1936–37 Stanford Indians men's basketball team

The 1936–37 Stanford Indians men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 1936–37 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was John Bunn, coaching in his seventh season with the Indians (now known as the Cardinal). The team finished the season with a 25–2 record^[2] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.^[3][4]

1936–37 Stanford Indians men's basketball
Pacific Coast Conference Champions Helms Foundation National Champions Premo-Porretta National Champions
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Division	South
Record	25–2 (10–2 PCC)
Head coach	John Bunn (7th season)
Home arena	Stanford Pavilion
Seasons ← 1935–36 1937–38 →

1936–37 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Washington State	11	–	5		.688			24	–	8		.750
Oregon	11	–	5		.688			20	–	9		.690
Washington	11	–	5		.688			15	–	11		.577
Oregon State	5	–	11		.313			11	–	15		.423
Idaho	2	–	14		.125			8	–	19		.296
South
Stanford †	10	–	2		.833			25	–	2		.926
USC	8	–	4		.667			19	–	6		.760
California	4	–	8		.333			17	–	10		.630
UCLA	2	–	10		.167			6	–	13		.316
† Conference playoff series winner As of 1937^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Hank Luisetti led the NCAA in scoring, was named a consensus All-American for the second consecutive season, and was named the Helms Foundation National Player of the Year. Luisetti was later inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) debuted the next year, and the NCAA tournament in 1939.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
*		California Aggies	W 41–16	1–0	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
*		Olympic Club	W 60–49	2–0	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
*		at San Jose State	W 31–24	3–0	San Jose, CA
*		vs. Warrensburg State	W 51–31	4–0	Kansas City, MO
*		Temple	W 45–38	5–0	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
12/30/1936*		at Long Island	W 45–31	6–0	New York, NY
*		at Canisius	W 39–29	7–0	Buffalo, NY
*		at Western Reserve	W 67–27	8–0	Cleveland, OH
*		at Hamline	W 58–26	9–0	Saint Paul, MN
*		at Montana State			Bozeman, MT
		UCLA	W 63–40	11–0 (1–0)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
		UCLA	W 69–36	12–0 (2–0)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
		at California	W 51–35	13–0 (3–0)	Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, CA
*		Saint Mary's	W 50–23	14–0	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
		at USC	L 39–42	14–1 (3–1)	Shrine Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
		at USC	W 61–49	15–1 (4–1)	Shrine Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
		California	W 50–37	16–1 (5–1)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
*		at San Francisco	W 51–34	17–1	San Francisco Civic Auditorium  San Francisco, CA
		at UCLA	W 42–40	18–1 (6–1)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		at UCLA	W 67–38	19–1 (7–1)	Men's Gym  Los Angeles, CA
		at California	W 36–32	20–1 (8–1)	Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, CA
*		Santa Clara	W 54–25	21–1	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
		USC	W 39–34	22–1 (9–1)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
		USC	W 47–38	23–1 (10–1)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
		California	L 31–44	23–2 (10–2)	Stanford Pavilion  Stanford, CA
Pacific Coast Conference Playoff Series
3/26/1937*		at Washington State	W 31–28	24–2	WSC Gymnasium  Pullman, WA
3/27/1937*		at Washington State	W 41–40	25–2	WSC Gymnasium  Pullman, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source^[5]

References

1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
2. "Stanford Cardinal season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
3. "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
4. ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 545. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
5. (PDF). 2013–14 Men's Basketball Media Guide. Stanford University. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-07. Retrieved July 23, 2014.