1927–28 NCAA men's basketball season
Men's collegiate basketball season
| 1927–28 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
|---|---|
| Helms National Champions | Pittsburgh (retroactive selection in 1943) |
| Player of the Year (Helms) | Victor Holt, Oklahoma (retroactive selection in 1944) |
← 1926–27 1928–29 → | |
The 1927–28 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1927, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1928.
Season headlines
- On April 9, 1927, the Joint Basketball Rules Committee announced a sudden change in dribbling rules, eliminating the continuous dribble that had become legal in the 1909–10 season and replacing it with the rule in use from the 1901–02 through 1908–09 seasons, which restricted each dribble to a single bounce.[1][2] The committee made the change in the belief that elimination of the continuous dribble would make the game less rough and reward greater team play by encouraging more passing.[2] In response, Kansas head coach Phog Allen founded the National Association of Basketball Coaches, which under his leadership sponsored a nationwide protest against the change.[3] By May 1927, the committee had reversed its decision, and the continuous dribble remained legal.[1][4]
- After the end of the 1927–28 season, the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA) split into the Big Six Conference and the Missouri Valley Conference in May 1928. Both claimed to be a continuation of the MVIAA.
- In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Pittsburgh as its national champion for the 1927–28 season.[5]
- In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Pittsburgh as its national champion for the 1927–28 season.[6]
Conference membership changes
| School | Former conference | New conference |
|---|---|---|
| UCLA Bruins | Independent | Pacific Coast Conference |
Regular season
Conference winners and tournaments
| Conference | Regular season winner[7] | Conference player of the year | Conference tournament | Tournament venue (City) | Tournament winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Conference | Michigan & Purdue | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League | Penn | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Oklahoma | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Pacific Coast Conference | Washington (North); USC (South) | No Tournament; USC defeated Washington in best-of-three conference championship playoff series | |||
| Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Wyoming (Eastern); Montana State (Western) | No Tournament | |||
| Southern Conference | Auburn | None selected | 1928 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament | Municipal Auditorium (Atlanta, Georgia) | Mississippi State[8] |
| Southwest Conference | Arkansas | None selected | No Tournament | ||
Statistical leaders
Awards
Helms College 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 1927–28 season.[9]
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Victor Holt | Oklahoma |
| Charley Hyatt | Pittsburgh |
| Alfred James | Washington |
| Stretch Murphy | Purdue |
| Bennie Oosterbaan | Michigan |
| Sykes Reed | Pittsburgh |
| Glen Rose | Arkansas |
| Joe Schaaf | Penn |
| Ernest Simpson | Colorado College |
| Cat Thompson | Montana State |
Major player of the year awards
- Helms Player of the Year: Victor Holt, Oklahoma (retroactive selection in 1944)
Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
| Team | Former Coach | Interim Coach | New Coach | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State | Robert Hager | Slats Gill | ||
| Washington State | Karl Schlademan | Jack Friel |
References
- ^ a b Hoop Tactics "The Evolution of Basketball: A Chronological Look At The Major Refinements" Accessed 15 May 2021
- ^ a b Anonymous, "BASKETBALL RULE REDUCES DRIBBLE; Joint Committee Restricts It to One Bound in All Amateur Contests. TO ENCOURAGE TEAM PLAY' Officials Say Change Also Will Eliminate Roughness -- Time Out on All Fouls," New York Times, April 10, 1927 Accessed 22 May 2021
- ^ "What is the NABC and what does it do?". National Association of Basketball Coaches. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
- ^ Anonymous, "Basketball Rules Committee Rescinds Change Regarding One-Bound Dribble," New York Times, May 19, 1927 Accessed 22 May 2021
- ^ Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
- ^ The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"
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