1937–38 NCAA men's basketball season

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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.

HelmsNationalChampionsTemple (retroactive selection in 1943)
Other championsTemple (NIT)
Player of the Year
(Helms)Hank Luisetti, Stanford (retroactive selection in 1944)
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1937–38 NCAA men's basketball season
Souvenir program from the inaugural NIT showcasing the "National Championship Trophy" won by Temple.
Helms National ChampionsTemple (retroactive selection in 1943)
Other championsTemple (NIT)
Player of the Year
(Helms)		Hank Luisetti, Stanford (retroactive selection in 1944)
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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

More information School, Former conference ...
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
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Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

More information Conference, Regular season winner ...
Conference Regular
season winner[6]		 Conference
player of the year		 Conference
tournament		 Tournament
venue (City)		 Tournament
winner
Big Six ConferenceKansasNone selectedNo Tournament
Big Ten ConferencePurdueNone selectedNo Tournament
Border ConferenceNew Mexico StateNone selectedNo Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball LeagueDartmouthNone selectedNo Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate ConferenceTempleNone selectedNo Tournament
Metropolitan New York ConferenceNYUNone selectedNo Tournament
Missouri Valley ConferenceOklahoma A&MNone selectedNo Tournament
New England ConferenceRhode Island StateNo Tournament
Northern California ConferenceSan Jose State & Santa ClaraNo Tournament
Pacific Coast ConferenceOregon (North); Stanford (South)No Tournament;
Stanford defeated Oregon in best-of-three conference championship playoff series
Rocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceColorado & UtahNo Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceGeorgia TechNone selected1938 SEC men's basketball tournamentHuey Long Field House (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)Georgia Tech
Southern ConferenceNorth CarolinaNone selected1938 Southern Conference men's basketball tournamentThompson Gym
(Raleigh, North Carolina)		Duke[7]
Southwest ConferenceArkansasNone selectedNo Tournament
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Conference standings

