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1934–35 NCAA men's basketball season

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The 1934–35 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1934, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1935. This is the 17th season of the NCAA's men's basketball.[1]

HelmsNationalChampionsNYU (retroactive selection in 1943)
Player of the Year
(Helms)Leroy Edwards, Kentucky (retroactive selection in 1944)
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1934–35 NCAA men's basketball season
Helms National ChampionsNYU (retroactive selection in 1943)
Player of the Year
(Helms)		Leroy Edwards, Kentucky (retroactive selection in 1944)
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Rules changes

The regulation basketball was reduced in circumference, from 32 inches (81 cm) to between 29.5 and 30.25 inches (74.9 and 76.8 cm).[2]

Season headlines

  • Ned Irish began to promote college basketball doubleheaders between New York City-area teams at Madison Square Garden and intersectional games there between New York City-area teams and teams from other regions.[3] The first intersectional game — an NYU 25–18 victory over Notre Dame on December 29, 1934 — drew 16,138 fans, a world record for attendance at a college basketball game.[3] In the next game on January 5, 1935, NYU defeated Kentucky 23–22 before another new world record crowd of 16,539.[3][4] After the NYU–Kentucky game, Kentucky head coach Adolph Rupp called for the creation of a round-robin national championship college basketball tournament.[3]
  • The American Legion sponsored an intersectional "Rose Bowl", promoted as a basketball game "for the national collegiate championship," on April 13 at the Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[5][3] LSU defeated Pittsburgh 41–37 and claim the national collegiate basketball champion for the 1934–35 season based on this victory.[3][6]

Conference membership changes

More information School, Former conference ...
School Former conference New conference
Brooklyn Bulldogs Metropolitan New York Conference Non-major basketball program
Bucknell Bison Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Independent
Butler Bulldogs Missouri Valley Conference Independent
CCNY Beavers Metropolitan New York Conference Independent
Fordham Rams Metropolitan New York Conference Independent
Long Island Blackbirds Metropolitan New York Conference Independent
Manhattan Jaspers Metropolitan New York Conference Independent
NYU Violets Metropolitan New York Conference Independent
Pratt Cannoneers Metropolitan New York Conference Non-major basketball program
St. Francis (NY) Terriers Metropolitan New York Conference Independent
St. John's Redmen Metropolitan New York Conference Independent
Tulsa Golden Hurricane Independent Missouri Valley Conference
Washburn Ichabods Independent Missouri Valley Conference
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Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

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Conference Regular
season winner[7]		 Conference
player of the year		 Conference
tournament		 Tournament
venue (City)		 Tournament
winner
Big Six ConferenceIowa StateNone selectedNo Tournament
Big Ten ConferenceIllinois, Purdue, & WisconsinNone selectedNo Tournament
Border ConferenceTexas TechNone selectedNo Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball LeaguePennNone selectedNo Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate ConferencePittsburgh & West VirginiaNone selectedNo Tournament;
Pittsburgh defeated West Virginia in a single-game conference playoff
Metropolitan New York ConferenceDid not play as a conference
Missouri Valley ConferenceCreighton & DrakeNone selectedNo Tournament
Pacific Coast ConferenceOregon State (North);
USC (South)		No Tournament;
USC defeated Oregon State in best-of-three conference championship playoff series
Rocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceColorado State College (Eastern); Utah State (Western)No Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceKentucky & LSUNone selectedNo Tournament
Southern ConferenceNorth CarolinaNone selected1935 Southern Conference men's basketball tournamentThompson Gym
(Raleigh, North Carolina)		North Carolina[8]
Southwest ConferenceArkansas, Rice, & SMUNone selectedNo Tournament
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Conference standings

