1906–07 IAAUS men's basketball season

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The 1906–07 IAAUS men's basketball season began in December 1906, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1907.

HelmsNationalChampionsChicago (retroactive selection in 1943)
Player of the Year
(Helms)Gilmore Kinney, Yale (retroactive selection in 1944)
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1906–07 IAAUS men's basketball season
Helms National ChampionsChicago (retroactive selection in 1943)
Player of the Year
(Helms)		Gilmore Kinney, Yale (retroactive selection in 1944)
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Rule changes

  • The free-throw line, which had been at 20 feet (6.1 m) since 1894, is moved to 15 feet (4.6 m).[1]

Season headlines

  • The 1906–07 season was the first to be played after the founding of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS), which renamed itself the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 1910.
  • In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Chicago as its national champion for the 1906–07 season.[2]
  • In 2009, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Williams as its top-ranked team for the 1906–07 season.[3]
  • The 1906–07 Army Cadets men's basketball team represented United States Military Academy during the 1906–07 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Harry Fisher, coaching his first season with the Cadets. The team captain was Lewis Rockwell.

Conference membership changes

More information School, Former Conference ...
School Former Conference New Conference
Georgetown Hoyas No basketball team Independent
Northwestern Wildcats No major basketball program Western Conference
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Regular season

Conferences

More information Conference, Regular Season Winner ...
Conference Regular
Season Winner[4]		 Conference
Player of the Year		 Conference
Tournament		 Tournament
Venue (City)		 Tournament
Winner
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball LeagueYaleNone selectedNo Tournament[5]
Western ConferenceChicago, Minnesota, & WisconsinNone selectedNo Tournament[6]
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1906–07 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Yale9–1 .90030–7  .811
Columbia8–2 .80011–2  .846
Penn6–4 .60015–8  .652
Harvard4–6 .4007–9  .438
Princeton2–8 .2004–10  .286
Cornell1–9 .1001–11  .083
1906–07 Western Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Chicago6–2 .75021–2  .913
Minnesota6–2 .75010–2  .833
Wisconsin6–2 .75011–3  .786
Purdue2–6 .2507–8  .467
Illinois0–8 .0001–10  .091
Indiana-–- –9–5  .643
Iowa-–- –5–5  .500
Northwestern-–- –1–5  .167
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Independents

A total of 93 college teams played as major independents. Among independents that played 10 or more games, Baker (14–0) and Dayton (14–0) went undefeated and Oregon Agricultural (17–1) and Wabash (17–2) finished with the most wins.[7]

