1910–11 NCAA men's basketball season

The 1910–11 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1910, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1911.

Season headlines edit

Conference membership changes edit

SchoolFormer ConferenceNew Conference
Colorado Silver and GoldIndependentRocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Colorado Agricultural AggiesIndependentRocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Colorado Mines OrediggersNo major basketball programRocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Columbia LionsIndependentEastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Cornell Big RedIndependentEastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Denver PioneersNo major basketball programRocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Penn QuakersIndependentEastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Princeton TigersIndependentEastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Yale BulldogsIndependentEastern Intercollegiate Basketball League

NOTE: Although Colorado College joined the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference for the 1910–11 season, it did not field its first major-level basketball team until the 1913–14 season.

Regular season edit

Conference winners edit

ConferenceRegular
Season Winner[3]
Conference
Player of the Year
Conference
Tournament
Tournament
Venue (City)
Tournament
Winner
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball LeagueColumbiaNone selectedNo Tournament
Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationKansasNone selectedNo Tournament
Rocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceColorado MinesNo Tournament
Western ConferenceMinnesota & PurdueNone selectedNo Tournament

Statistical leaders edit

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 1910–11 season.[4]

PlayerTeam
A. D. AlexanderColumbia
Dave ChartersPurdue
C. C. ClementsonWashington
Harry W. HillNavy
John KeenanSt. John's (NY)
Ted KiendlColumbia
Frank LawlerMinnesota
W. M. LeeColumbia
Walter ScovilleWisconsin
Lewis WaltonPenn

Major player of the year awards edit

Coaching changes edit

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

TeamFormer
Coach
Interim
Coach
New
Coach
Reason
GeorgetownMaurice JoyceJames ColliflowerJoyce retired from coaching after the end of the season.[5][6]
WisconsinHaskell NoyesWalter Meanwell

References edit

  1. ^ Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  4. ^ The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"
  5. ^ "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches". Archived from the original on May 27, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  6. ^ Georgetown Basketball History Project: Basketball's Roots at Georgetown[permanent dead link]