The 1938–39 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1938, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1939 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 27, 1939, at Patten Gymnasium in Evanston, Illinois. The Oregon Webfoots won the first NCAA national championship with a 46–33 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes.
| 1938–39 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
|---|---|
| National Championship | Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois |
| NCAA Champions | Oregon |
| Helms National Champions | Long Island (retroactive selection in 1943) |
| Other champions | Long Island (NIT) |
| Player of the Year (Helms) | Chet Jaworski, Rhode Island State (retroactive selection in 1944) |
Rule changes edit
After a team makes a free throw as a result of a technical foul, it retains possession and throws the ball in from out of bounds. Previously, a jump ball at center court had taken place after a team shot a free throw as a result of a technical foul.[1]
Season headlines edit
- The Skyline Conference began play, with seven original members. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference became a non-major conference after the departure of seven of its larger members for the Skyline Conference.
- The practice of naming a Consensus All-American Second Team began.
- The NCAA tournament was held for the first time, operated by the National Association of Basketball Coaches rather than the National Collegiate Athletic Association itself. Eight teams competed. The tournament lost $2,500; although 5,000 fans attended the championship game, many of the tickets were given away.[2] The NCAA viewed its champion as the official national champion, the National Invitation Tournament, which had debuted the previous year, widely was considered the more prestigious of the two tournaments and the "true" national championship tournament through at least the mid-1950s, with better teams often choosing the NIT over the NCAA or playing in both tournaments in the same year.[2]
- The Eastern Intercollegiate Conference and the Northern California Conference both disbanded at the end of the season.
- In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Long Island, the 1938 National Invitation Tournament winner, as its national champion for the 1938–39 season.[3]
- In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Long Island as its national champion for the 1938–39 season.[4]
Conference membership changes edit
Regular season edit
Conference winners and tournaments edit
Statistical leaders edit
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Post-Season Tournaments edit
NCAA Tournament edit
Semifinals & finals edit
| National semifinals | National Finals | ||||||||
| Villanova | 36 | ||||||||
| Ohio State | 53 | ||||||||
| Ohio State | 33 | ||||||||
| Oregon | 46 | ||||||||
| Oregon | 55 | ||||||||
| Oklahoma | 37 | ||||||||
National Invitation Tournament edit
Semifinals & finals edit
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Bradley | 32 | ||||||||
| Long Island | 36 | ||||||||
| Long Island | 44 | ||||||||
| Loyola-Chicago | 32 | ||||||||
| Loyola-Chicago | 51 | ||||||||
| St. John's | 46 | ||||||||
- Third Place – Bradley 40, St. John's 35
Awards edit
Consensus All-American teams edit
| Player | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Ernie Andres | Senior | Indiana |
| Jimmy Hull | Senior | Ohio State |
| Chet Jaworski | Senior | Rhode Island State |
| Irving Torgoff | Senior | Long Island |
| Slim Wintermute | Senior | Oregon |
| Player | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby Anet | Senior | Oregon |
| Bob Calihan | Junior | Detroit |
| Bob Hassmiller | Senior | Fordham |
| Mike Novak | Senior | Loyola-Chicago |
| Bernard Opper | Senior | Kentucky |
Major player of the year awards edit
- Helms Player of the Year: Chet Jaworski, Rhode Island State (retroactive selection in 1944)
Other major awards edit
- NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Irv Torgoff, Long Island
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas State | Frank Root | Jack Gardner | ||
| Wyoming | Willard Witte | Everett Shelton |
References edit
- ^ orangehoops.org History of NCAA Basketball Rule Changes
- ^ a b Anonymous, "How the NCAA Overtook Its Rival, the NIT," Sport History Weekly, March 24, 2019 Accessed May 4, 2021
- ^ 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
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