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1921–22 NCAA men's basketball season

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The 1921–22 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1921, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1922.

Rule changes

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Running with the ball (traveling), previously a personal foul, became merely a violation.[1][2]

Season headlines

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Conference membership changes

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School Former Conference New Conference
Alabama Crimson Tide Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Southern Conference
Auburn Tigers Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Southern Conference
Clemson Tigers Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Southern Conference
Georgia Bulldogs Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Southern Conference
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Southern Conference
Idaho Vandals Independent Pacific Coast Conference
Mississippi A&M Aggies Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Southern Conference
North Carolina Tar Heels Independent Southern Conference
North Carolina State Wolfpack Independent Southern Conference
Oklahoma A&M Aggies Independent Southwest Conference
USC Trojans Independent Pacific Coast Conference
Tennessee Volunteers Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Southern Conference
Virginia basketball team Independent Southern Conference
Virginia Tech Hokies Independent Southern Conference
Washington and Lee Generals Independent Southern Conference

NOTES: (1) The Southern Conference was founded in February 1921 during the 1920–21 season, but its first season of basketball competition was the 1921–22 season. (2) The University of Virginia did not adopt a nickname for its basketball team ("Cavaliers") until the 1923–24 season.

Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference winners and tournaments

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Conference Regular
Season Winner[5]
Conference
Player of the Year
Conference
Tournament
Tournament
Venue (City)
Tournament
Winner
Big Ten Conference Purdue None selected No Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Princeton None selected No Tournament
Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association Kansas & Missouri None selected No Tournament
Pacific Coast Conference Idaho No Tournament
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Colorado College No Tournament
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Virginia None selected 1922 Southern Intercollegiate men's basketball tournament
(see note)
Municipal Auditorium
(Atlanta, Georgia)
North Carolina[6]
Southwest Conference Texas A&M None selected No Tournament

NOTE: The 1922 Southern Intercollegiate men's basketball tournament included teams from both the Southern Conference and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Although it was a regional rather than conference tournament whose champion claimed the mythical title of "Champions of the South," the Southern Conference considered it the "official" Southern Conference tournament for 1922.[3]

Conference standings

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1921–22 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Purdue 8 1   .889 15 3   .833
Michigan 8 4   .667 15 4   .789
Wisconsin 8 4   .667 14 5   .737
Illinois 7 5   .583 14 5   .737
Iowa 5 6   .455 11 7   .611
Chicago 5 7   .417 15 15   .500
Ohio State 5 7   .417 8 10   .444
Minnesota 4 7   .364 5 8   .385
Indiana 3 7   .300 10 10   .500
Northwestern 3 9   .250 7 11   .389
1921–22 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Princeton 8 2   .800 20 5   .800
Penn 8 2   .800 24 3   .889
Dartmouth 6 4   .600 13 7   .650
Cornell 5 5   .500 14 5   .737
Columbia 2 8   .200 6 13   .316
Yale 1 9   .100 6 21   .222
† Conference championship winner
1921–22 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Missouri 15 1   .938 16 1   .941
Kansas 15 1   .938 16 2   .889
Drake 12 4   .750 14 4   .778
Iowa State 8 8   .500 10 8   .556
Oklahoma 8 8   .500 9 9   .500
Nebraska 8 8   .500 8 9   .471
Kansas State 3 13   .188 3 14   .176
Grinnell 2 14   .125 5 14   .263
Washington University 1 15   .063 1 18   .053
1921–22 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Idaho 7 0   1.000 19 2   .905
Oregon Agricultural 10 2   .833 21 2   .913
California 10 4   .714 19 6   .760
Washington 11 5   .688 13 5   .722
Stanford 4 6   .400 8 7   .533
Washington State 4 11   .267 9 17   .346
USC 1 3   .250 7 5   .583
Oregon 0 16   .000 7 24   .226
As of 1922[7]
1921–22 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colorado College 7 1   .875 13 2   .867
Colorado Mines 6 2   .750 8 2   .800
Colorado 3 5   .375 3 5   .375
Colorado Agricultural 2 6   .250 4 7   .364
Denver 2 6   .250 3 6   .333
1921–22 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Virginia 5 0   1.000 17 1   .944
Alabama 6 1   .857 15 4   .789
Georgia 4 1   .800 10 5   .667
Washington and Lee 6 2   .750 11 3   .786
Kentucky 3 1   .750 10 6   .625
Auburn 2 1   .667 5 6   .455
North Carolina 3 3   .500 15 6   .714
Virginia Tech 2 2   .500 14 6   .700
Georgia Tech 2 3   .400 11 6   .647
Tennessee 1 3   .250 12 7   .632
NC State 1 5   .167 6 13   .316
Clemson 0 3   .000 8 13   .381
Mississippi A&M 0 4   .000 12 10   .545
Southern Intercollegiate Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1922
1921–22 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas A&M 13 3   .813 18 3   .857
Texas 14 4   .778 20 4   .833
Baylor 8 8   .500 10 8   .556
SMU 4 11   .267 8 14   .364
Oklahoma A&M 1 4   .200 5 16   .238
Rice 1 11   .083 2 12   .143

Independents

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A total of 115 college teams played as major independents. Beloit (12–0) was undefeated and Niagara (27–4) finished with the most wins.[8]

