1904–05 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States
1904–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
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Helms National Champions | Columbia (retroactive selection in 1943) |
Player of the Year (Helms) | Christian Steinmetz, Wisconsin (retroactive selection in 1944) |
The 1904–05 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States began in December 1904, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1905.
Season headlines[edit]
- In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Columbia as its national champion for the 1904–05 season.[1]
- In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Columbia as its national champion for the 1904–05 season.[2]
Conference membership changes[edit]
School | Former Conference | New Conference |
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Harvard Crimson | Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League | Independent |
Northwestern Wildcats | No major basketball program | Western Conference |
Regular season[edit]
Conference winners[edit]
Conference | Regular Season Winner[3] |
Conference Player of the Year |
Conference Tournament |
Tournament Venue (City) |
Tournament Winner |
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Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League | Columbia | None selected | No Tournament | ||
Western Conference | None (see note) | None selected | No Tournament |
NOTE: The Western Conference (the future Big Ten Conference) did not sponsor an official conference season or recognize a regular-season champion until the 1905–06 season. In 1904–05, Chicago (9–3) finished with the best winning percentage (.750) and Wisconsin (10–8) with the most wins.
Statistical leaders[edit]
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Awards[edit]
Helms College Basketball All-Americans[edit]
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 1904–05 season.[4]
Major player of the year awards[edit]
- Helms Player of the Year: Christian Steinmetz, Wisconsin (retroactive selection in 1944)
Coaching changes[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
- ^ The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"