1939–40 NCAA men's basketball season

Men's collegiate basketball season August 2023 March 2026 1939 March 20 30, 1940 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Indiana Hoosiers USC Trojans (retroactive selection in 1943) Colorado Buffaloes George Glamack, North Carolina Tar Heels (retroactive selection in 1944) The 1939–40 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1939, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1940 NCAA basketball tournament Championship Game on March 30, 1940, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The Indiana Hoosiers won their first NCAA national championship with a 60–42 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks. Rule changes After a foul, teams received the option of either taking a free throw or taking the ball at mid-court.orangehoops.org History of NCAA Basketball Rule Changes Season headlines College basketball was televised for the first time when W2XBS broadcast a doubleheader played at Madison Square Garden in New York City on February 28, 1940. In the first game, Pittsburgh defeated Fordham 50–37, and in the second game New York University defeated Georgetown 50–27.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/Rules.pdf Playing Rules History ncaa.org NCAA June 25, 2024 12 Duquesne became the first school to play in both the National Invitation Tournament and the NCAA tournament. The Dukes finished as runner-up in the NIT and lost in the semifinals of the NCAA tournament. In its second year, the NCAA tournament turned a profit (of $9,500) for the first time.Anonymous, "How the NCAA Overtook Its Rival, the NIT," Sport History Weekly, March 24, 2019 Accessed May 4, 2021 In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected USC as its national champion for the 1939–40 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 Indiana as its top-ranked team for the 1939–40 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 Carnegie Tech Carnegie Tech Tartans Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Non-major basketball program Columbia Columbia Lions Metropolitan New York Conference See note Georgetown Georgetown Hoyas Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Independent Grinnell Grinnell Pioneers Missouri Valley Conference Non-major basketball program Long Island Long Island Blackbirds Metropolitan New York Conference Independent Pacific Pacific Tigers Northern California Conference Non-major basketball program Penn State Penn State Nittany Lions Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Independent Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Panthers Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Independent Saint Mary's Saint Mary's (Calif.) Gaels Northern California Conference Independent San Francisco San Francisco Dons Northern California Conference Independent San Jose State San Jose State Spartans Northern California Conference Non-major basketball program Santa Clara Santa Clara Broncos Northern California Conference Independent Temple Temple Owls Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Independent West Virginia West Virginia Mountaineers Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Independent NOTE: Columbia left the Metropolitan New York Conference while retaining membership in the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League. It was a member of both from 1933 until 1939. 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, Missouri, & Oklahoma None selected No TournamentBig Ten Conference Purdue None selected No TournamentBorder Conference New Mexico State None selected No TournamentEastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Dartmouth None selected No TournamentMetropolitan New York Conference Did not play as conferenceMissouri Valley Conference Oklahoma A&M None selected No TournamentMountain States (Skyline) Conference Colorado No TournamentNew England Conference Rhode Island State No TournamentPacific Coast Conference Oregon State (North); USC (South) No Tournament;USC defeated Oregon State in best-of-three conference championship playoff seriesSoutheastern Conference Kentucky None selected 1940 SEC men's basketball tournament Alumni Memorial Gym (Knoxville, Tennessee) KentuckySouthern Conference Duke None selected 1940 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Thompson Gym(Raleigh, North Carolina) North Carolina2008–09 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 Rice None selected No Tournament Conference standings Major independents A total of 66 college teams played as major independents. 1939 Seton Hall University Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall (19–0) was undefeated, and 1939 Marshall University Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall (26–3) finished with the most wins.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/independent/men/1940.html Sports Reference 1939-40 Men's Independent Season Summary August 2, 2024 Post-season tournaments NCAA tournament 1940 NCAA basketball tournament 1940 NCAA Basketball Championship Game Semifinals & final no National Semifinals National Final Indiana 39   Duquesne 30   USC 42   Kansas 43   Indiana 60   Kansas 42 National Invitation tournament 1940 National Invitation Tournament Semifinals & finals no Semifinals Finals Third place   Colorado 52   DePaul 37   Oklahoma A&M 30   Duquesne 34   Colorado 51   Duquesne 40   DePaul 22   Oklahoma A&M 23 Awards Consensus All-American teams 1940 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans + Consensus First Team Player Class Team Gus Broberg Junior Dartmouth John Dick Senior Oregon George Glamack Junior North Carolina Bill Hapac Senior Illinois Ralph Vaughn Senior USC + Consensus Second Team Player Class Team Jack Harvey Senior Colorado Marv Huffman Senior Indiana Jimmy McNatt Senior Oklahoma Jesse Renick Senior Oklahoma A&M Major player of the year awards Helms Player of the Year: George Glamack, North Carolina (retroactive selection in 1944) Other major awards NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Ben Auerbach, NYU Coaching changes A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended. TeamFormerCoachInterimCoachNewCoachReasonArizona State-FlagstaffAaron McCrearyFrank Brickey The CitadelRock NormanBen ParkersNorman left to coach Clemson.ClemsonJoe DavisRock Norman DenverCac HubbardEllison Ketchum DePaulTom HaggertyBill Wendt LouisvilleLaurie ApitzJohn Heldman Jr. Apitz continued to be the football coach and athletic director.NC StateRay SermonBob Warren NebraskaWilliam BrowneAdolph J. Lewandowski New MexicoRoy W. JohnsonBenjamin Sacks Johnson continued to be athletic director.Saint LouisJack SterrettBob Klenck Sterrett left to coach Tulsa.South CarolinaTed PetoskeyFrank Johnson Petoskey left to coach South Carolina's baseball team.TulsaTex RyonJack Sterrett References 2