1922–23 NCAA men's basketball season explained
The 1922–23 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1922, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1923.
Season headlines
- In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Kansas as its national champion for the 1922–23 season.[1]
- In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Army as its national champion for the 1922–23 season.[2]
- This Season of NCAAB has acquired huge fan response and betting prospects among other NCAA tournament.
- NCAAB betting lines can generally be broken down into three primary bets: the point spread, moneyline, and total or OVER/UNDER.
Rule changes
- If a defending player interfered with the ball or basket while the ball was on the basket’s rim, a field goal was awarded to the shooting team. Previously, the shooting team had been awarded a free-throw attempt under these circumstances.[3]
Conference membership changes
Regular season
Conferences
Conference winners and tournaments
| Conference | Regular
season winner[4] | Conference
player of the year | Conference
tournament | Tournament
venue (City) | Tournament
winner |
|---|
| | None selected | No Tournament |
| | None selected | No Tournament |
| | None selected | No Tournament |
|
| | No Tournament;
Idaho defeated California in best-of-three conference championship playoff series |
| | | No Tournament |
| | None selected | | Municipal Auditorium
(Atlanta, Georgia) | Mississippi A&M[5] |
| | None selected | No Tournament | |
NOTE: The
1923 Southern Intercollegiate men's basketball tournament included teams from both the
Southern Conference and the
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Although it was a regional rather than conference tournament whose champion claimed the mythical title of "Champions of the
South," the Southern Conference considered it the "official" Southern Conference tournament for 1923.
[1] Conference standings
Independents
A total of 107 college teams played as major independents. Army (17–0) and (17–0) were undefeated and (25–2) finished with the most wins.[6]
Statistical leaders
Awards
Helms College Basketball All-Americans
See main article: 1923 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 1922–23 season.[7]
Major player of the year awards
Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
Notes and References
- Web site: Jon. Scott. Nov 9, 2010. The truth behind the Helms Committee. 14 December 2015.
- 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.
- Web site: Playing Rules History . . . ncaa.org . NCAA . June 25, 2024 . 3, 7.
- News: 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section. 2009. NCAA. 2009-02-14.
- http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/files/0809mbkguide/standingsandresults.pdf?SPSID=35819&SPID=1798&DB_OEM_ID=4000 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section
- Web site: 1922-23 Men's Independent Season Summary . . July 29, 2024.
- http://www.apbr.org/ncaa-aa.html The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"
- Web site: The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches . 2014-01-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170527235527/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm . 2017-05-27 . dead .