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1934–35 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Iowa State8–2 .80013–3  .813
Kansas12–4 .75015–5  .750
Oklahoma8–8 .5009–9  .500
Missouri7–9 .4387–11  .389
Nebraska3–7 .3006–12  .333
Kansas State4–12 .2505–15  .250
1934–35 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Purdue9–3 .75017–3  .850
Illinois9–3 .75015–5  .750
Wisconsin9–3 .75015–5  .750
Indiana8–4 .66714–6  .700
Ohio State8–4 .66713–6  .684
Iowa6–6 .50010–9  .526
Minnesota5–7 .41711–9  .550
Northwestern3–9 .25010–10  .500
Michigan2–10 .1678–12  .400
Chicago1–11 .0832–18  .100
1934–35 Border Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas Tech9–1 .90015–9  .625
Arizona State–Flagstaff10–4 .71412–8  .600
New Mexico7–9 .43810–10  .500
Arizona5–7 .41711–8  .579
New Mexico A&M4–6 .40012–6  .667
Arizona State–Tempe3–9 .2508–11  .421
1934–35 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Penn†10–2 .83316–4  .800
Columbia10–2 .83313–6  .684
Dartmouth7–5 .58312–9  .571
Yale5–7 .41711–10  .524
Princeton4–8 .3336–14  .300
Harvard3–9 .2507–12  .368
Cornell3–9 .2505–15  .250
† Conference championship winner
1934–35 Eastern Intercollegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Pittsburgh†6–2 .75018–6  .750
West Virginia6–2 .75016–6  .727
Temple5–3 .62517–7  .708
Carnegie Tech2–6 .2503–6  .333
Georgetown1–7 .1256–13  .316
† Postseason conference championship playoff game winner
1934–35 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Creighton8–4 .66712–8  .600
Drake8–4 .66714–11  .560
Grinnell7–5 .58311–8  .579
Washington University6–6 .5007–11  .389
Oklahoma A&M5–7 .4179–9  .500
Washburn5–7 .4177–13  .350
Tulsa3–9 .2506–10  .375
1934–35 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Oregon State12–4 .75019–9  .679
Washington11–5 .68816–8  .667
Oregon7–9 .43816–12  .571
Washington State6–10 .37512–12  .500
Idaho4–12 .25011–16  .407
South
USC †11–1 .91720–6  .769
California5–7 .41711–14  .440
Stanford4–8 .3339–18  .333
UCLA4–8 .33311–12  .478
† Conference playoff series winner
1934–35 Rocky Mountain Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
Northern Colorado†9–3 .75012–14  .462
Wyoming10–4 .71411–5  .688
Colorado College9–5 .64313–10  .565
Denver7–5 .58313–7  .650
Colorado Agricultural6–6 .5006–6  .500
Western State3–7 .3003–7  .300
Colorado3–9 .2503–9  .250
Colorado Mines3–11 .2143–11  .214
Western
Utah State†9–3 .75017–5  .773
BYU6–6 .50018–10  .643
Utah5–7 .41710–9  .526
Montana State4–8 .33316–13  .552
† Division championship winner
1934–35 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
LSU †12–0 1.00014–1  .933
Kentucky †11–0 1.00019–2  .905
Tennessee7–4 .63611–5  .688
Vanderbilt9–6 .6009–11  .450
Florida4–3 .5718–7  .533
Alabama8–7 .5339–8  .529
Mississippi State5–5 .50012–6  .667
Georgia Tech5–6 .4556–8  .429
Georgia4–5 .44412–8  .600
Ole Miss5–7 .4178–10  .444
Auburn3–9 .2504–13  .235
Sewanee1–7 .1252–12  .143
Tulane1–16 .0591–16  .059
† Conference co-championship winner
1934–35 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Carolina †12–1 .92323–2  .920
Clemson3–1 .75015–3  .833
Duke10–4 .71418–8  .692
Virginia7–5 .58313–9  .591
Maryland4–3 .5718–10  .444
North Carolina State6–5 .54510–9  .526
South Carolina5–7 .41715–9  .625
Washington and Lee4–8 .33310–10  .500
VMI2–9 .1823–14  .176
Virginia Tech1–11 .0833–16  .158
† Southern Conference Tournament winner
1934–35 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Rice9–3 .75020–3  .870
SMU9–3 .75014–3  .824
Arkansas9–3 .75014–5  .737
Texas5–7 .41716–7  .696
Texas A&M4–8 .33310–10  .500
Baylor4–8 .3338–9  .471
TCU2–10 .1676–13  .316
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Major independents

A total of 69 college teams played as major independents. Richmond (20–0) was undefeated. LIU (24–2) and Western Kentucky State (24–3) finished with the most wins.[9]

