The 1910–11 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1910, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1911.
Rule changes Coaching was prohibited during the progress of the game by anyone connected with either team. The first violation resulted in a warning, and for each subsequent violation a free throw was awarded to the opposing team. Coaching during a game would not be permitted again until the 1948–49 season. Within "Class B" fouls — such as striking, kicking, shouldering, tripping, or hacking an opponent, unnecessary roughness, and using profane or abusive language — a distinction was introduced between personal fouls and other types of fouls.
Season headlines
The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS) renamed itself the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 1910 prior to the 1910–11 basketball season. After a two-season hiatus and a reorganization, the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League resumed conference play, with five members. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference began play, with four original members. In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected St. John's as its national champion for the 1910–11 season. In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected St. John's as its top-ranked team for the 1910–11 season.
Conference membership changes SchoolFormer ConferenceNew Conference Independent Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Independent Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference No major basketball program Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League No major basketball program Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League NOTE: Although Colorado College joined the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference for the 1910–11 season, it did not field its first major-level basketball team until the 1913–14 season.
Regular season
Conferences Conference winners ConferenceRegular Season WinnerConference Player of the YearConference TournamentTournament Venue (City)Tournament WinnerEastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Columbia None selected No TournamentMissouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association Kansas None selected No TournamentRocky Mountain Athletic Conference Colorado Mines No TournamentWestern Conference Minnesota & Purdue None selected No Tournament
Conference standings
Independents A total of 114 college teams played as major independents. Among independents that played at least 10 games, (10–0), (10–0), (14–0), and St. John's (N.Y.) (14–0) were undefeated, and (15–4) and (15–5) finished with the most wins.
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 1910–11 season.The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"
Player Team A. D. Alexander Columbia Dave Charters Purdue C. C. Clementson Washington Harry W. Hill Navy John Keenan St. John's (NY) Ted Kiendl Columbia Frank Lawler Minnesota W. M. Lee Columbia Walter Scoville Wisconsin Lewis Walton Penn
Major player of the year awards
Helms Player of the Year: Ted Kiendl, Columbia (retroactive selection in 1944)
Coaching changes A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended. TeamFormerCoachInterimCoachNewCoachReason Army Joseph Stilwell Harvey Higley Bucknell George W. Hoskins C. Fulmer BYU Henry Rose E. L. Roberts Colorado Agricultural George Cassidy Harry W. Hughes Dartmouth Tom Keady Francis Brady Dayton William O'Malley Harry Solimano Denver Charles Wingender Clem Crowley Georgetown Maurice Joyce James Colliflower Joyce retired from coaching after the end of the season.Georgetown Basketball History Project: Basketball's Roots at Georgetown Georgia W. A. Cunningham Howell Peacock Indiana Oscar Rackle James Kase Indiana State John Kimmell Bertram Wiggins Iowa State Clyde Williams Homer C. Hubbard Kansas State Mike Ahearn Guy Lowman Kentucky Harold Iddings Edwin Sweetland LSU John W. Mayhew F. M. Long Mississippi A&M W. D. Chadwick Earl C. Hayes Missouri Chester Brewer Osmond F. Field Montana State John H. McIntosh Earnest A. Dockstader Navy Bernard Willis George F. Jacobs Nebraska Osmond F. Field Ewald O. Stiehm Field left to coach Missouri. Niagara Alfred Heerdt A. V.Barnett Northwestern Stuart Templeton Charle Hammett Ohio John Corbett Arthur Hinaman Ole Miss E. R. Hubbard By Walton Oregon State Clifford Reed E. J. Stewart Pittsburgh Wohlparth Wegner George Flint Princeton Harry Shorter Harry Hough Saint Joseph's Edward Bennis John Donahue Seton Hall Jim Flanagan Frank Hill St. John's Claude Allen Joseph O'Shea Tennessee Lex Stone Zora Clevenger Texas W. E. Metzenthin J. Burton Rix USC J. S. Robson Walter Hall VMI J. Mitchell Alpha Brumage Wisconsin Haskell Noyes Walter Meanwell Yale Billy Lush R. B. Hyatt
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