1936–37 NCAA men's basketball season

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The 1936–37 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1936, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1937.

Season headlines

Conference membership changes

School Former conference New conference
The Citadel Bulldogs Independent Southern Conference
Davidson Wildcats Independent Southern Conference
Furman Paladins Independent Southern Conference
Richmond Spiders Independent Southern Conference
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Independent Southern Conference
William & Mary Indians Independent Southern Conference

Regular season

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference Regular
season winner[3]
Conference
player of the year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (City)
Tournament
winner
Big Six Conference Kansas & Nebraska None selected No Tournament
Big Ten Conference Illinois & Minnesota None selected No Tournament
Border Conference New Mexico State None selected No Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Penn None selected No Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Pittsburgh & Temple None selected No Tournament;
Pittsburgh defeated Temple in a single-game conference playoff
Metropolitan New York Conference Long Island None selected No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference Oklahoma A&M None selected No Tournament
Pacific Coast Conference Washington State (North); Stanford (South) No Tournament;
Stanford defeated Washington State in best-of-three conference championship playoff series
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Colorado & Denver (Eastern);
Montana State & Utah (Western)
No Tournament
Southeastern Conference Kentucky None selected 1937 SEC men's basketball tournament Alumni Memorial Gym (Knoxville, Tennessee) Kentucky
Southern Conference Washington and Lee None selected 1937 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Thompson Gym
(Raleigh, North Carolina)
Washington and Lee[4]
Southwest Conference SMU None selected No Tournament

Statistical leaders

Awards

Consensus All-American team

Consensus Team
Player Class Team
Jules Bender Senior Long Island
Hank Luisetti Junior Stanford
John Moir Junior Notre Dame
Paul Nowak Junior Notre Dame
Jewell Young Junior Purdue

Major player of the year awards

Other major awards

Coaching changes

References

  1. ^ Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  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. ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09