1901–02 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States

American college basketball season August 2023 March 2026 1901 Minnesota (retroactive selection in 1943) The 1901–02 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States began in December 1901, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1902. Rule changes An early form of dribbling became legal; previously, players were not allowed to bounce the ball at all and could advance it only by passing.Hoop Tactics "The Evolution of Basketball: A Chronological Look At The Major Refinements" Accessed 15 May 2021 The new dribbling rule did not permit continuous dribbling in the modern sense; instead, a player could bounce a ball only once and then recover it, and the bounce had to be higher than his head. A player was allowed to bounce and recover the ball in this way as many times in a row as he wanted or pass the ball to another player after any single-bounce dribble, but he was not allowed to shoot the ball after a dribble.Schleyer, Claudia, "The Rules of Basketball: Boy How They've Changed!", Youth Hoops 101 Accessed 15 May 2021 The rule limited dribbling to a defensive tactic in which a player in effect passed the ball to himself. Continuous dribbling — dribbling in its modern sense — was not permitted until the 1909–10 season. Season headlines thumb|Minnesota claimed the national championship for the 1901–02 season in the pages of the 1903 edition of the university's yearbook The Gopher. 1902 The Gopher XVI https://conservancy.umn.edu/items/199a7cf3-652d-4497-b6a7-067ace658a86 Minneapolis The University of Minnesota Athletics — Basketball 144–147 Minnesota claims the amateur basket ball championship of the United States. [...] After this [Yale] game the title of national college champions was claimed for the team. [..] A month later the Company E team of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, was disposed of. This aggregation had held the national amateur championship for two years and had lost it the season before to Ravenswood by a single point. By this victory the title not only of college champions but the championship of all amateur teams of the country accrued to Minnesota. [...] Which Makes Us CHAMPIONS OF THE UNITED STATES The Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League began play, with five original members. It played the first college conference basketball season.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/Rules.pdf Playing Rules History ncaa.org NCAA June 25, 2024 11 Minnesota went undefeated (15–0). Citing this unblemished record and a win over eastern champion Yale, Minnesota claimed the mythical national collegiate championship for the 1901–02 season. Minnesota also claimed that its win over the amateur champion Company E team of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, entitled it to a mythical overall amateur basketball championship of the United States for the season.March 7, 1902 Say They Are 'Champs' — The 'U' Basket Ball Team — Have Won Sixteen Games and Lost None https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-journal-1901-1902-minnes/178642976/ The Minneapolis Journal The university [of Minnesota] basket-ball team, which has successfully concluded a very hard schedule, is out with the claim to the national championship. The team played sixteen games during the season and did not meet with a single defeat. Victories were won from Yale, champion of the east; Fon Du Lac, tied with Ravenswood for championship honors last year; Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa and Fargo college, as well as from a number of teams of less importance. 1902 The Gopher XVI https://conservancy.umn.edu/items/199a7cf3-652d-4497-b6a7-067ace658a86 Minneapolis The University of Minnesota Athletics — Basketball 144–147 Minnesota claims the amateur basket ball championship of the United States. [...] After this [Yale] game the title of national college champions was claimed for the team. [..] A month later the Company E team of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, was disposed of. This aggregation had held the national amateur championship for two years and had lost it the season before to Ravenswood by a single point. By this victory the title not only of college champions but the championship of all amateur teams of the country accrued to Minnesota. [...] Which Makes Us CHAMPIONS OF THE UNITED STATES In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Minnesota as its national champion for the 1901–02 season.Jon Scott Nov 9, 2010 The truth behind the Helms Committee http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/helms.html 13 May 2021 In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Minnesota as its top-ranked team for the 1901–02 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 Columbia Columbia Lions Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Cornell Cornell Big Red Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Harvard Harvard Crimson Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Iowa Iowa Hawkeyes No major basketball program Western Conference Pennsylvania Penn Quakers No major basketball program Independent Princeton Princeton Tigers Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Yale Yale Bulldogs Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Regular season Conferences 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 14 February 2009Conference Player of the YearConference TournamentTournament Venue (City)Tournament WinnerEastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Yale None selected No Tournamenthttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/ivy/men/1902.html Sports Reference 1901-02 Men's Ivy League Season Summary July 17, 2024Western Conference None (see note) None selected No Tournamenthttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/western/men/1902.html Sports Reference 1901-02 Men's Western Conference Season Summary July 17, 2024 NOTE: The Western Conference (the future Big Ten Conference) did not sponsor an official conference season or recognize a regular-season champion until the 1905–06 season, although a few intramural games took place within the conference during the 1901–02 season. Minnesota (15–0), 1901 University of Iowa Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa (10–2), and Purdue (10–3) won 10 or more games. Independents A total of 50 college teams played as major independents. Among them, 1901 St. Francis University St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers St. Francis (NY) (13–1), 1901 Allegheny College Allegheny Gators Allegheny (13–1), Bucknell (12–2), 1901 Grove City College Grove City (13–3), 1901 Mount Union University Mount Union Purple Raiders Mount Union (11–3), and 1901 Dartmouth University Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth (11–5) won more than 10 games.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/independent/men/1902.html Sports Reference 1901-02 Men's Independent Season Summary July 17, 2024 References 2