1948–49 NCAA men's basketball season

Men's collegiate basketball season August 2023 March 2026 1948 None March 18 26, 1949 Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats San Francisco Dons Tony Lavelli, Yale Bulldogs The 1948–49 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1948, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1949 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 26, 1949, at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington. The Kentucky Wildcats won their second NCAA national championship with a 46–36 victory over the Oklahoma A&M Aggies. Rule changes Coaches were permitted to speak to players during time-outs. Previously, under a rule in place since the 1910–11 season, no coaching of players had been permitted during the progress of a game.orangehoops.org History of NCAA Basketball Rule Changes Season headlines The Associated Press (AP) Poll debuted. The first national poll for ranking college basketball teams, it was modeled after the AP college football poll, which had begun in the mid-1930s.ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 590 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 It ranked the Top 20 teams, and continued to do so until the 1961–62 season, when it became a Top 10 poll.sports-reference.com Matchup Finder The Ohio Valley Conference began play, with six original members. The Border Conference began a hiatus from major college basketball competition, playing at the non-major level for two seasons. It would return to major competition in the 1950–51 season. The Middle Atlantic States Conference North disbanded at the end of the season. The National Invitation Tournament expanded from eight to 12 teams. Kentucky became the first team to finish the season ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll and go on to win the NCAA tournament.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/Rules.pdf Playing Rules History ncaa.org NCAA June 25, 2024 12 Jim Lacy of Loyola (Maryland) completed his collegiate career with 2,154 points, the first player to score 2,000 or more points in his career.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/Rules.pdf Playing Rules History ncaa.org NCAA June 25, 2024 13 Conference membership changes SchoolFormer conferenceNew conference Bradley Bradley Braves Independent Missouri Valley Conference Creighton Creighton Bluejays Missouri Valley Conference Independent Eastern Kentucky State Eastern Kentucky State Colonels Independent Ohio Valley Conference Evansville Evansville Purple Aces Non-major basketball program Ohio Valley Conference Louisville Louisville Cardinals Independent Ohio Valley Conference Marshall Marshall Thundering Herd Independent Ohio Valley Conference Morehead State Morehead State Eagles Non-major basketball program Ohio Valley Conference Murray State Murray State Racers Non-major basketball program Ohio Valley Conference Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Non-major basketball program Ohio Valley Conference Western Kentucky State Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers Independent Ohio Valley Conference 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 Nebraska & Oklahoma None selected No TournamentBig Ten Conference Illinois None selected No TournamentEastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Yale None selected No TournamentMetropolitan New York Conference Manhattan & St. John's No TournamentMid-American Conference Cincinnati None selected No TournamentMiddle Atlantic States Conference North Lafayette & Muhlenberg No TournamentMissouri Valley Conference Oklahoma A&M None selected No TournamentMountain States (Skyline) Conference Wyoming No TournamentOhio Valley Conference Western Kentucky State None selected 1949 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Jefferson County Armory (Louisville, Kentucky) Western Kentucky StatePacific Coast Conference Oregon State (North); UCLA (South) No Tournament;Oregon State defeated UCLA in best-of-three conference championship playoff seriesSoutheastern Conference Kentucky None selected 1949 SEC men's basketball tournament Jefferson County Armory,(Louisville, Kentucky) KentuckySouthern Conference NC State None selected 1949 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, & Rice None selected No TournamentWestern New York Little Three Conference Niagara No TournamentYankee Conference Connecticut None selected No Tournament Conference standings Major independents A total of 43 college teams played as major independents. 1948 Villanova University Villanova Wildcats Villanova (23–4) had the best winning percentage (.852). 1948 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco (25–5) and 1948 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola of Illinois (25–6) finished with the most wins.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/independent/men/1949.html Sports Reference 1948-49 Men's Independent Season Summary August 7, 2024https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/middle-three/men/1949.html Sports Reference 1948-49 Men's Middle Three Conference Season Summary August 7, 2024 Although not considered a major independent during the season, 1948 men Hamline Pipers Hamline (28–3) played as an independent and was ranked No. 19 in the season's final AP Poll.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/men/1949-polls.html Sports Reference 1948-49 Men's College Basketball AP Polls August 7, 2024 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 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 play among the three member schools in 1948–49, Rutgers finished with a 3–1 record.1948–49 Men's Middle Three Conference Season Summary @ sports-reference.com Post-season tournaments NCAA tournament 1949 NCAA basketball tournament Semifinals & finals no National semifinals National Finals Third place Illinois 47 Kentucky 76 Oklahoma A&M 55 Oregon State 30 Kentucky 46 Oklahoma A&M 36 Illinois 57 Oregon State 53 National Invitation tournament 1949 National Invitation Tournament Semifinals & finals no Semifinals Finals Third place   Loyola (Ill.) 55   Bradley 50   San Francisco 49   Bowling Green State 39   Loyola (Ill.) 47   San Francisco 48   Bradley 77   Bowling Green State 82 Awards Consensus All-American teams 1949 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans + Consensus First Team Player Position Class Team Ralph Beard G Senior Kentucky Vince Boryla F Junior Denver Alex Groza C Senior Kentucky Tony Lavelli F Senior Yale Ed Macauley F Senior Saint Louis + Consensus Second Team Player Position Class Team Bill Erickson G Junior Illinois Vern Gardner F Senior Utah Wallace Jones F Senior Kentucky Jim McIntyre C Senior Minnesota Ernie Vandeweghe G Senior Colgate Major player of the year awards Helms Player of the Year: Tony Lavelli, Yale Other major awards NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Dick McGuire, St. John's Coaching changes A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended. TeamFormerCoachInterimCoachNewCoachReasonArkansasEugene LambertPresley AskewAuburnDanny DoyleJoel EavesBoston UniversityCharles CummingsVin CroninBYUFloyd MilletStan WattsColgateKarl J. LawrenceHoward HartmanColorado StateE. D. TaylorBebe LeeDavidsonNorman ShepardBoydson Baird Shepard left to coach Harvard.DenverEllison KetchumHoyt BrawnerFurmanLyles AlleyMelvin BellGeorge WashingtonGeorge GarberBill ReinhartGeorgetownElmer RipleyBuddy O'GradyHarvardBill BarclayNorman ShepardJohn CarrollNorb RascherElmer Ripley2021 John Carroll Blue Streaks men's basketball history & records guide, page 28 https://s3.amazonaws.com/jcusports.com/documents/2021/1/28/Men_s_Basketball_Media_Guide.pdf May 9, 2021 John Carroll Blue StreaksLafayetteBill AndersonRay StanleyLa SalleCharles McGloneKen LoefflerMaineGeorge E. AllenRome RankinMiami (Ohio)Blue FosterJohn BrickelsOhioDutch TrautweinJim SnyderOle MissJim WhatleyB. L. GrahamPenn StateJohn LawtherElmer GrossProvidenceLawrence DrewJames CuddyRiceJoe DavisDon SumanSeton HallJack ReitmeierHoney RussellTulsaJohn GarrisonClarence Iba ValparaisoDon WarnkeWilbur AllenVMIFrank SummersBill O'HaraWashington & LeeBob SpessardConn DavisWestern MichiganBuck ReadWilliam Pergio References 2