| Year: | 1911 |
| Helmschamp: | Wisconsin (retroactive selection in 1943) |
| Helmspoy: | Otto Stangel, Wisconsin (retroactive selection in 1944) |
The 1911–12 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1911, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1912.
| School | Former Conference | New Conference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League | ||
| Independent | Western Conference |
| Conference | Regular Season Winner[3] | Conference Player of the Year | Conference Tournament | Tournament Venue (City) | Tournament Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None selected | No Tournament | |||||
| & | None selected | No Tournament; Nebraska and Kansas were | ||||
| No Tournament | ||||||
| None selected | No Tournament | |||||
A total of 112 college teams played as major independents. Among independents that played at least 10 games, (13–0), (13–0), (12–0), and (13–0) were undefeated, and (18–6) finished with the most wins.[4]
See main article: 1912 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 1911–12 season.[5]
| Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |