1933–34 NCAA men's basketball season

1933–34 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
1933–34 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Helms National Champions	Wyoming (retroactive selection in 1943)
Player of the Year; (Helms)	Wesley Bennett, Westminster (Pa.) (retroactive selection in 1944)
	← 1932–33 1934–35 →

The 1933–34 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1933, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1934.

Rule changes

The "10-second" rule went into effect, requiring the team on offense to get the ball past the midcourt line within 10 seconds.^[1]
A new substitution rule allowed each player to re-enter a game twice. Previously, each player could re-enter a game only once.^[2]
The number of referees increased from one to two.^[3]

Season headlines

The Metropolitan New York Conference began play, with 10 original members.
In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Wyoming as its national champion for the 1933–34 season.^[4]
In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Kentucky as its national champion for the 1933–34 season.^[5]

Conference membership changes

School	Former conference	New conference
Brooklyn Bulldogs	Non-major basketball program	Metropolitan New York Conference
Bucknell Bison	Independent	Eastern Intercollegiate Conference
CCNY Beavers	Independent	Metropolitan New York Conference
Columbia Lions	See note	Metropolitan New York Conference
Fordham Rams	Independent	Metropolitan New York Conference
Harvard Crimson	Independent	Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Long Island Blackbirds	Independent	Metropolitan New York Conference
Manhattan Jaspers	Independent	Metropolitan New York Conference
NYU Violets	Independent	Metropolitan New York Conference
Pratt Cannoneers	Non-major basketball program	Metropolitan New York Conference
St. Francis (NY) Terriers	Independent	Metropolitan New York Conference
St. John's Redmen	Independent	Metropolitan New York Conference

NOTE: Columbia joined the Metropolitan New York Conference while remaining a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League. It retained its membership in both until 1939.

Regular season

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference	Regular season winner^[6]	Conference player of the year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (City)	Tournament winner
Big Six Conference	Kansas	None selected	No Tournament
Big Ten Conference	Purdue	None selected	No Tournament
Border Conference	Texas Tech	None selected	No Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League	Penn	None selected	No Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Conference	Pittsburgh	None selected	No Tournament
Metropolitan New York Conference	NYU	None selected	No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference	Butler	None selected	No Tournament
Pacific Coast Conference	Washington (North); USC (South)		No Tournament; Washington defeated USC in best-of-three conference championship playoff series
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Wyoming (Eastern); BYU (Western)		No Tournament
Southeastern Conference	Alabama	None selected	1934 SEC men's basketball tournament	Atlanta Athletic Club (Atlanta, Georgia)	Alabama
Southern Conference	South Carolina	None selected	1934 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament	Thompson Gym (Raleigh, North Carolina)	Washington and Lee^[7]
Southwest Conference	TCU	None selected	No Tournament

Statistical leaders

Awards

Consensus All-American team

**Consensus Team**
Player	Class	Team
Norman Cottom	Junior	Purdue
Claire Cribbs	Junior	Pittsburgh
Moose Krause	Senior	Notre Dame
Hal Lee	Senior	Washington
Les Witte	Senior	Wyoming

Major player of the year awards

Helms Player of the Year: Wesley Bennett, Westminster (Pa.) (retroactive selection in 1944)

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team	Former Coach	New Coach
Colorado	Henry Iba	Dutch Clark
Oklahoma A&M	Harold James	Henry Iba
Toledo	David V. Connelly	Harold Anderson
Wisconsin	Walter Meanwell	Harold E. Foster

References

^ Hoop Tactics "The Evolution of Basketball: A Chronological Look At The Major Refinements" Accessed 15 May 2021
^ orangehoops.org History of NCAA Basketball Rule Changes
^ Schleyer, Claudia, "The Rules of Basketball: Boy How They've Changed!", Youth Hoops 101 Accessed 15 May 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

[hooptactics-1] Hoop Tactics "The Evolution of Basketball: A Chronological Look At The Major Refinements" Accessed 15 May 2021

[2] rangehoops.org History of NCAA Basketball Rule Changes

[youthhoops-3] Schleyer, Claudia, "The Rules of Basketball: Boy How They've Changed!", Youth Hoops 101 Accessed 15 May 2021

[4] Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved December 14, 2015.

[ESPN_526-5] 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.

[6] "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.

[7] 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09

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