1910–11 NCAA men's basketball season explained

Year:1910
Helmschamp:St. John's (retroactive selection in 1943)
Helmspoy:Ted Kiendl, Columbia (retroactive selection in 1944)

The 1910–11 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1910, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1911.

Rule changes

Season headlines

Conference membership changes

SchoolFormer ConferenceNew Conference
IndependentRocky Mountain Athletic Conference
IndependentRocky Mountain Athletic Conference
No major basketball programRocky Mountain Athletic Conference
IndependentEastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
IndependentEastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
No major basketball programRocky Mountain Athletic Conference
IndependentEastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
IndependentEastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
IndependentEastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
NOTE: Although Colorado College joined the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference for the 1910–11 season, it did not field its first major-level basketball team until the 1913–14 season.

Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners

ConferenceRegular
Season Winner[4]
Conference
Player of the Year
Conference
Tournament
Tournament
Venue (City)
Tournament
Winner
None selected No Tournament
None selected No Tournament
No Tournament
None selected No Tournament

Conference standings

Independents

A total of 114 college teams played as major independents. Among independents that played at least 10 games, (10–0), (10–0), (14–0), and St. John's (N.Y.) (14–0) were undefeated, and (15–4) and (15–5) finished with the most wins.[5]

Statistical leaders

Awards

Helms College Basketball All-Americans

See main article: 1911 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 1910–11 season.[6]

PlayerTeam
A. D. AlexanderColumbia
Dave ChartersPurdue
C. C. ClementsonWashington
Harry W. HillNavy
John KeenanSt. John's (NY)
Ted KiendlColumbia
Frank LawlerMinnesota
W. M. LeeColumbia
Walter ScovilleWisconsin
Lewis WaltonPenn

Major player of the year awards

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

TeamFormer
Coach
Interim
Coach
New
Coach
Reason
GeorgetownMaurice JoyceJames ColliflowerJoyce retired from coaching after the end of the season.[7] [8]
WisconsinHaskell NoyesWalter Meanwell

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Playing Rules History . . . ncaa.org . NCAA . June 25, 2024 . 3, 6.
  2. Web site: Jon. Scott. Nov 9, 2010. The truth behind the Helms Committee. 13 May 2021.
  3. Book: ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. ESPN. ESPN Books. New York, NY. 2009. 526, 529–587. 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. News: 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section. 2009. NCAA. 14 February 2009.
  5. Web site: 1910-11 Men's Independent Season Summary . . July 25, 2024.
  6. http://www.apbr.org/ncaa-aa.html The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"
  7. Web site: The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches . 2014-01-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170527235527/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm . 2017-05-27 . dead .
  8. http://www.hoyabasketball.com/history/hist11.htmThe Georgetown Basketball History Project: Basketball's Roots at Georgetown