1931–32 NCAA men's basketball season

Men's collegiate basketball season August 2023 March 2026 1931 Purdue (retroactive selection in 1943) John Wooden, Purdue (retroactive selection in 1944) The 1931–32 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1931, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1932. Season headlines The Border Conference began play, with five original members. Purdue senior guard John Wooden became the first three-time All-American.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/Rules.pdf Playing Rules History ncaa.org NCAA June 25, 2024 13 In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Purdue as its national champion for the 1931–32 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 Purdue as its top-ranked team for the 1931–32 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 Ada Ada Teachers College Tigers Independent Non-major basketball program Arizona Arizona Wildcats Independent Border Conference Arizona State Teachers Flagstaff Arizona State Teachers–Flagstaff Lumberjacks Independent Border Conference Arizona State Teachers Tempe Arizona State Teachers Bulldogs Independent Border Conference New Mexico New Mexico Lobos Independent Border Conference New Mexico A&M New Mexico A&M Aggies Independent Border 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 None selected No TournamentBig Ten Conference Purdue None selected No TournamentBorder Conference Arizona None selected No TournamentEastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Princeton None selected No TournamentMissouri Valley Conference Creighton None selected No TournamentPacific Coast Conference Washington (North);USC (South) No Tournament;USC defeated Washington in best-of-three conference championship playoff seriesRocky Mountain Athletic Conference Wyoming (Eastern);BYU & Utah (Western) No TournamentSouthern Conference Kentucky & Maryland None selected 1932 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Municipal Auditorium(Atlanta, Georgia) Georgia2008–09 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 Baylor None selected No Tournament Conference standings Major independents A total of 84 college teams played as major independents. 1931 Dakota Wesleyan University Dakota Wesleyan Tigers Dakota Wesleyan (19–1) had the best winning percentage (.950), and 1931 Northwest Missouri State University Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Northwest Missouri State (26–2) finished with the most wins.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/independent/men/1932.html Sports Reference 1931-32 Men's Independent Season Summary July 31, 2024 Awards Consensus All-American team 1932 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans + Consensus Team Player Class Team Lou Bender Senior Columbia Boze Berger Senior Maryland Moose Krause Sophomore Notre Dame Forest Sale Junior Kentucky Les Witte Sophomore Wyoming John Wooden Senior Purdue Major player of the year awards Helms Player of the Year: John Wooden, Purdue (retroactive selection in 1944) Coaching changes A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended. TeamFormerCoachInterimCoachNewCoachReason Boston University Win Karlson John Harmon Bucknell John Plant Malcolm Musser Plant stayed on to continue coaching Track & Field and athletic director. Cincinnati Frank E. Rice John Halliday Colgate Lloyd Jordan Robert C. Hubbard Jordan left to coach Amherst. Denver Stuart Clark Cac Hubbard Drake Bill Doelter Evan O. Williams George Washington Jim Pixlee Ted O'Leary Pixlee stayed to continue the athletic duties. Indiana State J. Roy Goodland David Glascock Lehigh Roy Geary Fay Bartlett Louisville Edward Weber C. V. Money Montana John W. Stewart Adolph J. Lewandowski Nebraska Charlie T. Black William Browne Penn State Burke Hermann Earl Leslie Princeton Albert Wittmer Fritz Crisler Rice Russell Daugherty Jimmy Kitts Rider Paul Frank Frank Donlon San Francisco Phil Morrissey Wally Cameron South Carolina Rock Norman Billy Laval Saint Francis (N.Y.) George Hinchcliffe Rody Cooney Tulsa Oliver Hodge Chet Benefiel Virginia Tech George S. Proctor William L. Younger References 2