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1913–14 NCAA men's basketball season

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The 1913–14 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1913, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1914.

Rule changes

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Baskets with open bottoms that allow the ball to fall through become mandatory. Previously, baskets had closed bottoms, requiring the pulling of a rope to release the ball after a field goal or successful free throw. The switch to open-bottomed baskets increased the tempo of play and scoring.[1][2]

Season headlines

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Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference winners

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Conference Regular
Season Winner[5]
Conference
Player of the Year
Conference
Tournament
Tournament
Venue (City)
Tournament
Winner
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Columbia & Cornell None selected No Tournament
Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association Nebraska (North) & Kansas (South) None selected No Tournament
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Colorado No Tournament
Western Conference Wisconsin None selected No Tournament

Conference standings

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1913–14 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cornell 8 2   .800 14 2   .875
Columbia 8 2   .800 9 3   .750
Yale 6 4   .600 11 7   .611
Princeton 5 5   .500 12 6   .667
Penn 2 8   .200 4 12   .250
Dartmouth 1 9   .100 4 13   .235
1913–14 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Division
Nebraska 7 0   1.000 15 3   .833
Iowa State 4 10   .286 4 14   .222
Drake 0 5   .000 1 9   .100
South Division
Kansas 13 1   .929 17 1   .944
Kansas State 7 5   .583 10 7   .588
Washington University 4 6   .400 7 6   .538
Missouri 4 12   .250 4 12   .250
1913–14 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colorado 5 1   .833 5 3   .625
Colorado Agricultural 3 3   .500 5 3   .625
Colorado Mines 2 4   .333 2 4   .333
Denver 2 4   .333 2 4   .333
1913–14 Western Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wisconsin 12 0   1.000 15 0   1.000
Ohio State 5 1   .833 11 4   .733
Chicago 8 4   .667 19 9   .679
Illinois 7 3   .700 9 4   .692
Northwestern 5 5   .500 11 6   .647
Minnesota 4 8   .333 4 11   .267
Purdue 3 9   .250 5 9   .357
Iowa 1 5   .167 9 7   .563
Indiana 1 11   .083 2 12   .143

Independents

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A total of 124 college teams played as major independents. Among independents that played at least 10 games, Navy (10–0), Syracuse (12–0), and Texas (11–0) were undefeated, and Fordham (20–8) finished with the most wins.[6]

1913–14 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
California   2 0   1.000
Navy   10 0   1.000
Syracuse   12 0   1.000
Texas   11 0   1.000
Denison   15 1   .938
Virginia   12 1   .923
Grinnell   10 1   .909
Nebraska Wesleyan   19 2   .905
Georgia   9 1   .900
Saint Mary's (Calif.)   16 2   .889
Washington College   8 1   .889
Tennessee   15 2   .882
Oklahoma   7 1   .875
Rochester (N.Y.)   14 2   .875
Mississippi A&M   13 2   .867
Utah   13 2   .867
Kentucky   12 2   .857
Lehigh   12 2   .857
North Dakota Agricultural   12 2   .857
The Citadel   6 1   .857
Washington   12 2   .857
Richmond   5 1   .833
Seton Hall   14 3   .824
Brigham Young   8 2   .800
Central Missouri   15 4   .789
Union (N.Y.)   11 3   .786
Arizona   7 2   .778
Duquesne   7 2   .778
Kent State   7 2   .778
Catholic   13 4   .765
Millikin   12 4   .750
Virginia Tech   14 5   .737
Indiana State   11 4   .733
Kalamazoo   8 3   .727
Roanoke   13 5   .722
Fordham   20 8   .714
Swarthmore   10 4   .714
Texas A&M   5 2   .714
Utah State   10 4   .714
Nevada   7 3   .700
Oberlin   7 3   .700
Washington & Jefferson   7 3   .700
Niagara   9 4   .692
Idaho   11 5   .688
Notre Dame   11 5   .688
Wabash   11 5   .688
Carleton   10 5   .667
Detroit   6 3   .667
Michigan State   8 4   .667
Montana State   10 5   .667
Penn State   8 4   .667
St. Joseph's   10 5   .667
Tulane   8 4   .667
Vanderbilt   6 3   .667
Manhattan   11 6   .647
Augustana (Ill.)   9 5   .643
Canisius   5 3   .625
Georgetown   10 6   .625
Allegheny   8 5   .615
Lake Forest   8 5   .615
Grove City   11 7   .611
Alabama   6 4   .600
Rutgers   3 2   .600
Tulsa   3 2   .600
North Dakota   10 7   .588
Wake Forest   10 7   .588
Beloit   7 5   .583
Louisiana State   7 5   .583
Stanford   7 5   .583
Washington and Lee   7 5   .583
Trinity (N.C.)   12 9   .571
Washington State   13 10   .565
Dayton   5 4   .556
North Carolina   10 8   .556
Oregon Agricultural   10 8   .556
South Carolina   5 4   .556
Tempe Normal   6 5   .545
CCNY   6 5   .545
Mount Union   6 5   .545
Miami (Ohio)   7 6   .538
Southwestern (Kan.)   7 6   .538
Ole Miss   8 7   .533
Fairmount   8 7   .533
Akron   6 6   .500
Bradley   10 10   .500
Gettysburg   9 9   .500
Springfield (Mass.)   6 6   .500
Washburn   8 8   .500
Western State Normal   4 4   .500
Wisconsin–Stevens Point   7 7   .500
Pittsburgh   7 8   .467
North Carolina State   6 7   .462
Franklin   6 8   .429
Army   5 7   .417
Lafayette   5 7   .417
Loyola (Md.)   5 7   .417
Southern California   5 7   .417
Temple   5 7   .417
New York University   6 9   .400
St. Lawrence   6 9   .400
St. John's (N.Y.)   7 11   .389
VMI   4 7   .364
Oregon   6 11   .353
Bucknell   4 8   .333
Delaware   3 6   .333
Marietta   4 8   .333
Northern Colorado   1 2   .333
Santa Clara   2 4   .333
William & Mary   3 6   .333
Muhlenberg   4 10   .286
Clemson   1 3   .250
Louisville   2 6   .250
Wyoming   1 3   .250
Auburn   3 10   .231
Ohio   3 10   .231
George Washington   3 11   .214
Cincinnati   2 8   .200
Colgate   3 12   .200
Montana   2 9   .182
TCU   2 9   .182
Baylor   1 8   .111
Millsaps   0 8   .000
New Mexico   0 1   .000
Wooster   0 13   .000

Statistical leaders

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Awards

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Helms College Basketball All-Americans

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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 1913–14 season.[7]

Player Team
Lewis Castle Syracuse
Gil Halstead Cornell
Carl Harper Wisconsin
Ernest Houghton Union (NY)
Walter Lunden Cornell
Dan Meenan Columbia
Nelson Norgren Chicago
Elmer Oliphant Purdue
Everett Southwick CCNY
Eugene Van Gent Wisconsin

Major player of the year awards

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Coaching changes

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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach
Interim
Coach
New
Coach
Reason
Georgetown James Colliflower John O'Reilly After three years as a part-time coach, Colliflower departed after the season to devote himself full-time to his business interests. Georgetown hired O'Reilly as a full-time coach for the following season.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Schleyer, Claudia, "The Rules of Basketball: Boy How They've Changed!", Youth Hoops 101 Accessed 15 May 2021
  2. ^ "Playing Rules History" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. pp. 2, 6. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  3. ^ Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  6. ^ "1913-14 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  7. ^ The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"
  8. ^ "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches". Archived from the original on May 27, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2014.