1917–18 NCAA men's basketball season

1917–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
1917–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Helms National Champions	Syracuse (retroactive selection in 1943)
Player of the Year; (Helms)	Bill Chandler, Wisconsin (retroactive selection in 1944)

The 1917–18 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1917, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1918.

Season headlines

The Pacific Coast Conference did not play as a basketball conference during the 1917–18 season.
In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Syracuse as its national champion for the 1917–18 season.^[1]
In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Syracuse as its national champion for the 1917–18 season.^[2]

Conference membership changes

School	Former Conference	New Conference
Michigan Wolverines	No basketball program	Big Ten Conference
Oklahoma A&M Aggies	Independent	Southwest Conference
Stanford Indians	Pacific Coast Conference	Independent
Washington State Cougars	Pacific Coast Conference	Independent

Regular season

Conference winners

Conference	Regular Season Winner^[3]	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Tournament
Big Ten Conference	Wisconsin	None selected	No Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League	Penn	None selected	No Tournament
Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association	Missouri	None selected	No Tournament
Pacific Coast Conference	Did not play as conference
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Colorado		No Tournament
Southwest Conference	Rice	None selected	No Tournament

Statistical leaders

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 1917–18 season.^[4]

Player	Team
Earl Anderson	Illinois
Bill Chandler	Wisconsin
Harold Gillen	Minnesota
Hubert Peck	Penn
Craig Ruby	Missouri
Joseph Schwarzer	Syracuse
Eber Simpson	Wisconsin
Alfred Sorenson	Washington State
George Sweeney	Penn
Gene Vidal	Army

Major player of the year awards

Helms Player of the Year: Bill Chandler, Wisconsin (retroactive selection in 1944)

References

↑ 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.
↑ The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"

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[jps-1] Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved May 13, 2021.

[ESPN_526-2] 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] The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"

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