1901–02 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States
1901–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
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Helms National Champions | Minnesota (retroactive selection in 1943) |
← 1900–01 1902–03 → |
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.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1][2] The rule limited dribbling to a defensive tactic in which a player in effect passed the ball to himself.[1] Continuous dribbling — dribbling in its modern sense — was not permitted until the 1909–10 season.[1]
Season headlines
- The Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League began play, with five original members.
- Minnesota went undefeated (15–0).
- In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Minnesota as its national champion for the 1901–02 season.[3]
- In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Minnesota as its national champion for the 1901–02 season.[4]
Conference membership changes
School | Former Conference | New Conference |
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Columbia Lions | Independent | Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League |
Cornell Big Red | Independent | Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League |
Harvard Crimson | Independent | Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League |
Iowa Hawkeyes | No major basketball program | Western Conference |
Penn Quakers | No major basketball program | Independent |
Princeton Tigers | Independent | Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League |
Yale Bulldogs | Independent | Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League |
Regular season
Conference winners
Conference | Regular Season Winner[5] | Conference Player of the Year | Conference Tournament | Tournament Venue (City) | Tournament Winner |
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Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League | Yale | None selected | No Tournament | ||
Western Conference | None (see note) | None selected | No Tournament |
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. In 1901–02, Minnesota (15–0) went undefeated.
Statistical leaders
Coaching changes
References
- ^ a b c d e Hoop Tactics "The Evolution of Basketball: A Chronological Look At The Major Refinements" Accessed 15 May 2021
- ^ Schleyer, Claudia, "The Rules of Basketball: Boy How They've Changed!", Youth Hoops 101 Accessed 15 May 2021
- ^ Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. pp. 526, 529–587. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
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