1901–02 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States
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1901–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
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Helms National Champions | Minnesota (retroactive selection in 1943) |
The 1901–02 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States began in December 1901, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1902.
Rule changes
[edit]- An early form of dribbling became legal; previously, players were not allowed to bounce the ball at all and could advance it only by passing.[1] The new dribbling rule did not permit continuous dribbling in the modern sense; instead, a player could bounce a ball only once and then recover it, and the bounce had to be higher than his head.[1] A player was allowed to bounce and recover the ball in this way as many times in a row as he wanted or pass the ball to another player after any single-bounce dribble, but he was not allowed to shoot the ball after a dribble.[1][2] The rule limited dribbling to a defensive tactic in which a player in effect passed the ball to himself.[1] Continuous dribbling — dribbling in its modern sense — was not permitted until the 1909–10 season.[1]
Season headlines
[edit]- The Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League began play, with five original members. It played the first college conference basketball season.[3]
- Minnesota went undefeated (15–0).
- In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Minnesota as its national champion for the 1901–02 season.[4]
- In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Minnesota as its national champion for the 1901–02 season.[5]
Conference membership changes
[edit]School | Former Conference | New Conference |
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Columbia Lions | Independent | Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League |
Cornell Big Red | Independent | Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League |
Harvard Crimson | Independent | Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League |
Iowa Hawkeyes | No major basketball program | Western Conference |
Penn Quakers | No major basketball program | Independent |
Princeton Tigers | Independent | Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League |
Yale Bulldogs | Independent | Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League |
Regular season
[edit]Conferences
[edit]Conference | Regular Season Winner[6] |
Conference Player of the Year |
Conference Tournament |
Tournament Venue (City) |
Tournament Winner |
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Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League | Yale | None selected | No Tournament[7] | ||
Western Conference | None (see note) | None selected | No Tournament[8] |
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, although a few intermural games took place within the conference during the 1901–02 season. Minnesota (15–0), Iowa (10–2), and Purdue (10–3) won 10 or more games.[8]
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Independents
[edit]A total of 50 college teams played as major independents. Among them, St. Francis (NY) (13–1), Allegheny (13–1), Bucknell (12–2), Grove City (13–3), Mount Union (11–3), and Dartmouth (11–5) won more than 10 games.[9]
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Statistical leaders
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Coaching changes
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Hoop Tactics "The Evolution of Basketball: A Chronological Look At The Major Refinements" Accessed 15 May 2021
- ^ Schleyer, Claudia, "The Rules of Basketball: Boy How They've Changed!", Youth Hoops 101 Accessed 15 May 2021
- ^ "Playing Rules History" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. p. 11. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1901-02 Men's Ivy League Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
- ^ a b "1901-02 Men's Western Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
- ^ "1901-02 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 17, 2024.