1924–25 NCAA men's basketball season
| 1924–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
|---|---|
| Helms National Champions | Colorado College (retroactive selection in 1944) |
The 1924–25 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1924, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1925.
Season headlines
- Washburn won the annual Amateur Athletic Union basketball tournament — which included both collegiate and amateur non-collegiate teams — becoming the fourth and final college team to do so.[1]
- In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Princeton as its national champion for the 1924–25 season.[1]
- In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Princeton as its national champion for the 1924–25 season.[2]
Conference membership changes
| School | Former conference | New conference |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Normal Bears | Independent | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
| USC Trojans | Pacific Coast Conference | Independent |
Mountaineers
|
Independent | Rocky Mountain Athletic 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 Ten Conference | Ohio State | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League | Princeton | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Kansas | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Pacific Coast Conference | Oregon Agricultural (North); California (South) |
No Tournament; California defeated Oregon Agricultural in best-of-three conference championship playoff series | |||
| Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Colorado College (Eastern); (Western)BYU |
No Tournament | |||
| Southern Conference | North Carolina | None selected | 1925 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament | ) | North Carolina[4] |
| Southwest Conference | Oklahoma A&M |
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 1924–25 season.[5]
Major player of the year awards
- Colorado College(retroactive selection in 1944)
Coaching changes
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References
- ^ a b Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- 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
- ^ The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"