1904–05 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States

1904–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
1904–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Helms National Champions	Columbia (retroactive selection in 1943)
Player of the Year; (Helms)	Christian Steinmetz, Wisconsin (retroactive selection in 1944)
	← 1903–04 1905–06 →

The 1904–05 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States began in December 1904, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1905.

Season headlines

In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Columbia as its national champion for the 1904–05 season.^[1]
In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Columbia as its national champion for the 1904–05 season.^[2]

Conference membership changes

School	Former Conference	New Conference
Harvard Crimson	Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League	Independent
Northwestern Wildcats	No major basketball program	Western Conference

Regular season

Conference winners

Conference	Regular Season Winner^[3]	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Tournament	Tournament Venue (City)	Tournament Winner
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League	Columbia	None selected	No Tournament
Western Conference	None (see note)	None selected	No Tournament

NOTE: The Western Conference (the future Big Ten Conference) did not sponsor an official conference season or recognize a regular-season champion until the 1905–06 season. In 1904–05, Chicago (9–3) finished with the best winning percentage (.750) and Wisconsin (10–8) with the most wins.

Statistical leaders

Awards

Helms College Basketball All-Americans

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 1904–05 season.^[4]

Player	Team
Harry A. Fisher	Columbia
Marcus Hurley	Columbia
Willard Hyatt	Yale
Gilmore Kinney	Yale
C. D. McLees	Wisconsin
James Ozanne	Chicago
Walter Runge	Colgate
Chris Steinmetz	Wisconsin
George Tuck	Minnesota
Oliver deGray Vanderbilt	Princeton

Major player of the year awards

Helms Player of the Year: Christian Steinmetz, Wisconsin (retroactive selection in 1944)

Coaching changes

References

^ 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"

[jps-1] Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved May 13, 2021.

[ESPN_526-2] 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"

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