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1916–17 NCAA men's basketball season
The 1916–17 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1916, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1917.
Season headlines edit
- In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Washington State as its national champion for the 1916–17 season.[1]
- In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Washington State as its national champion for the 1916–17 season.[2]
Conference membership changes edit
| School | Former Conference | New Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon Webfoots | No basketball team | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Southwestern Pirates | Southwest Conference | No major basketball program |
| Stanford Indians | Independent | Pacific Coast Conference |
NOTE: Although Oregon joined the Pacific Coast Conference in 1915, it did not field a basketball team during the 1915–16 season, and its first season of Pacific Coast Conference play was 1916–17.
Regular season edit
Conference winners edit
| Conference | Regular Season Winner[3] | Conference Player of the Year | Conference Tournament | Tournament Venue (City) | Tournament Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League | Yale | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Kansas State | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Pacific Coast Conference | Washington State | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Colorado College | No Tournament | |||
| Southwest Conference | Texas | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Western Conference | Illinois & Minnesota | None selected | No Tournament | ||
Statistical leaders edit
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Awards edit
Helms College Basketball All-Americans edit
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 1916–17 season.[4]
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Clyde Alwood | Illinois |
| Cyril Haas | Princeton |
| George Hjelte | California |
| Orson Kinney | Yale |
| Harold Olsen | Wisconsin |
| F. I. Reynolds | Kansas State |
| Francis Stadsvold | Minnesota |
| Charles Taft | Yale |
| Ray Woods | Illinois |
| Harry Young | Washington and Lee |
Major player of the year awards edit
- Helms Player of the Year: Ray Woods, Illinois (retroactive selection in 1944)
References edit
- ^ Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. pp. 526, 529–587. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
- ^ The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"