1937–38 NCAA men's basketball season

1937–38 NCAA men's basketball season
Helms National ChampionsTemple (retroactive selection in 1943)
Other championsTemple (NIT)
Player of the Year
(Helms)		Hank Luisetti, Stanford (retroactive selection in 1944)

The 1937–38 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1937, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1938.

Rule changes

After a field goal, the opposing team receives possession of the ball. Previously, a jump ball at center court had taken place after every field goal.[1]

Season headlines

Conference membership changes

School Former conference New conference
Colorado College Tigers Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Non-major basketball program
Northeastern Huskies Non-major basketball program New England Conference
Pacific Tigers Non-major basketball program Northern California Conference
Saint Louis Billikens Independent Missouri Valley Conference
Saint Mary's (Calif.) Gaels Independent Northern California Conference
San Francisco Dons Independent Northern California Conference
San Jose State Spartans Non-major basketball program Northern California Conference
Santa Clara Broncos Independent Northern California Conference
Virginia Cavaliers Southern Conference Independent

Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference Regular
season winner[6] 		Conference
player of the year 		Conference
tournament 		Tournament
venue (City) 		Tournament
winner
Big Six Conference Kansas None selected No Tournament
Big Ten Conference Purdue None selected No Tournament
Border Conference New Mexico State None selected No Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Dartmouth None selected No Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Temple None selected No Tournament
Metropolitan New York Conference NYU None selected No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference Oklahoma A&M None selected No Tournament
New England Conference Rhode Island State No Tournament
Northern California Conference San Jose State & Santa Clara No Tournament
Pacific Coast Conference Oregon (North); Stanford (South) No Tournament;
Stanford defeated Oregon in best-of-three conference championship playoff series
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Colorado & Utah No Tournament
Southeastern Conference Georgia Tech None selected 1938 SEC men's basketball tournament Huey Long Field House (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) Georgia Tech
Southern Conference North Carolina None selected 1938 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Thompson Gym
(Raleigh, North Carolina)		 Duke[7]
Southwest Conference Arkansas None selected No Tournament

