| Year: | 1935 |
| Helmschamp: | Notre Dame (retroactive selection in 1943) |
| Helmspoy: | John Moir, Notre Dame (retroactive selection in 1944) |
The 1935–36 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1935, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1936.
A new rule prohibited any offensive player with the ball from standing in the free-throw lane (also known as the "key") for more than three seconds. Previously, this rule had applied only to a player who had possession of the ball.[1]
| 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 | |||||
| None selected | No Tournament | |||||
| None selected | No Tournament; defeated Pittsburgh in a single-game conference playoff | |||||
| None selected | No Tournament | |||||
| Creighton, Drake, & | None selected | No Tournament | ||||
| No Tournament; Stanford defeated USC in divisional playoff game; Stanford defeated in best-of-three conference championship playoff series | ||||||
| No Tournament | ||||||
| None selected | Alumni Memorial Gym (Knoxville, Tennessee) | Tennessee | ||||
| None selected | Thompson Gym (Raleigh, | North Carolina[5] | ||||
| None selected | No Tournament | |||||
A total of 57 college teams played as major independents. Notre Dame (22–2) had the best winning percentage (.917) and (26–4) finished with the most wins.[6]
See main article: 1936 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans.
| Player | Class | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Huffman | Senior | Indiana | |
| Robert Kessler | Senior | Purdue | |
| Bill Kinner | Senior | Utah | |
| Hank Luisetti | Sophomore | Stanford | |
| John Moir | Sophomore | Notre Dame | |
| Paul Nowak | Sophomore | Notre Dame | |
| Ike Poole | Senior | Arkansas |