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1934–35 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Richmond– –20–0  1.000
Duquesne– –18–1  .947
New York University– –18–1  .947
DePaul– –15–1  .938
LIU– –24–2  .923
Ohio Wesleyan– –17–2  .895
Western Kentucky State– –24–3  .889
Syracuse– –15–2  .882
Canisius– –14–2  .875
Cincinnati– –16–3  .842
Westminster (Pa.)– –22–5  .815
Navy– –13–3  .813
Rutgers– –13–3  .813
Toledo– –13–3  .813
St. Joseph's– –12–3  .800
Michigan State Normal– –14–4  .778
Xavier– –14–4  .778
Providence– –17–5  .773
Indiana State– –13–4  .765
Muhlenberg– –14–5  .737
Saint Mary's (Calif.)– –14–5  .737
La Salle– –15–6  .714
Brown– –12–5  .706
Santa Clara– –12–5  .706
George Washington– –14–6  .700
Springfield (Mass.)– –14–6  .700
Saint Louis– –11–5  .688
Western State Teachers– –11–5  .688
Manhattan– –13–6  .684
Niagara– –13–6  .684
Army– –10–5  .667
Rhode Island State– –12–6  .667
William & Mary– –10–5  .667
Butler– –13–7  .650
Villanova– –13–7  .650
CCNY– –10–6  .625
St. John's (N.Y.)– –13–8  .619
Marquette– –11–7  .611
Marshall– –12–8  .600
Notre Dame– –13–9  .591
Kent State– –8–6  .571
Davidson– –13–10  .565
Ohio– –11–9  .550
Furman– –9–8  .529
Loyola (Md.)– –9–9  .500
Saint Francis (N.Y.)– –12–12  .500
Penn State– –8–9  .471
Connecticut– –7–8  .467
Fordham– –7–9  .438
Bowling Green State– –6–9  .400
The Citadel– –6–9  .400
Colgate– –8–13  .381
Wake Forest– –6–10  .375
Louisville– –5–9  .357
Wichita Municipal– –7–13  .350
Lafayette– –5–10  .333
San Francisco– –7–14  .333
Detroit– –4–10  .286
Lehigh– –4–10  .286
Dayton– –4–11  .267
Seton Hall– –4–11  .267
Loyola (Ill.)– –5–14  .263
Montana– –6–18  .250
Miami (Ohio)– –3–12  .200
St. Bonaventure– –1–5  .167
Valparaiso– –2–13  .133
Boston University– –2–14  .125
Bradley– –1–13  .071
Bucknell– –0–14  .000
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Postseason

The American Legion sponsored a postseason game on April 13 at the Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey as a feature of the city's Palm Sunday festivities. The intersectional contest was modeled after college football's famous east vs. west Rose Bowl.[10][5] Eastern Intercollegiate Conference champion Pittsburgh was invited as the eastern representative, while SEC co-champion LSU represented the south.

The game was billed as "for the national collegiate championship" and was expected to attract up to 20,000 fans. LSU came from behind to beat Pittsburgh 41–37 in front of a disappointing 5,000 attendees. The Tigers claim a national championship based on the victory.[11]

Awards

Consensus All-American team

Main article: 1935 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
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Consensus Team
Player Class Team
Omar Browning Senior Oklahoma
Claire Cribbs Senior Pittsburgh
Leroy Edwards Sophomore Kentucky
Jack Gray Senior Texas
Lee Guttero Senior USC
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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.

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Team Former
coach		 Interim
coach		 New
coach		 Reason
Arizona State–Tempe Rudy Lavik Earl Pomeroy Lavik with the school to continue coaching the football program and his athletic director duties.
Boston University John Harmon Mel Collard Harmon stepped down to take over as the athletic director of Boston University.
BYU G. Ott Romney Eddie Kimball
The Citadel Charlie Willard Rock Norman
Colgate Robert C. Hubbard John Galloway
Colorado Dutch Clark Frosty Cox
Colorado Agricultural Saaly Salwachter Sam Campbell
Creighton Arthur Schabinger Eddie Hickey
Dayton Louis Tschudi Joe Holsinger
Furman Flucie Stewart Bob Smith Stewart left to coach at Appalachian State.
George Washington Jim Pixlee & Logan Wilson William Reinhart
Kent State Gus Peterka Donald Starn
Lafayette Herbert A. Lorenz P. M. Shellenberger
Marshall Tom Dandelet Cam Henderson
Mississippi State Edwin Hale Frank Carideo
Montana State Schubert R. Dyche Brick Breeden
North Carolina Bo Shepard Walter Skidmore
Ole Miss Ed Walker George Bohler
Oregon Bill Reinhart Howard Hobson
Princeton John Jefferies Kenneth Fairman
Santa Clara Harlan Dykes George Barsi
South Carolina Rock Norman Ted Petoskey Norman left to coach at The Citadel
Tennessee W. H. Britton Blair Gullion
Texas A&M John B. Reid Herb McQuillan
Texas Tech Virgil Ballard Berl Huffman
Wichita Municipal Lindsay Austin Bill Hennigh
Yale Elmer Ripley Ken Loeffler
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