1949–50 NCAA men's basketball season

Men's collegiate basketball season August 2023 March 2026 1949 None March 23 28, 1950 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York CCNY Beavers CCNY Beavers CCNY Beavers Paul Arizin, Villanova Wildcats The 1949–50 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1949, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1950 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 28, 1950, at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. The City College of New York Beavers won their first NCAA national championship with a 71–68 victory over the Bradley Braves. Season headlines thumb|CCNY's championship trophies for the 1949–50 season: The James W. St. Clair Memorial Trophy for the 1950 NCAA Tournament (left) and the Edward A. Kelleher Memorial Trophy for the 1950 National Invitation Tournament (right). CCNY became the only team ever to win both the NCAA tournament and the National Invitation Tournament in the same season. CCNY defeated Bradley in the championship game of both tournaments. Winning the NCAA championship game in New York City, CCNY became the first school to win the NCAA championship in its home city.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/Rules.pdf Playing Rules History ncaa.org NCAA June 25, 2024 11 CCNY became the first NCAA championship team to have an integrated roster of white and African American players, starting three African Americans. Although the Border Conference did not play as a major conference during the season, conference member Arizona was ranked No. 15 in the final AP Poll of the season.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/men/1950-polls.html Sports Reference 1949-50 Men's College Basketball AP Polls August 7, 2024 Conference membership changes SchoolFormer conferenceNew conference Brooklyn Brooklyn Bulldogs Metropolitan New York Conference Non-major basketball program Bucknell Bucknell Bison Middle Atlantic States Conference North Independent Detroit Detroit Titans Independent Missouri Valley Conference Gettysburg Gettysburg Bullets Middle Atlantic States Conference North Independent Lafayette Lafayette Leopards Middle Atlantic States Conference North Independent Lehigh Lehigh Engineers Middle Atlantic States Conference North Independent Louisville Louisville Cardinals Ohio Valley Conference Independent Muhlenberg Muhlenberg Mules Middle Atlantic States Conference North Independent Regular season Conferences Conference winners and tournaments ConferenceRegular season winnerhttp://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2009/Standings.pdf 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section 2009 NCAA 2009-02-14Conference player of the yearConference tournamentTournament venue (City)Tournament winnerBig Seven Conference Kansas, Kansas State, & Nebraska None selected No TournamentBig Ten Conference Ohio State None selected No TournamentEastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Princeton None selected No TournamentMetropolitan New York Conference CCNY No TournamentMid-American Conference Cincinnati None selected No TournamentMissouri Valley Conference Bradley None selected No TournamentMountain States (Skyline) Conference BYU No TournamentOhio Valley Conference Western Kentucky State None selected 1950 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Jefferson County Armory (Louisville, Kentucky) Eastern Kentucky StatePacific Coast Conference Washington State (North); UCLA (South) No Tournament;UCLA defeated Washington State in best-of-three conference championship playoff seriesSoutheastern Conference Kentucky None selected 1950 SEC men's basketball tournament Jefferson County Armory,(Louisville, Kentucky) KentuckySouthern Conference NC State None selected 1950 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Duke Indoor Stadium(Durham, North Carolina) NC State2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section https://web.archive.org/web/20110930163611/http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/files/0809mbkguide/standingsandresults.pdf?SPSID=35819&SPID=1798&DB_OEM_ID=4000 September 30, 2011 , Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09Southwest Conference Arkansas & Baylor None selected No TournamentWestern New York Little Three Conference Canisius, Niagara, & St. Bonaventure No TournamentYankee Conference Rhode Island State None selected No Tournament Conference standings Major independents A total of 46 college teams played as major independents. Among major independents, 1949 College of the Holy Cross Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross (27–4) finished with both the best winning percentage (.871) and the most wins.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/independent/men/1950.html Sports Reference 1949-50 Men's Independent Season Summary August 7, 2024https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/middle-three/men/1950.html Sports Reference 1949-50 Men's Middle Three Conference Season Summary August 7, 2024 Although not considered a major independent during the season, 1949 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State (21–7) played as an independent and was ranked No. 15 in the season's final AP Poll. Informal championships ConferenceRegular season winnerhttp://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2009/Standings.pdf 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section 2009 NCAA 2009-02-14Conference player of the yearConference tournamentTournament venue (City)Tournament winnerMiddle Three Conference Lafayatte & Rutgers None selectedNo Tournament NOTE: Despite its name, the Middle Three Conference was an informal scheduling alliance rather than a true conference, and its members played as independents. In 1949–50, Lafayatte and Rutgers finished tied for the best record in games played between the three members.1949-50 Men's Middle Three Conference Season Summary @ sports-reference.com Post-season tournaments NCAA tournament 1950 NCAA basketball tournament Semifinals & finals no National semifinals National Finals Third place CCNY 78 NC State 73 Baylor 66 Bradley 68 CCNY 71 Bradley 68 NC State 53 Baylor 41 National Invitation tournament 1950 National Invitation Tournament Semifinals & finals no Semifinals Finals Third place   St. John's 72   Bradley 82   Duquesne 52   CCNY 62   Bradley 61   CCNY 69   St. John's 69   Duquesne 67 Awards Consensus All-American teams 1950 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans + Consensus First Team Player Position Class Team Paul Arizin F Senior Villanova Bob Cousy G Senior Holy Cross Dick Schnittker F Senior Ohio State Bill Sharman G Senior Southern California Paul Unruh F Senior Bradley + Consensus Second Team Player Position Class Team Chuck Cooper F Senior Duquesne Don Lofgran F/C Senior San Francisco Kevin O'Shea G Senior Notre Dame Don Rehfeldt F Senior Wisconsin Sherman White C Junior Long Island Major player of the year awards Helms Player of the Year: Paul Arizin, Villanova Sporting News Player of the Year: Paul Arizin, Villanova Other major awards NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Sherman White, Long Island Coaching changes A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended. TeamFormerCoachInterimCoachNewCoachReasonColoradoFrosty CoxBebe LeeColorado StateBebe LeeBill Strannigan Lee left to coach Colorado.ColumbiaGordon RidingsLou RossiniDartmouthElmer A. LampeDoggie Julian DukeGerry GerardHarold BradleyFordhamFrank AdamsJohnny BachFurmanMelvin BellLyles AlleyGeorgiaRalph JordanJim WhatleyIdaho StateEd WillettSteve BelkoIowaPops HarrisonBucky O'ConnorRollie Williams Harrison suffered from kidney stones during the season and was relieved of head coaching duties. O'Connor took over as coach for the last 11 games. LehighDan YarbroTony PackerLoyola (Ill.)Tom HaggertyJohn JordanMarylandFlucie StewartBud MillikanMichigan StateAl KircherPete NewellNew HampshireEd StanczykAndy MoordianNorthwesternDutch LonborgHarold OlsenOhio StateTippy DyeFloyd StahlPurdueMel TaubeRay EddySaint Mary'sBenjamin NeffThomas FoleySan FranciscoPete NewellPhil WoolpertSanta ClaraRay PescoBob FeerickSyracuseLew AndreasMarc GuleyTexas A&MMarty KarowJohn FloydUSCSam BarryForrest TwogoodUtah StateJoe WhitesidesH. Cecil BakerWashington & LeeConn DavisScotty Hamilton References 2