1934–35 NCAA men's basketball season
1934–35 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
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Helms National Champions | LSU |
Player of the Year (Helms) | Leroy Edwards, Kentucky (retroactive selection in 1944) |
The 1934–35 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1934, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1935.
Rules changes[edit]
The regulation basketball was reduced in circumference, from 32 inches (81 cm) to between 29.5 and 30.25 inches (74.9 and 76.8 cm).[1]
Season headlines[edit]
- Ned Irish began to promote college basketball doubleheaders between New York City-area teams at Madison Square Garden and intersectional games there between New York City-area teams and teams from other regions.[2] The first intersectional game — an NYU 25–18 victory over Notre Dame on December 29, 1934 — drew 16,138 fans, a world record for attendance at a college basketball game.[2] In the next game on January 5, 1935, NYU defeated Kentucky 23–22 before another new world record crowd of 16,539.[2][3] After the NYU–Kentucky game, Kentucky head coach Adolph Rupp called for the creation of a round-robin national championship college basketball tournament.[2]
- The American Legion Bowl, promoted as a basketball game "for the national collegiate championship," took place in Atlantic City, New Jersey, at the end of the season.[2] LSU defeated Pittsburgh 41–37 and called itself the national collegiate basketball champion for the 1934–35 season, although this assertion was unofficial.[2]
Conference membership changes[edit]
Regular season[edit]
Conference winners and tournaments[edit]
Statistical leaders[edit]
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Awards[edit]
Consensus All-American team[edit]
Player | Class | Team |
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Omar Browning | Senior | Oklahoma |
Claire Cribbs | Senior | Pittsburgh |
Leroy Edwards | Sophomore | Kentucky |
Jack Gray | Senior | Texas |
Lee Guttero | Senior | USC |
Major player of the year awards[edit]
- Helms Player of the Year: Leroy Edwards, Kentucky (retroactive selection in 1944)
Coaching changes[edit]
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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 |
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Oregon | William Reinhart | Howard Hobson | ||
Yale | Elmer Ripley | Ken Loeffler |
References[edit]
- ^ Schleyer, Claudia, "The Rules of Basketball: Boy How They've Changed!", Youth Hoops 101 Accessed 15 May 2021
- ^ a b c d e f Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ Kentucky vs. New York University (January 5, 1935) bigbluehistory.net Accessed May 6, 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.
- ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09