The 1930–31 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1930, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1931.

Rule changes

If the player with the ball is guarded closely and withholds the ball from play for five seconds, a "held ball" can be called.[1]

Season headlines

Regular season

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference Regular
season winner[4]
Conference
player of the year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (City)
Tournament
winner
Big Six ConferenceKansasNone selectedNo Tournament
Big Ten ConferenceNorthwesternNone selectedNo Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball LeagueColumbiaNone selectedNo Tournament
Missouri Valley ConferenceCreighton & Oklahoma A&MNone selectedNo Tournament
Pacific Coast ConferenceWashington (North);
USC (South)
No Tournament;
Washington defeated USC in best-of-three conference championship playoff series
Rocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceWyoming (Eastern);
Utah (Western)
No Tournament
Southern ConferenceGeorgiaNone selected1931 Southern Conference men's basketball tournamentMunicipal Auditorium
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Maryland[5]
Southwest ConferenceTCUNone selectedNo Tournament

Statistical leaders

Awards

Consensus All-American team

Consensus Team
Player Class Team
Wes Fesler Senior Ohio State
George Gregory Senior Columbia
Joe Reiff Sophomore Northwestern
Elwood Romney Sophomore Brigham Young
John Wooden Junior Purdue

Major player of the year awards

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach
Interim
Coach
New
Coach
Reason
Georgetown John Colrick Fred Mesmer

References

  1. orangehoops.org History of NCAA Basketball Rule Changes
  2. Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  3. 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.
  4. "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  5. 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
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