| Year: | 1906 |
| Helmschamp: | Chicago (retroactive selection in 1943) |
| Helmspoy: | Gilmore Kinney, Yale (retroactive selection in 1944) |
The 1906–07 IAAUS men's basketball season began in December 1906, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1907.
| School | Former Conference | New Conference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No basketball team | Independent | ||
| No major basketball program | Western Conference |
| Conference | Regular Season Winner[4] | Conference Player of the Year | Conference Tournament | Tournament Venue (City) | Tournament Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None selected | No Tournament[5] | |||||
| None selected | No Tournament[6] | |||||
A total of 93 college teams played as major independents. Among independents that played 10 or more games, and went undefeated and and finished with the most wins.[7]
See main article: 1907 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 1906–07 season.[8]
| Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Arthur | Wisconsin | |
| George Flint | Penn | |
| Albert Houghton | Chicago | |
| Marcus Hurley | Columbia | |
| Charles Keinath | Penn | |
| Gilmore Kinney | Yale | |
| John Ryan | Columbia | |
| John Schommer | Chicago | |
| Oswald Tower | Williams | |
| L. Parson Warren | Williams |
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
| Team | Former Coach | Interim Coach | New Coach | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | No coach | Maurice Joyce | After having no coach during its initial season (1906–07) and relying on an elected student manager to run the team, Georgetown hired Joyce for the 1907–08 season as its first coach.[9] | ||
| Kansas | James Naismith | Phog Allen | Future Hall of Famer Allen launched his coaching career, taking over from the sport's founder Naismith. |