More information Conf., Overall ...
1906–07 IAAUS men's basketball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Baker– –14–0  1.000
Concordia Seminary– –5–0  1.000
Dayton– –14–0  1.000
Georgia– –2–0  1.000
North Dakota– –7–0  1.000
Rhode Island– –5–0  1.000
Wake Forest– –4–0  1.000
Oregon Agricultural– –17–1  .944
Williams– –15–1  .938
North Dakota State– –11–1  .917
Allegheny– –10–1  .909
Bucknell– –10–1  .909
Wabash– –17–2  .895
CCNY– –8–1  .889
Michigan State– –14–2  .875
Westminster (Pa.)– –7–1  .875
Vanderbilt– –6–1  .857
Wisconsin–Stevens Point– –6–1  .857
Grinnell– –9–2  .818
Lehigh– –9–2  .818
Cincinnati– –7–2  .778
Dartmouth– –13–4  .765
Arizona– –3–1  .750
Buffalo– –6–2  .750
Lake Forest– –6–2  .750
New York University– –6–2  .750
Akron– –5–2  .714
Brigham Young– –7–3  .700
Canisius– –9–4  .692
Auburn– –4–2  .667
Drake– –2–1  .667
Trinity (N.C.)– –3–2  .600
Montana State– –4–2  .667
Washburn– –10–5  .667
Widener– –6–3  .667
Wooster– –8–4  .667
Southwestern (Kan.)– –13–7  .650
Army– –9–5  .643
Colgate– –9–5  .643
Denison– –9–5  .643
Fordham– –16–9  .640
Maine– –7–4  .636
Colorado Agricultural– –5–3  .625
Illinois State– –5–3  .625
Missouri– –10–6  .625
Nebraska– –10–6  .625
Virginia– –5–3  .625
Colorado– –6–4  .600
Washington (Mo.)– –6–4  .600
Brown– –10–7  .588
Ohio State– –7–5  .583
Muhlenberg– –4–3  .571
Oregon– –4–3  .571
Syracuse– –4–3  .571
Temple– –5–4  .556
Washington State– –5–4  .556
Delaware– –6–5  .545
Grove City– –6–5  .545
Pittsburgh– –6–5  .545
USC– –6–5  .545
Bradley– –7–6  .538
Georgetown– –2–2  .500
Gettysburg– –3–3  .500
Idaho– –3–3  .500
Mount Union– –7–7  .500
Nebraska Wesleyan– –5–5  .500
New Mexico– –1–1  .500
Niagara– –5–5  .500
Texas– –4–4  .500
Wesleyan (Conn.)– –9–9  .500
Kansas– –7–8  .467
Baylor– –5–6  .455
Kansas State– –5–6  .455
Penn State– –5–6  .455
Trinity (Conn.)– –5–6  .455
Bloomsburg– –6–8  .429
Union (N.Y.)– –6–8  .429
Wyoming– –3–4  .429
Connecticut– –5–7  .417
Denver– –7–10  .412
Butler– –2–4  .333
Kentucky– –3–6  .333
Miami (Ohio)– –2–4  .333
West Virginia– –4–8  .333
Fairmount– –3–6  .333
Utah State– –2–6  .250
Manhattan– –2–7  .222
Tulane– –2–8  .200
Washington and Lee– –2–8  .200
William & Mary– –1–4  .200
Indiana State– –1–8  .111
Franklin (Ind.)– –0–1  .000
New Mexico A&M– –0–1  .000
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Awards

Helms College Basketball All-Americans

Main article: 1907 NCAA Men's 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 1906–07 season.[8]

More information Player, Team ...
Player Team
Frank ArthurWisconsin
George FlintPenn
Albert HoughtonChicago
Marcus HurleyColumbia
Charles KeinathPenn
Gilmore KinneyYale
John RyanColumbia
John SchommerChicago
Oswald TowerWilliams
L. Parson WarrenWilliams
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Major player of the year awards

Coaching changes

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

More information Team, Former Coach ...
Team Former
Coach		 Interim
Coach		 New
Coach		 Reason
Army Harry A. Fisher Joseph Stilwell
Brown W. W. Reynolds J. Donald Pryor
Butler Art Guedel Jack McKay
Canisius J. P. Quinlisk John Mahoney
Drexel W. S. Brokaw F. Bennett
Fordham Frank O'Donnell Chris Mahoney
Georgetown No coach Maurice Joyce After having no coach during its initial season (1906–07) and relying on an elected student manager to run the team, Georgetown hired Joyce for the 1907–08 season as its first coach.[9]
Georgia Walter Forbes C. O. Heildler
Idaho John G. Griffith George Wyman
Illinois Frank L. Pinckney Fletcher Lan
Indiana James M. Sheldon Ed Cook
Iowa John G. Griffith Ed Rule
Kansas James Naismith Phog Allen Future Hall of Famer Allen launched his coaching career, taking over from the sport's founder Naismith.
Miami (Ohio) John Snyder C. H. Martin
Missouri Isadore Anderson A. M. Ebright
Montana Frederick Schule Albion Findlay
Oregon Hugo Bezdek Charles Murphy
Oregon Agricultural W. O. Trine Roy Heater
Pittsburgh Benjamin Printz Harry Hough
Princeton William Kelleher C. F. Kogel
South Dakota State William Juneau Jason M. Saunderson
Utah State George P. Campbell Mysterious Walker
Vanderbilt Stein Stone W. L. Throop
Washington State Everett Sweeley John R. Bender
West Virginia Anthony Chez James Jenkins
William & Mary H. W. Withers F. M. Crawford
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