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. In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Purdue as its national champion for the 1931–32 season. In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Purdue as its top-ranked team for the 1931–32 season.
Conference membership changes SchoolFormer conferenceNew conference Independent Non-major basketball program Independent Border Conference Independent Border Conference Independent Border Conference Independent Border Conference Independent Border Conference
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 Arizona None selected No TournamentEastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Princeton None selected No TournamentMissouri Valley Conference Creighton None selected No TournamentPacific Coast Conference ; No Tournament;USC defeated Washington in best-of-three conference championship playoff seriesRocky Mountain Athletic Conference 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 , 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. (19–1) had the best winning percentage (.950), and (26–2) finished with the most wins.
Awards
Consensus All-American team
+ 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
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