Men's collegiate basketball season
1922–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season Helms National Champions Kansas (retroactive selection in 1943)Player of the Year (Helms ) Paul Endacott , Kansas (retroactive selection in 1944)
The 1922–23 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1922, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1923.
Season headlines
In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Kansas as its national champion for the 1922–23 season.[ 1]
In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Army as its national champion for the 1922–23 season.[ 2]
This Season of NCAAB has acquired huge fan response and betting prospects among other NCAA tournament.
NCAAB betting lines can generally be broken down into three primary bets: the point spread, moneyline, and total or OVER/UNDER.
Rule changes
If a defending player interfered with the ball or basket while the ball was on the basket’s rim, a field goal was awarded to the shooting team. Previously, the shooting team had been awarded a free-throw attempt under these circumstances.[ 3]
Conference membership changes
Regular season
Conferences
Conference winners and tournaments
NOTE: The 1923 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 1923.[ 1]
Conference standings
1922–23 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Yale
7
–
3
.700
16
–
3
.842
Princeton
6
–
4
.600
16
–
4
.800
Cornell
6
–
4
.600
15
–
6
.714
Columbia
5
–
5
.500
9
–
7
.563
Dartmouth
3
–
7
.300
14
–
7
.667
Penn
3
–
7
.300
14
–
11
.560
1922–23 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Kansas
16
–
0
1.000
17
–
1
.944
Missouri
14
–
2
.875
15
–
3
.833
Drake
10
–
6
.625
10
–
6
.625
Iowa State
9
–
7
.563
10
–
8
.556
Washington University
8
–
8
.500
8
–
10
.444
Nebraska
5
–
11
.313
6
–
12
.333
Oklahoma
5
–
11
.313
6
–
12
.333
Grinnell
3
–
13
.188
3
–
13
.188
Kansas State
2
–
14
.125
2
–
14
.125
1922–23 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Idaho †
5
–
3
.625
27
–
3
.900
Washington
5
–
3
.625
12
–
4
.750
Oregon Agricultural
4
–
4
.500
19
–
7
.731
Washington State
4
–
4
.500
16
–
10
.615
Oregon
2
–
6
.250
15
–
10
.600
California
5
–
3
.625
12
–
6
.667
Stanford
5
–
3
.625
12
–
4
.750
USC
2
–
6
.250
5
–
12
.294
† Conference playoff series winner As of 1923[ 6]
1922–23 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Texas A&M
15
–
3
.833
16
–
4
.800
Texas
9
–
7
.563
11
–
7
.611
Rice
7
–
8
.467
10
–
9
.526
Oklahoma A&M
7
–
8
.467
12
–
11
.522
Baylor
7
–
13
.350
7
–
16
.304
SMU
4
–
10
.286
10
–
11
.476
Independents
A total of 107 college teams played as major independents . Army (17–0) and Franklin (17–0) were undefeated and Southwestern (25–2) finished with the most wins.[ 7]
Statistical leaders
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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 1922–23 season.[ 8]
Major player of the year awards
Coaching changes
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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
References
^ a b Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee" . Retrieved December 14, 2015 .
^ 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 .
^ "Playing Rules History" (PDF) . ncaa.org . NCAA. pp. 3, 7. Retrieved June 25, 2024 .
^ "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
^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide" . Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved April 10, 2019 .
^ "1922-23 Men's Independent Season Summary" . Sports Reference . Retrieved July 29, 2024 .
^ The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"
^ "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches" . Archived from the original on May 27, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2014 .