Conference standings

1937–38 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kansas 9 – 1   .900 18 – 2   .900
Oklahoma 8 – 2   .800 14 – 4   .778
Missouri 4 – 6   .400 9 – 9   .500
Nebraska 4 – 6   .400 9 – 11   .450
Kansas State 3 – 7   .300 7 – 11   .389
Iowa State 2 – 8   .200 6 – 9   .400
1937–38 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Purdue 10 – 2   .833 18 – 2   .900
Minnesota 9 – 3   .750 16 – 4   .800
Ohio State 7 – 5   .583 12 – 8   .600
Northwestern 7 – 5   .583 10 – 10   .500
Michigan 6 – 6   .500 12 – 8   .600
Iowa 6 – 6   .500 11 – 9   .550
Wisconsin 5 – 7   .417 10 – 10   .500
Illinois 4 – 8   .333 9 – 9   .500
Indiana 4 – 8   .333 10 – 10   .500
Chicago 2 – 10   .167 6 – 12   .333
1937–38 Border Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico A&M 18 – 0   1.000 22 – 3   .880
Arizona 9 – 7   .563 13 – 8   .619
Arizona State–Tempe 9 – 9   .500 11 – 12   .478
Texas Tech 7 – 7   .500 9 – 13   .409
New Mexico 6 – 10   .375 9 – 16   .360
Arizona State–Flagstaff 4 – 12   .250 6 – 15   .286
Texas State M&M 3 – 11   .214 4 – 17   .190
1937–38 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dartmouth 8 – 4   .667 20 – 5   .800
Harvard 7 – 5   .583 13 – 5   .722
Penn 7 – 5   .583 8 – 10   .444
Cornell 6 – 6   .500 11 – 7   .611
Columbia 6 – 6   .500 10 – 8   .556
Princeton 5 – 7   .417 10 – 10   .500
Yale 3 – 9   .250 7 – 12   .368
1937–38 Eastern Intercollegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Temple 9 – 1   .900 23 – 2   .920
Penn State 6 – 4   .600 13 – 5   .722
Pittsburgh 5 – 5   .500 9 – 12   .429
Georgetown 5 – 5   .500 7 – 11   .389
Carnegie Tech 3 – 7   .300 3 – 7   .300
West Virginia 2 – 8   .200 6 – 13   .316
1937–38 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
NYU 6 – 0   1.000 16 – 8   .667
LIU 3 – 0   1.000 23 – 5   .821
CCNY 4 – 2   .667 13 – 3   .813
St. John's 4 – 2   .667 15 – 4   .789
Manhattan 2 – 4   .333 12 – 6   .667
Brooklyn 2 – 4   .333 7 – 8   .467
St. Francis (NY) 1 – 5   .167 14 – 8   .636
Fordham 0 – 6   .000 10 – 10   .500
1937–38 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oklahoma A&M 13 – 1   .929 25 – 3   .893
Drake 10 – 4   .714 14 – 6   .700
Tulsa 8 – 6   .571 12 – 10   .545
Grinnell 7 – 7   .500 10 – 9   .526
Creighton 7 – 7   .500 11 – 14   .440
Washington University 6 – 8   .429 4 – 17   .190
Saint Louis 3 – 11   .214 8 – 21   .276
Washburn 2 – 12   .143 9 – 13   .409
1937–38 New England Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rhode Island State 8 – 0   1.000 19 – 2   .905
Connecticut 4 – 4   .500 13 – 5   .722
New Hampshire 4 – 4   .500 12 – 6   .667
Northeastern 4 – 4   .500 6 – 12   .333
Maine 1 – 7   .125 4 – 9   .308
1937–38 Northern California Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
San Jose State 6 – 2   .750 19 – 4   .826
Santa Clara 6 – 2   .750 12 – 6   .667
Saint Mary's 5 – 3   .625 10 – 9   .526
San Francisco 3 – 5   .375 10 – 12   .455
Pacific 0 – 8   .000 6 – 13   .316
1937–38 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Oregon 14 – 6   .700 25 – 8   .758
Washington 13 – 7   .650 29 – 7   .806
Washington State 12 – 8   .600 19 – 11   .633
Idaho 12 – 8   .600 24 – 11   .686
Oregon State 6 – 14   .300 17 – 16   .515
Montana 3 – 17   .150 10 – 19   .345
South
Stanford † 10 – 2   .833 21 – 3   .875
California 8 – 4   .667 18 – 11   .621
USC 6 – 6   .500 17 – 9   .654
UCLA 0 – 12   .000 4 – 20   .167
† Conference playoff series winner
1937–38 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Utah 10 – 2   .833 20 – 4   .833
Colorado 10 – 2   .833 15 – 6   .714
Wyoming 8 – 4   .667 12 – 5   .706
Utah State 6 – 6   .500 11 – 9   .550
BYU 4 – 8   .333 8 – 13   .381
Colorado State 3 – 9   .250 7 – 9   .438
Denver 1 – 11   .083 2 – 16   .111
1937–38 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kentucky 6 – 0   1.000 13 – 5   .722
Ole Miss 11 – 2   .846 22 – 12   .647
Georgia Tech † 9 – 2   .818 18 – 2   .900
Auburn 6 – 3   .667 14 – 5   .737
Tennessee 7 – 4   .636 15 – 8   .652
LSU 7 – 6   .538 10 – 10   .500
Tulane 5 – 6   .455 8 – 10   .444
Mississippi State 7 – 9   .438 9 – 12   .429
Georgia 4 – 6   .400 12 – 10   .545
Vanderbilt 4 – 8   .333 9 – 12   .429
Florida 3 – 7   .300 11 – 9   .550
Alabama 4 – 12   .250 4 – 13   .235
Sewanee 2 – 10   .167 4 – 13   .235
† Regular-season championship and SEC Tournament winner
1937–38 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Carolina 13 – 3   .813 16 – 5   .762
North Carolina State 10 – 3   .769 13 – 6   .684
The Citadel 7 – 3   .700 13 – 5   .722
Clemson 9 – 4   .692 16 – 7   .696
Duke † 9 – 5   .643 15 – 9   .625
Richmond 7 – 4   .636 15 – 5   .750
Maryland 6 – 4   .600 15 – 9   .625
Washington and Lee 6 – 5   .545 12 – 9   .571
Wake Forest 7 – 8   .467 7 – 12   .368
Virginia Tech 4 – 5   .444 6 – 8   .429
Davidson 4 – 11   .267 10 – 12   .455
Furman 2 – 6   .250 6 – 13   .316
VMI 2 – 7   .222 4 – 11   .267
South Carolina 2 – 12   .143 3 – 21   .125
William & Mary 0 – 9   .000 2 – 10   .167
† Southern Conference Tournament winner
1937–38 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arkansas 11 – 1   .917 19 – 3   .864
Baylor 9 – 3   .750 10 – 6   .625
SMU 8 – 4   .667 9 – 6   .600
Texas A&M 6 – 6   .500 10 – 8   .556
Texas 5 – 7   .417 11 – 11   .500
Rice 2 – 10   .167 6 – 17   .261
TCU 1 – 11   .083 8 – 15   .348

Major independents

A total of 46 college teams played as major independents. St. Bonaventure (9–0) was undefeated, and Western Kentucky State (30–3) finished with the most wins.[9]

