Английская Википедия:1939–40 NCAA men's basketball season
Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1939–40 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1939, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1940 NCAA basketball tournament Championship Game on March 30, 1940, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The Indiana Hoosiers won their first NCAA national championship with a 60–42 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks.
Rule changes
After a foul, teams received the option of either taking a free throw or taking the ball at mid-court.[1]
Season headlines
- In its second year, the NCAA tournament turned a profit (of $9,500) for the first time.[2]
- In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected USC as its national champion for the 1939–40 season.[3]
- In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Indiana as its national champion for the 1939–40 season.[4]
Conference membership changes
NOTE: Columbia left the Metropolitan New York Conference while retaining membership in the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League. It was a member of both from 1933 until 1939.
Regular season
Conference winners and tournaments
Statistical leaders
Post-season tournaments
NCAA tournament
Semifinals & finals
National Invitation tournament
Semifinals & finals
- Third Place – Oklahoma A&M 23, DePaul 22
Awards
Consensus All-American teams
| Player | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Gus Broberg | Junior | Dartmouth |
| John Dick | Senior | Oregon |
| George Glamack | Junior | North Carolina |
| Bill Hapac | Senior | Illinois |
| Ralph Vaughn | Senior | USC |
| Player | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Harvey | Senior | Colorado |
| Marv Huffman | Senior | Indiana |
| Jimmy McNatt | Senior | Oklahoma |
| Jesse Renick | Senior | Oklahoma A&M |
Major player of the year awards
- Helms Player of the Year: George Glamack, North Carolina (retroactive selection in 1944)
Other major awards
- NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Ben Auerbach, NYU
Coaching changes
References
Шаблон:NCAA Division I men's basketball season navbox
- ↑ orangehoops.org History of NCAA Basketball Rule Changes
- ↑ Anonymous, "How the NCAA Overtook Its Rival, the NIT," Sport History Weekly, March 24, 2019 Accessed May 4, 2021
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
