1906–07 IAAUS men's basketball season

Men's collegiate basketball season August 2023 March 2026 1906 Chicago (retroactive selection in 1943) Gilmore Kinney, Yale (retroactive selection in 1944) The 1906–07 IAAUS men's basketball season began in December 1906, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1907. Rule changes The free-throw line, which had been at 20 ft since 1894, is moved to 15 ft.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/Rules.pdf Playing Rules History ncaa.org NCAA June 25, 2024 2, 6 Season headlines The 1906–07 season was the first to be played after the founding of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS), which renamed itself the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 1910. In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Chicago as its national champion for the 1906–07 season.Jon Scott Nov 9, 2010 The truth behind the Helms Committee http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/helms.html 13 May 2021 In 2009, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Williams as its top-ranked team for the 1906–07 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 The 1906–07 Army Cadets men's basketball team represented United States Military Academy during the 1906–07 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Harry Fisher, coaching his first season with the Cadets. The team captain was Lewis Rockwell. Conference membership changes SchoolFormer ConferenceNew Conference Georgetown Georgetown Hoyas No basketball team Independent Northwestern Northwestern Wildcats No major basketball program Western Conference 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/1907.html Sports Reference 1906-07 Men's Ivy League Season Summary July 18, 2024Western Conference Chicago, Minnesota, & Wisconsin None selected No Tournamenthttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/western/men/1907.html Sports Reference 1906-07 Men's Western Conference Season Summary July 18, 2024 Independents A total of 93 college teams played as major independents. Among independents that played 10 or more games, 1905 Baker University Baker Wildcats Baker (14–0) and 1906 University of Dayton Dayton Flyers Dayton (14–0) went undefeated and 1906 Oregon State Beavers Oregon Agricultural Aggies Oregon Agricultural (17–1) and 1906 Wabash College Baker Wildcats Wabash (17–2) finished with the most wins.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/independent/men/1907.html Sports Reference 1906-07 Men's Independent Season Summary July 18, 2024 Awards Helms College Basketball All-Americans 1907 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans The practice of selecting a Consensus All-American Team did not begin until the 1928–29 season. The Helms Athletic Foundation later retroactively selected a list of All-Americans for the 1906–07 season.The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99" Player Team Frank Arthur Wisconsin George Flint Penn Albert Houghton Chicago Marcus Hurley Columbia Charles Keinath PennGilmore Kinney Yale John Ryan Columbia John Schommer Chicago Oswald Tower Williams L. Parson Warren Williams Major player of the year awards Helms Player of the Year: Gilmore Kinney, Yale (retroactive selection in 1944) Coaching changes A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended. TeamFormerCoachInterimCoachNewCoachReason Army Harry A. Fisher Joseph Stilwell Brown W. W. Reynolds J. Donald Pryor Butler Art Guedel Jack McKay Canisius J. P. Quinlisk John Mahoney Drexel W. S. Brokaw F. Bennett Fordham Frank O'Donnell Chris Mahoney Georgetown No coach Maurice Joyce After having no coach during its initial season (1906–07) and relying on an elected student manager to run the team, Georgetown hired Joyce for the 1907–08 season as its first coach.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches 2014-01-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20170527235527/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm 2017-05-27 dead Georgia Walter Forbes C. O. Heildler Idaho John G. Griffith George Wyman Illinois Frank L. Pinckney Fletcher Lan Indiana James M. Sheldon Ed Cook Iowa John G. Griffith Ed Rule Kansas James Naismith Phog Allen Future Hall of Famer Allen launched his coaching career, taking over from the sport's founder Naismith. Miami (Ohio) John Snyder C. H. Martin Missouri Isadore Anderson A. M. Ebright Montana Frederick Schule Albion Findlay Oregon Hugo Bezdek Charles Murphy Oregon Agricultural W. O. Trine Roy Heater Pittsburgh Benjamin Printz Harry Hough Princeton William Kelleher C. F. Kogel South Dakota State William Juneau Jason M. Saunderson Utah State George P. Campbell Mysterious Walker Vanderbilt Stein Stone W. L. Throop Washington State Everett Sweeley John R. Bender West Virginia Anthony Chez James Jenkins William & Mary H. W. Withers F. M. Crawford References 2