1937–38 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
St. Bonaventure –   – 9 – 0   1.000
Western Kentucky State –   – 30 – 3   .909
Bradley –   – 18 – 2   .900
Marshall –   – 28 – 4   .875
Notre Dame –   – 20 – 3   .870
Army –   – 12 – 2   .857
Villanova –   – 25 – 5   .833
Montana State –   – 22 – 5   .815
Bowling Green State –   – 16 – 4   .800
Detroit –   – 16 – 4   .800
Navy –   – 11 – 3   .786
George Washington –   – 13 – 4   .765
Marquette –   – 14 – 5   .737
Syracuse –   – 14 – 5   .737
Rutgers –   – 11 – 4   .733
St. Joseph's –   – 13 – 5   .722
Toledo –   – 14 – 6   .700
Miami (Ohio) –   – 11 – 5   .688
Valparaiso –   – 13 – 6   .684
Loyola (Ill.) –   – 12 – 8   .600
Ohio –   – 11 – 8   .579
Loyola (Md.) –   – 9 – 7   .563
Seton Hall –   – 10 – 8   .556
DePaul –   – 12 – 10   .545
Bucknell –   – 7 – 6   .538
La Salle –   – 9 – 8   .529
Lafayette –   – 9 – 8   .529
Michigan State Normal –   – 9 – 8   .529
Colgate –   – 10 – 9   .526
Xavier –   – 10 – 9   .526
Boston University –   – 9 – 9   .500
Butler –   – 11 – 12   .478
Canisius –   – 8 – 9   .471
Lehigh –   – 7 – 8   .467
Muhlenberg –   – 9 – 11   .450
Kent State –   – 10 – 13   .435
Wichita Municipal –   – 10 – 13   .435
Brown –   – 7 – 11   .389
Niagara –   – 8 – 13   .381
Virginia –   – 6 – 10   .375
Cincinnati –   – 6 – 11   .353
Dayton –   – 6 – 11   .353
Duquesne –   – 6 – 11   .353
Western State Teachers –   – 6 – 12   .333
Louisville –   – 4 – 11   .267
Indiana State –   – 1 – 17   .056

Statistical leaders

Post-season tournaments

National Invitation Tournament

Main article: 1938 National Invitation Tournament

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
    
Oklahoma A&M 55
Temple 56
Temple 60
Colorado 36
Colorado 48
NYU 47 Third place
Oklahoma A&M 37
NYU 24

Awards

Consensus All-American team

Main article: 1938 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Consensus Team
Player Class Team
Meyer Bloom Senior Temple
Hank Luisetti Senior Stanford
John Moir Senior Notre Dame
Paul Nowak Senior Notre Dame
Fred Pralle Senior Kansas
Jewell Young Senior Purdue

Major player of the year awards

Other major awards

Coaching changes

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

Team Former
Coach 		Interim
Coach 		New
Coach 		Reason
Brown Art Kahler George E. Allen
BYU Fred Dixon Edwin R. Kimball
Cornell Bo Rowland Blair Gullion
Fordham Vincent Cavanaugh Ed Kelleher
Georgia Rex Enright Elmer A. Lampe
Georgetown Fred Mesmer Elmer Ripley Mesmer stepped aside after seven seasons to allow Ripley to return for a second stint as head coach.
Indiana Everett Dean Branch McCracken Dean left to coach at Stanford.
Indiana State Wally Marks Glenn M. Curtis
Lafayette Mike Michalske Richard Madison
Miami (Ohio) John Mauer Weeb Ewbank Mauer left to coach at Tennessee.
Michigan Franklin Cappon Bennie Oosterbaan Cappon left to coach at Princeton.
Ohio Butch Grover Dutch Trautwein
Oklahoma Hugh McDermott Bruce Drake
Ole Miss George Bohler Frank Johnson
Princeton Ken Fairman Franklin Cappon
Rice Jimmy Kitts Buster Brannon
Saint Louis Ed Davidson Jack Sterrett
Saint Mary's Harlan Dykes Jack Otten
SMU James W. St. Clair F. C. Baccus
Stanford John Bunn Everett Dean
Tennessee Blair Gullion John Mauer Gullion left to coach Cornell.
Tulane Ray G. Dauber Claude Simons Jr.
VMI Albert Elmore Jimmy Walker
West Virginia Marshall Glenn Dyke Raese

References

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  3. ^ Anonymous, "How the NCAA Overtook Its Rival, the NIT," Sport History Weekly, March 24, 2019 Accessed May 4, 2021
  4. ^ Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  7. ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
  8. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  9. ^ "1937-38 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
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