The 1915–16 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1915, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1916.
| 1915–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
|---|---|
| Helms National Champions | Wisconsin (retroactive selection in 1943) |
| Player of the Year (Helms) | George Levis, Wisconsin (retroactive selection in 1944) |
Season headlines edit
- The Pacific Coast Conference began play with four original members, three of which fielded basketball teams for the 1915–16 season.
- Utah won the post-season Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) national championship tournament— in which a mix of collegiate and non-collegiate amateur teams competed — in 1916 to become the first of only four collegiate teams to win the tournament. No college team would win the tournament again until 1920.[1]
- In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Wisconsin as its national champion for the 1915–16 season.[1]
- In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Wisconsin as its national champion for the 1915–16 season.[2]
Conference membership changes edit
| School | Former Conference | New Conference |
|---|---|---|
| California Golden Bears | Independent | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Oregon Webfoots | Independent | No basketball team |
| Oregon Agricultural Beavers | Independent | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Washington Huskies | Independent | Pacific Coast Conference |
NOTE: Although Oregon joined the Pacific Coast Conference in 1915, it did not field a basketball team during the 1915–16 season.
Regular season edit
Conference winners edit
| Conference | Regular Season Winner[3] |
Conference Player of the Year |
Conference Tournament |
Tournament Venue (City) |
Tournament Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League | Penn | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Nebraska | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Pacific Coast Conference | California & Oregon Agricultural | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Colorado & Colorado College | No Tournament | |||
| Southwest Conference | Texas | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Western Conference | Wisconsin | None selected | No Tournament | ||
Statistical leaders edit
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Awards edit
Helms College Basketball All-Americans edit
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 1915–16 season.[4]
Major player of the year awards edit
- Helms Player of the Year: George Levis, Wisconsin (retroactive selection in 1944)
References edit
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"