1936–37 NCAA men's basketball season

1936–37 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
1936–37 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Helms National Champions	Stanford (retroactive selection in 1943)
Player of the Year; (Helms)	Hank Luisetti, Stanford (retroactive selection in 1944)

The 1936–37 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1936, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1937.

Season headlines

In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Stanford as its national champion for the 1936–37 season.^[1]
In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Stanford as its national champion for the 1936–37 season.^[2]

Conference membership changes

School	Former conference	New conference
The Citadel Bulldogs	Independent	Southern Conference
Davidson Wildcats	Independent	Southern Conference
Furman Paladins	Independent	Southern Conference
Richmond Spiders	Independent	Southern Conference
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	Independent	Southern Conference
William & Mary Indians	Independent	Southern 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 Six Conference	Kansas & Nebraska	None selected	No Tournament
Big Ten Conference	Illinois & Minnesota	None selected	No Tournament
Border Conference	New Mexico State	None selected	No Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League	Penn	None selected	No Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Conference	Pittsburgh & Temple	None selected	No Tournament; Pittsburgh defeated Temple in a single-game conference playoff
Metropolitan New York Conference	Long Island	None selected	No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference	Oklahoma A&M	None selected	No Tournament
Pacific Coast Conference	Washington State (North); Stanford (South)		No Tournament; Stanford defeated Washington State in best-of-three conference championship playoff series
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Colorado & Denver (Eastern); Montana State & Utah (Western)		No Tournament
Southeastern Conference	Kentucky	None selected	1937 SEC men's basketball tournament	Alumni Memorial Gym (Knoxville, Tennessee)	Kentucky
Southern Conference	Washington and Lee	None selected	1937 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament	Thompson Gym (Raleigh, North Carolina)	Washington and Lee^[4]
Southwest Conference	SMU	None selected	No Tournament

Statistical leaders

Awards

Consensus All-American team

**Consensus Team**
Player	Class	Team
Jules Bender	Senior	Long Island
Hank Luisetti	Junior	Stanford
John Moir	Junior	Notre Dame
Paul Nowak	Junior	Notre Dame
Jewell Young	Junior	Purdue

Major player of the year awards

Helms Player of the Year: Hank Luisetti, Stanford (retroactive selection in 1944)

Other major awards

Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Ben Kramer, Long Island

Coaching changes

References

↑ 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

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

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

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