1917–18 NCAA men's basketball season

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The 1917–18 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1917, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1918.

Season headlines

Conference membership changes

School Former Conference New Conference
Michigan Wolverines No basketball program Big Ten Conference
Oklahoma A&M Aggies Independent Southwest Conference
Stanford Indians Pacific Coast Conference Independent
Washington State Cougars Pacific Coast Conference Independent

Regular season

Conference winners

Conference Regular
Season Winner[3]
Conference
Player of the Year
Conference
Tournament
Tournament
Venue (City)
Tournament
Winner
Big Ten Conference Wisconsin None selected No Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Penn None selected No Tournament
Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association Missouri None selected No Tournament
Pacific Coast Conference Did not play as conference
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Colorado No Tournament
Southwest Conference Rice None selected No Tournament

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 1917–18 season.[4]

Player Team
Earl Anderson Illinois
Bill Chandler Wisconsin
Harold Gillen Minnesota
Hubert Peck Penn
Craig Ruby Missouri
Joseph Schwarzer Syracuse
Eber Simpson Wisconsin
Alfred Sorenson Washington State
George Sweeney Penn
Gene Vidal Army

Major player of the year awards

References

  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"