1927–28 NCAA men's basketball season explained
The 1927–28 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1927, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1928.
Season headlines
- On April 9, 1927, the Joint Basketball Rules Committee announced a sudden change in dribbling rules, eliminating the continuous dribble that had become legal in the 1909–10 season and replacing it with the rule in use from the 1901–02 through 1908–09 seasons, which restricted each dribble to a single bounce.[1] [2] The committee made the change in the belief that elimination of the continuous dribble would make the game less rough and reward greater team play by encouraging more passing.[2] In response, Kansas head coach Phog Allen founded the National Association of Basketball Coaches, which under his leadership sponsored a nationwide protest against the change.[3] By May 1927, the committee had reversed its decision, and the continuous dribble remained legal.[1] [4]
- After the end of the 1927–28 season, the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA) split into the Big Six Conference and the Missouri Valley Conference in May 1928. Both claimed to be a continuation of the MVIAA.
- In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Pittsburgh as its national champion for the 1927–28 season.[5]
- In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Pittsburgh as its national champion for the 1927–28 season.[6]
Regular season
Conferences
Conference winners and tournaments
| Conference | Regular
season winner[7] | 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;
USC defeated Washington in best-of-three conference championship playoff series |
|
| | No Tournament |
| | None selected | | Municipal Auditorium
(Atlanta, Georgia) | Mississippi[8] |
| | None selected | No Tournament | |
Conference standings
Independents
A total of 90 college teams played as major independents. Pittsburgh (21–0) finished both undefeated and with the most wins.[9]
Statistical leaders
Awards
Helms College Basketball All-Americans
See main article: 1928 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 1927–28 season.[10]
Major player of the year awards
Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
Notes and References
- https://hooptactics.net/premium/basketballbasics/bb8rulesevolution.php Hoop Tactics "The Evolution of Basketball: A Chronological Look At The Major Refinements" Accessed 15 May 2021
- https://www.nytimes.com/1927/04/10/archives/basketball-rule-reduces-dribble-joint-committee-restricts-it-to-one.html Anonymous, "BASKETBALL RULE REDUCES DRIBBLE; Joint Committee Restricts It to One Bound in All Amateur Contests. TO ENCOURAGE TEAM PLAY' Officials Say Change Also Will Eliminate Roughness -- Time Out on All Fouls," New York Times, April 10, 1927 Accessed 22 May 2021
- Web site: What is the NABC and what does it do?. National Association of Basketball Coaches. 31 March 2012. 15 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220415165228/http://www.nabc.org/about/index. dead.
- https://www.nytimes.com/1927/04/10/archives/basketball-rule-reduces-dribble-joint-committee-restricts-it-to-one.html Anonymous, "Basketball Rules Committee Rescinds Change Regarding One-Bound Dribble," New York Times, May 19, 1927 Accessed 22 May 2021
- Web site: Jon. Scott. Nov 9, 2010. The truth behind the Helms Committee. 2015-12-14.
- 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.
- 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: 1927-28 Men's Independent Season Summary . . July 30, 2024.
- http://www.apbr.org/ncaa-aa.html The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"
