1936–37 NCAA men's basketball season

Men's collegiate basketball season August 2023 March 2026 1936 Stanford (retroactive selection in 1943) 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.Jon Scott Nov 9, 2010 The truth behind the Helms Committee http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/helms.html 2015-12-14 In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Stanford as its top-ranked team for the 1936–37 season.ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game ESPN ESPN Books New York, NY 2009 526, 529–587 978-0-345-51392-2 Conference membership changes SchoolFormer conferenceNew conference Citadel The Citadel Bulldogs Independent Southern Conference Davidson Davidson Wildcats Independent Southern Conference Furman Furman Paladins Independent Southern Conference Richmond Richmond Spiders Independent Southern Conference Wake Forest Wake Forest Demon Deacons Independent Southern Conference William and Mary William & Mary Indians Independent Southern 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 Six Conference Kansas & Nebraska None selected No TournamentBig Ten Conference Illinois & Minnesota None selected No TournamentBorder Conference New Mexico State None selected No TournamentEastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Penn None selected No TournamentEastern Intercollegiate Conference Pittsburgh & Temple None selected No Tournament;Pittsburgh defeated Temple in a single-game conference playoffMetropolitan New York Conference Long Island None selected No TournamentMissouri Valley Conference Oklahoma A&M None selected No TournamentPacific Coast Conference Washington State (North); Stanford (South) No Tournament;Stanford defeated Washington State in best-of-three conference championship playoff seriesRocky Mountain Athletic Conference Colorado & Denver (Eastern);Montana State & Utah (Western) No TournamentSoutheastern Conference Kentucky None selected 1937 SEC men's basketball tournament Alumni Memorial Gym (Knoxville, Tennessee) KentuckySouthern Conference Washington and Lee None selected 1937 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Thompson Gym(Raleigh, North Carolina) Washington and Lee2008–09 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 SMU None selected No Tournament Conference standings Major independents A total of 52 college teams played as major independents. 1936 Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky State (21–2) had the best winning percentage (.913) and 1936 Marshall University Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall (23–8) finished with the most wins.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/independent/men/1937.html Sports Reference 1936-37 Men's Independent Season Summary August 1, 2024 Awards Consensus All-American team 1937 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans + 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 A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended. TeamFormerCoachInterimCoachNewCoachReason Cincinnati Tay Brown Rip Van Winkle Colorado State Sam Campbell John S. Davis Davidson Red Laird Norman Shepard Florida Josh Cody Sam J. McAllister Lehigh Glen Harmeson Paul Cavert Loyola (Md.) William Liston Lefty Reitz Montana Adolph J. Lewandowski George Dahlberg Northern Colorado John S. Davis Jules Doubenmier TCU Dutch Meyer Mike Brumbelow Virginia Tech William L. Younger Herbert McEver VMI Allison Hubert Albert Elmore References 2