1921–22 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Beloit   12 0   1.000
Louisiana State   15 1   .938
Wooster   14 1   .933
North Texas State   11 1   .917
Tempe Normal   10 1   .909
UCLA   9 1   .900
Army   17 2   .895
Kalamazoo   22 3   .880
Carleton   14 2   .875
Seton Hall   14 2   .875
Wabash   21 3   .875
Niagara   27 4   .871
DePauw   17 3   .850
Washington College   11 2   .846
Navy   16 3   .842
Arizona   10 2   .833
CCNY   10 2   .833
Rutgers   10 2   .833
Ohio   19 4   .826
Holy Cross   14 3   .824
North Dakota Agricultural   17 4   .810
Creighton   21 5   .808
Grove City   16 4   .800
Indiana State   12 3   .800
Utah   8 2   .800
Southwestern (Kan.)   19 5   .792
Connecticut   15 4   .789
Vermont   15 4   .789
Georgetown   11 3   .786
Tulsa   14 4   .778
Davidson   10 3   .769
William & Mary   10 3   .769
Butler   19 6   .760
Brigham Young   9 3   .750
Marquette   15 5   .750
West Texas State   12 4   .750
Fairmount   12 4   .750
Western Kentucky State   3 1   .750
Harvard   17 6   .739
Villanova   11 4   .733
Springfield (Mass.)   16 6   .727
Utah State   8 3   .727
Santa Clara   13 5   .722
Richmond   10 4   .714
Saint Francis (N.Y.)   15 7   .682
Valparaiso   15 7   .682
Colgate   17 8   .680
Bradley   12 6   .667
Gettysburg   12 6   .667
Montana   14 7   .667
North Central   12 6   .667
Syracuse   16 8   .667
Texas Christian   8 4   .667
Cincinnati   15 8   .652
Fordham   13 7   .650
Miami (Ohio)   13 7   .650
Lafayette   11 6   .647
Wake Forest   11 6   .647
Western State Normal   11 6   .647
Penn State   9 5   .643
Ole Miss   7 4   .636
Duquesne   10 6   .625
New York University   8 5   .615
VMI   11 7   .611
Canisius   6 4   .600
Denison   9 6   .600
Pittsburgh   12 8   .600
Ripon   7 5   .583
Catholic   11 8   .579
Montana State   11 8   .579
George Washington   8 6   .571
Brown   13 10   .565
Marshall   5 4   .556
St. Bonaventure   12 10   .545
The Citadel   6 5   .545
Mount Union   11 7   .611
Furman   8 7   .533
Muhlenberg   10 9   .526
Florida   5 5   .500
Franklin   8 8   .500
Northern Arizona Normal   5 5   .500
Vanderbilt   8 8   .500
Washburn   10 10   .500
Xavier   9 9   .500
Michigan State Normal   11 12   .478
St. John's (N.Y.)   10 11   .476
Tulane   10 11   .476
Union (N.Y.)   9 10   .474
St. Joseph's   8 9   .471
Rhode Island State   7 8   .467
Toledo   5 6   .455
Bucknell   8 10   .444
Lehigh   7 9   .438
Dayton   6 8   .429
Loyola (Md.)   3 4   .429
New Mexico A&M   3 4   .429
Buffalo   5 7   .417
Akron   5 8   .385
West Virginia   8 13   .381
Manhattan   3 5   .375
South Carolina   7 12   .368
Temple   4 7   .364
Trinity (N.C.)   6 12   .333
Notre Dame   6 13   .316
Saint Louis   4 9   .308
Bowling Green State   4 10   .286
Kent State Normal   2 6   .250
Northern Colorado   1 3   .250
Wyoming   2 7   .222
Detroit   2 13   .133
Louisville   1 13   .071
Boston University   1 14   .067
Loyola (Ill.)   0 6   .000
New Mexico   0 2   .000
Saint Mary's (Calif.)   0 4   .000

Statistical leaders

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Post-season tournament

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National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament

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Semifinals & finals

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Semifinals Finals
      
  Mercer 25
  Wabash 62
  Wabash 43
  Kalamazoo 23
  Grove City 13
  Kalamazoo 22

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 1921–22 season.[9]

Player Team
Arthur Browning Missouri
Herb Bunker Missouri
Chuck Carney Illinois
Paul Endacott Kansas
George Gardner Southwestern (Kan.)
William Grave Pennsylvania
Marshall Hjelte Oregon Agricultural
Arthur Lorb Princeton
Ira McKee Navy
Ray Miller Purdue

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 Jackie Maloney Colliflower had taken over as unpaid head coach when health problems forced coach John O'Reilly to miss the 1921–22 season. With O'Reilly also unable to return for the following season, Maloney took over from Colliflower after the end of the 1921–22 season.[10]
Pittsburgh Andrew Kerr Doc Carlson
Western Kentucky State L. T. Smith Edgar Diddle

References

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  1. ^ orangehoops.org History of NCAA Basketball Rule Changes
  2. ^ Schleyer, Claudia, "The Rules of Basketball: Boy How They've Changed!", Youth Hoops 101 Accessed 15 May 2021
  3. ^ a b c Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved May 10, 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. ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
  7. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  8. ^ "1921-22 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  9. ^ The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"
  10. ^ "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches". Archived from the original on May 27, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2014.