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1901–02 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States

The 1901–02 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States began in December 1901, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1902.

1901–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Helms National ChampionsMinnesota (retroactive selection in 1943)

Rule changes

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  • An early form of dribbling became legal; previously, players were not allowed to bounce the ball at all and could advance it only by passing.[1] The new dribbling rule did not permit continuous dribbling in the modern sense; instead, a player could bounce a ball only once and then recover it, and the bounce had to be higher than his head.[1] A player was allowed to bounce and recover the ball in this way as many times in a row as he wanted or pass the ball to another player after any single-bounce dribble, but he was not allowed to shoot the ball after a dribble.[1][2] The rule limited dribbling to a defensive tactic in which a player in effect passed the ball to himself.[1] Continuous dribbling — dribbling in its modern sense — was not permitted until the 1909–10 season.[1]

Season headlines

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Conference membership changes

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School Former Conference New Conference
Columbia Lions Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Cornell Big Red Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Harvard Crimson Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Iowa Hawkeyes No major basketball program Western Conference
Penn Quakers No major basketball program Independent
Princeton Tigers Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Yale Bulldogs Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League

Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference Regular
Season Winner[6] 		Conference
Player of the Year 		Conference
Tournament 		Tournament
Venue (City) 		Tournament
Winner
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Yale None selected No Tournament[7]
Western Conference None (see note) None selected No Tournament[8]

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, although a few intermural games took place within the conference during the 1901–02 season. Minnesota (15–0), Iowa (10–2), and Purdue (10–3) won 10 or more games.[8]

1901–02 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Yale 5 – 3   .625 13 – 8   .619
Harvard 4 – 4   .500 9 – 5   .643
Columbia 3 – 3   .500 5 – 3   .625
Princeton 4 – 4   .500 10 – 10   .500
Cornell 2 – 4   .333 5 – 5   .500
1901–02 Western Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Minnesota†* 2 – 0   1.000 15 – 0   1.000
Iowa –   – 10 – 2   .833
Purdue 2 – 0   1.000 10 – 3   .769
Wisconsin 0 – 1   .000 7 – 3   .700
Indiana 0 – 2   .000 4 – 4   .500
† Intramural play only, the conference did not have an official championship
*Minnesota was named Premo-Porretta and Helms Foundation National Champions winner

Independents

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A total of 37 college teams played as independents. Among them, St. Francis (NY) (13–1), Allegheny (13–1), Bucknell (12–2), Grove City (13–3), Mount Union (11–3), and Dartmouth (11–5) won more than 10 games.[9]

1901–02 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colorado State –   – 2 – 0   1.000
Michigan State –   – 5 – 0   1.000
New Mexico –   – 2 – 0   1.000
Washington –   – 7 – 0   1.000
Wisc.–Stevens Point –   – 4 – 0   1.000
St. Francis (NY) –   – 13 – 1   .929
Allegheny –   – 12 – 1   .923
Bucknell –   – 12 – 2   .857
Penn State –   – 9 – 2   .818
Grove City –   – 13 – 3   .813
Mount Union –   – 11 – 3   .786
Colgate –   – 7 – 2   .778
Pennsylvania –   – 7 – 2   .778
Colorado –   – 3 – 1   .750
Illinois State –   – 3 – 1   .750
Temple –   – 8 – 3   .727
Vanderbilt –   – 5 – 2   .714
Dartmouth –   – 11 – 5   .688
Lehigh –   – 9 – 5   .643
Hiram –   – 7 – 4   .636
Nebraska –   – 5 – 3   .625
North Dakota State –   – 5 – 3   .625
Bloomsburg –   – 4 – 3   .571
Cincinnati –   – 5 – 4   .556
Akron –   – 2 – 2   .500
Connecticut –   – 5 – 5   .500
Syracuse –   – 3 – 3   .500
Holy Cross –   – 4 – 5   .444
Wabash –   – 4 – 5   .444
Kansas –   – 5 – 7   .417
Westminster College –   – 3 – 5   .375
Oregon State –   – 1 – 2   .333
Brown –   – 5 – 15   .250
Butler –   – 1 – 3   .250
Montana State –   – 1 – 4   .200
Indiana State –   – 1 – 6   .143
Washington State –   – 0 – 2   .000

Statistical leaders

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Coaching changes

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Hoop Tactics "The Evolution of Basketball: A Chronological Look At The Major Refinements" Accessed 15 May 2021
  2. ^ Schleyer, Claudia, "The Rules of Basketball: Boy How They've Changed!", Youth Hoops 101 Accessed 15 May 2021
  3. ^ "Playing Rules History" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. p. 11. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  4. ^ Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  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. ^ "1901-02 Men's Ivy League Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "1901-02 Men's Western Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  9. ^ "1901-02 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
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