| Year: | 1924 |
| Helmschamp: | Princeton (retroactive selection in 1943) |
| Helmspoy: | Earl Mueller, Colorado College (retroactive selection in 1944) |
The 1924–25 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1924, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1925.
| School | Former conference | New conference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | ||
| Pacific Coast Conference | Independent | ||
| Independent | Rocky Mountain Athletic 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 | |||||
| None selected | No Tournament | |||||
| No Tournament; California defeated Oregon Agricultural in best-of-three conference championship playoff series | ||||||
| No Tournament | ||||||
| None selected | Municipal Auditorium (Atlanta, Georgia) | North Carolina[4] | ||||
| None selected | No Tournament | |||||
A total of 97 college teams played as major independents. (15–0) and (20–0) were undefeated, and (26–5) finished with the most wins.[5]
See main article: 1925 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 1924–25 season.[6]
| Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Tusten Ackerman | Kansas | |
| Burgess Carey | Kentucky | |
| Jack Cobb | North Carolina | |
| Emanuel Goldblatt | Pennsylvania | |
| Vic Hanson | Syracuse | |
| Noble Kizer | Notre Dame | |
| John Miner | Ohio State | |
| Earl Mueller | Colorado College | |
| Gerald Spohn | Washburn | |
| Carlos Steele | Oregon Agricultural |