The 1933–34 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1933, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1934.
Rule changes The "10-second" rule went into effect, requiring the team on offense to get the ball past the midcourt line within 10 seconds.Hoop Tactics "The Evolution of Basketball: A Chronological Look At The Major Refinements" Accessed 15 May 2021 A new substitution rule allowed each player to re-enter a game twice. Previously, each player could re-enter a game only once.orangehoops.org History of NCAA Basketball Rule Changes The number of referees increased from one to two.Schleyer, Claudia, "The Rules of Basketball: Boy How They've Changed!", Youth Hoops 101 Accessed 15 May 2021
Season headlines
The Metropolitan New York Conference began play, with 10 original members. In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Wyoming as its national champion for the 1933–34 season. In 2009, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Kentucky as its top-ranked team for the 1933–34 season.
Conference membership changes SchoolFormer conferenceNew conference Non-major basketball program Metropolitan New York Conference Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Independent Metropolitan New York Conference See note Metropolitan New York Conference Independent Metropolitan New York Conference Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Independent Metropolitan New York Conference Independent Metropolitan New York Conference Independent Metropolitan New York Conference Non-major basketball program Metropolitan New York Conference Independent Metropolitan New York Conference Independent Metropolitan New York Conference
NOTE: Columbia joined the Metropolitan New York Conference while remaining a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League. It retained its membership in both until 1939.
Regular season Conferences Conference winners and tournaments
ConferenceRegular season winnerConference player of the yearConference tournamentTournament venue (City)Tournament winnerBig Six Conference Kansas None selected No TournamentBig Ten Conference Purdue None selected No TournamentBorder Conference Texas Tech None selected No TournamentEastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Penn None selected No TournamentEastern Intercollegiate Conference Pittsburgh None selected No TournamentMetropolitan New York Conference NYU None selected No TournamentMissouri Valley Conference Butler None selected No TournamentPacific Coast Conference ; No Tournament;Washington defeated USC in best-of-three conference championship playoff seriesRocky Mountain Athletic Conference No TournamentSoutheastern Conference Alabama None selected 1934 SEC men's basketball tournament Atlanta Athletic Club (Atlanta, Georgia) AlabamaSouthern Conference South Carolina None selected 1934 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Thompson Gym(Raleigh, Washington and Lee2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section , Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09Southwest Conference TCU None selected No Tournament Conference standings
Major independents A total of 63 college teams played as major independents. (17–0) was undefeated, and (28–8) finished with the most wins.
Awards
Consensus All-American team
+ Consensus Team Player Class Team Norman Cottom Junior Purdue Claire Cribbs Junior Pittsburgh Moose Krause Senior Notre Dame Hal Lee Senior Washington Les Witte Senior Wyoming
Major player of the year awards
Helms Player of the Year: Wesley Bennett, Westminster (Pa.) (retroactive selection in 1944)
Coaching changes A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended. TeamFormerCoachInterimCoachNewCoachReason Colorado Henry Iba Dutch Clark Iba left to coach Oklahoma A&M. Clark continued playing for the Detroit Lions while coaching Colorado. Colorado Agricultural Joe Ryan Saaly Salwachter Fordham Ed Kelleher Vincent Cavanaugh George Washington Ted O'Leary Jim Pixlee & Logan Wilson Lehigh Fay Bartlett Glenn Harmeson Loyola (Md.) Tony Comerford William Liston Oklahoma A&M Harold James Henry Iba Iba also became baseball coach and will take over athletic director duties. Princeton Fritz Crisler John Jefferies Crisler stayed to coach the football program. Saint Mary's (Calif.) Vince McNally Jim Underhill TCU Francis Schmidt Dutch Meyer Meyer also became head coach of the football program. Texas Ed Olle Marty Karow Texas Tech Dell Morgan Virgil Ballard Toledo David V. Connelly Harold Anderson VMI W. C. Raftery Frank Summers Wisconsin Walter Meanwell Harold E. Foster
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