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1937–38 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Kansas9–1 .90018–2  .900
Oklahoma8–2 .80014–4  .778
Missouri4–6 .4009–9  .500
Nebraska4–6 .4009–11  .450
Kansas State3–7 .3007–11  .389
Iowa State2–8 .2006–9  .400
1937–38 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Purdue10–2 .83318–2  .900
Minnesota9–3 .75016–4  .800
Ohio State7–5 .58312–8  .600
Northwestern7–5 .58310–10  .500
Michigan6–6 .50012–8  .600
Iowa6–6 .50011–9  .550
Wisconsin5–7 .41710–10  .500
Illinois4–8 .3339–9  .500
Indiana4–8 .33310–10  .500
Chicago2–10 .1676–12  .333
1937–38 Border Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
New Mexico A&M18–0 1.00022–3  .880
Arizona9–7 .56313–8  .619
Arizona State–Tempe9–9 .50011–12  .478
Texas Tech7–7 .5009–13  .409
New Mexico6–10 .3759–16  .360
Arizona State–Flagstaff4–12 .2506–15  .286
Texas State M&M3–11 .2144–17  .190
1937–38 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Dartmouth8–4 .66720–5  .800
Harvard7–5 .58313–5  .722
Penn7–5 .5838–10  .444
Cornell6–6 .50011–7  .611
Columbia6–6 .50010–8  .556
Princeton5–7 .41710–10  .500
Yale3–9 .2507–12  .368
1937–38 Eastern Intercollegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Temple9–1 .90023–2  .920
Penn State6–4 .60013–5  .722
Pittsburgh5–5 .5009–12  .429
Georgetown5–5 .5007–11  .389
Carnegie Tech3–7 .3003–7  .300
West Virginia2–8 .2006–13  .316
1937–38 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
NYU6–0 1.00016–8  .667
LIU3–0 1.00023–5  .821
CCNY4–2 .66713–3  .813
St. John's4–2 .66715–4  .789
Manhattan2–4 .33312–6  .667
Brooklyn2–4 .3337–8  .467
St. Francis (NY)1–5 .16714–8  .636
Fordham0–6 .00010–10  .500
1937–38 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Oklahoma A&M13–1 .92925–3  .893
Drake10–4 .71414–6  .700
Tulsa8–6 .57112–10  .545
Grinnell7–7 .50010–9  .526
Creighton7–7 .50011–14  .440
Washington University6–8 .4294–17  .190
Saint Louis3–11 .2148–21  .276
Washburn2–12 .1439–13  .409
1937–38 Mountain States Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Utah10–2 .83320–4  .833
Colorado10–2 .83315–6  .714
Wyoming8–4 .66712–5  .706
Utah State6–6 .50011–9  .550
BYU4–8 .3338–13  .381
Colorado State3–9 .2507–9  .438
Denver1–11 .0832–16  .111
1937–38 New England Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Rhode Island State 8–0 1.00019–2  .905
Connecticut 4–4 .50013–5  .722
New Hampshire 4–4 .50012–6  .667
Northeastern 4–4 .5006–12  .333
Maine 1–7 .1254–9  .308
1937–38 Northern California Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
San Jose State6–2 .75019–4  .826
Santa Clara6–2 .75012–6  .667
Saint Mary's5–3 .62510–9  .526
San Francisco3–5 .37510–12  .455
Pacific0–8 .0006–13  .316
1937–38 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Oregon14–6 .70025–8  .758
Washington13–7 .65029–7  .806
Washington State12–8 .60019–11  .633
Idaho12–8 .60024–11  .686
Oregon State6–14 .30017–16  .515
Montana3–17 .15010–19  .345
South
Stanford †10–2 .83321–3  .875
California8–4 .66718–11  .621
USC6–6 .50017–9  .654
UCLA0–12 .0004–20  .167
† Conference playoff series winner
1937–38 Rocky Mountain Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Montana State10–0 1.00022–5  .815
Colorado State–Greeley5–5 .50011–8  .579
Colorado College4–4 .50010–9  .526
Western State (CO)5–7 .4177–11  .389
Colorado Mines0–8 .0002–23  .080
1937–38 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Kentucky6–0 1.00013–5  .722
Ole Miss11–2 .84622–12  .647
Georgia Tech †9–2 .81818–2  .900
Auburn6–3 .66714–5  .737
Tennessee7–4 .63615–8  .652
LSU7–6 .53810–10  .500
Tulane5–6 .4558–10  .444
Mississippi State7–9 .4389–12  .429
Georgia4–6 .40012–10  .545
Vanderbilt4–8 .3339–12  .429
Florida3–7 .30011–9  .550
Alabama4–12 .2504–13  .235
Sewanee2–10 .1674–13  .235
† Regular-season championship and SEC Tournament winner
1937–38 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Carolina13–3 .81316–5  .762
North Carolina State10–3 .76913–6  .684
The Citadel7–3 .70013–5  .722
Clemson9–4 .69216–7  .696
Duke †9–5 .64315–9  .625
Richmond7–4 .63615–5  .750
Maryland6–4 .60015–9  .625
Washington and Lee6–5 .54512–9  .571
Wake Forest7–8 .4677–12  .368
Virginia Tech4–5 .4446–8  .429
Davidson4–11 .26710–12  .455
Furman2–6 .2506–13  .316
VMI2–7 .2224–11  .267
South Carolina2–12 .1433–21  .125
William & Mary0–9 .0002–10  .167
† Southern Conference Tournament winner
1937–38 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Arkansas11–1 .91719–3  .864
Baylor9–3 .75010–6  .625
SMU8–4 .6679–6  .600
Texas A&M6–6 .50010–8  .556
Texas5–7 .41711–11  .500
Rice2–10 .1676–17  .261
TCU1–11 .0838–15  .348
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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.[8]

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1937–38 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW 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
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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
More information Player, Class ...
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
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Major player of the year awards

Other major awards

Coaching changes

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

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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
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