1905–06 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States
| 1905–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
|---|---|
| Helms National Champions | 1904–05 → |
The 1905–06 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States began in December 1905, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1906.
Season headlines
- The Western Conference (the future Big Ten Conference) sponsored its first conference basketball season and recognized a regular-season champion for the first time.
- In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Dartmouth as its national champion for the 1905–06 season.[1]
- In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Wabash as its national champion for the 1905–06 season.[2]
Conference membership changes
| School | Former Conference | New Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Harvard Crimson | Independent | Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
No major basketball program | Western Conference |
| Northwestern Wildcats | Western Conference | No major basketball program |
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 | Penn | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Western Conference | Minnesota | None selected | No Tournament | ||
Statistical leaders
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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 1905–06 season.[4]
Major player of the year awards
- Helms Player of the Year: George Grebenstein, Dartmouth (retroactive selection in 1944)
Coaching changes
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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
| Team | Former Coach |
Interim Coach |
New Coach |
Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | Oscar Rackle | W. W. Reynolds | ||
| Chicago | Wilfred Childs | Joseph Raycroft | ||
| Indiana | Zora G. Clevenger
|
James M. Sheldon | ||
| Princeton | Frederick Cooper | William Kelleher |
References
- ^ Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- 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"