The 1911–12 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1911, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1912.

Season headlines

Conference membership changes

School Former Conference New Conference
Dartmouth Big Green Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Ohio State Buckeyes Independent Western Conference

Regular season

Conference winners

Conference Regular
Season Winner[3]
Conference
Player of the Year
Conference
Tournament
Tournament
Venue (City)
Tournament
Winner
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball LeagueColumbiaNone selectedNo Tournament
Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationNebraska (North) & Kansas (South)None selectedNo Tournament
Rocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceColorado MinesNo Tournament
Western ConferencePurdue & WisconsinNone selectedNo Tournament

Statistical leaders

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 1911–12 season.[4]

Player Team
Claus BensonColumbia
Thomas CanfieldSt. Lawrence
Lewis CastleSyracuse
Fred GiegSwarthmore
Ernst MenselDartmouth
Emil SchradieckColgate
Alphonse SchumacherDayton
Rufus SissonDartmouth
Otto StangelWisconsin
William TurnerPenn

Major player of the year awards

Coaching changes

References

  1. Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  2. 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.
  3. "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  4. The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"
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