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1928–29 NCAA men's basketball season
The 1928–29 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1928, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1929.
| 1928–29 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
|---|---|
| Helms National Champions | Montana State (retroactive selection in 1943) |
| Player of the Year (Helms) | John "Cat" Thompson, Montana State (retroactive selection in 1944) |
← 1927–28 1929–30 → | |
Rule changes edit
The charging foul by the player dribbling the ball was introduced.[1]
Season headlines edit
- The Big Six Conference and Missouri Valley Conference began play. Both had formed when the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA) split into the two new conferences in May 1928, with the Big Six Conference officially retaining the MVIAA's name and the Missouri Valley Conference retaining its staff. Both claimed the MVIAA's founding date (1907) and its history from 1907 to 1928 as their own, and both claimed to be a continuation of the original conference.
- The practice of naming an annual Consensus All-American Team began.
- In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Montana State as its national champion for the 1928–29 season.[2]
- In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Montana State as its national champion for the 1928–29 season.[3]
Conference membership changes edit
Regular season edit
Conference winners and tournaments edit
| Conference | Regular season winner[4] | Conference player of the year | Conference tournament | Tournament venue (City) | Tournament winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Six Conference | Oklahoma | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Big Ten Conference | Michigan & Wisconsin | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League | Penn | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Missouri Valley Conference | WashU | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Pacific Coast Conference | Washington (North); California (South) | No Tournament; California defeated Washington in best-of-three conference championship playoff series | |||
| Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Colorado (Eastern); Montana State (Western) | No Tournament | |||
| Southern Conference | Washington and Lee | None selected | 1929 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament | Municipal Auditorium (Atlanta, Georgia) | NC State[5] |
| Southwest Conference | Arkansas | None selected | No Tournament | ||
Statistical leaders edit
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Awards edit
Consensus All-American team edit
| Player | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Churchill | Junior | Oklahoma |
| Vern Corbin | Senior | California |
| Charley Hyatt | Junior | Pittsburgh |
| Stretch Murphy | Junior | Purdue |
| Joe Schaaf | Senior | Pennsylvania |
| Cat Thompson | Junior | Montana State |
Major player of the year awards edit
- Helms Player of the Year: John "Cat" Thompson, Montana State (retroactive selection in 1944)
Coaching changes edit
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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
| Team | Former Coach | Interim Coach | New Coach | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | Elmer Ripley | Bill Dudack | Ripley left to coach at Yale. His assistant Dudack replaced him. | |
| Iowa | Sam Barry | Rollie Williams | ||
| USC | Leo Calland | Sam Barry |
References edit
- ^ orangehoops.org History of NCAA Basketball Rule Changes
- ^ Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09