The 1933–34 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1933, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1934.

Rule changes

  • The "10-second" rule went into effect, requiring the team on offense to get the ball past the midcourt line within 10 seconds.[1]
  • A new substitution rule allowed each player to re-enter a game twice. Previously, each player could re-enter a game only once.[2]
  • The number of referees increased from one to two.[3]

Season headlines

Conference membership changes

School Former conference New conference
Brooklyn Bulldogs Non-major basketball program Metropolitan New York Conference
Bucknell Bison Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Conference
CCNY Beavers Independent Metropolitan New York Conference
Columbia Lions See note Metropolitan New York Conference
Fordham Rams Independent Metropolitan New York Conference
Harvard Crimson Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Long Island Blackbirds Independent Metropolitan New York Conference
Manhattan Jaspers Independent Metropolitan New York Conference
NYU Violets Independent Metropolitan New York Conference
Pratt Cannoneers Non-major basketball program Metropolitan New York Conference
St. Francis (NY) Terriers Independent Metropolitan New York Conference
St. John's Redmen Independent Metropolitan New York Conference

NOTE: Columbia joined the Metropolitan New York Conference while remaining a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League. It retained its membership in both until 1939.

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 Texas Tech None selected No Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Penn None selected No Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Pittsburgh None selected No Tournament
Metropolitan New York Conference NYU None selected No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference Butler None selected No Tournament
Pacific Coast Conference Washington (North);
USC (South)		 No Tournament;
Washington defeated USC in best-of-three conference championship playoff series
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Wyoming (Eastern); BYU (Western) No Tournament
Southeastern Conference Alabama None selected 1934 SEC men's basketball tournament Atlanta Athletic Club (Atlanta, Georgia) Alabama
Southern Conference South Carolina None selected 1934 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Thompson Gym
(Raleigh, North Carolina)		 Washington and Lee[7]
Southwest Conference TCU None selected No Tournament

Conference standings

1933–34 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kansas 9 – 1   .900 16 – 1   .941
Missouri 6 – 4   .600 10 – 8   .556
Oklahoma 6 – 4   .600 10 – 8   .556
Nebraska 5 – 5   .500 7 – 11   .389
Iowa State 2 – 8   .200 6 – 11   .353
Kansas State 2 – 8   .200 3 – 15   .167
1933–34 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Purdue 10 – 2   .833 17 – 3   .850
Wisconsin 8 – 4   .667 14 – 6   .700
Northwestern 8 – 4   .667 11 – 8   .579
Illinois 7 – 5   .583 13 – 6   .684
Iowa 6 – 6   .500 13 – 7   .650
Indiana 6 – 6   .500 13 – 7   .650
Minnesota 5 – 7   .417 9 – 11   .450
Ohio State 4 – 8   .333 8 – 12   .400
Michigan 4 – 8   .333 6 – 14   .300
Chicago 2 – 10   .167 5 – 15   .250
1933–34 Border Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas Tech 7 – 1   .875 18 – 5   .783
Arizona 9 – 3   .750 18 – 9   .667
New Mexico 6 – 4   .600 16 – 4   .800
Arizona State Teachers 8 – 10   .444 9 – 11   .450
Arizona State Teachers–Flagstaff 6 – 10   .375 9 – 14   .391
New Mexico A&M 2 – 6   .250 10 – 9   .526
1933–34 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Penn 10 – 2   .833 16 – 3   .842
Cornell 9 – 3   .750 10 – 6   .625
Princeton 7 – 5   .583 13 – 8   .619
Yale 7 – 5   .583 14 – 9   .609
Dartmouth 6 – 6   .500 13 – 7   .650
Columbia 3 – 9   .250 5 – 14   .263
Harvard 0 – 12   .000 3 – 19   .136
1933–34 Eastern Intercollegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Pittsburgh 8 – 0   1.000 18 – 4   .818
West Virginia 7 – 3   .700 14 – 5   .737
Georgetown 5 – 5   .500 12 – 11   .522
Temple 5 – 5   .500 9 – 12   .429
Carnegie Tech 2 – 7   .222 1 – 8   .111
Bucknell 0 – 7   .000 2 – 16   .111
1933–34 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
NYU 9 – 0   1.000 16 – 0   1.000
LIU 4 – 0   1.000 26 – 1   .963
CCNY 4 – 1   .800 14 – 1   .933
Manhattan 4 – 4   .500 8 – 10   .444
St. John's 3 – 4   .429 16 – 3   .842
St. Francis (NY) 3 – 8   .273 13 – 11   .542
Fordham 1 – 4   .200 11 – 5   .688
Brooklyn 1 – 6   .143 14 – 7   .667
Pratt Institute –   – 8 – 6   .571
1933–34 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Butler 9 – 1   .900 14 – 7   .667
Creighton 7 – 3   .700 14 – 3   .824
Grinnell 5 – 5   .500 8 – 7   .533
Washington University 4 – 6   .400 7 – 11   .389
Drake 4 – 6   .400 6 – 12   .333
Oklahoma A&M 1 – 9   .100 4 – 14   .222
1933–34 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Washington † 14 – 2   .875 20 – 5   .800
Oregon 9 – 7   .563 17 – 8   .680
Oregon State 7 – 9   .438 14 – 10   .583
Washington State 6 – 10   .375 14 – 11   .560
Idaho 4 – 12   .250 16 – 13   .552
South
USC 9 – 3   .750 16 – 8   .667
California 8 – 4   .667 19 – 7   .731
Stanford 5 – 7   .417 8 – 12   .400
UCLA 2 – 10   .167 10 – 13   .435
† Conference playoff series winner
1933–34 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
Wyoming 14 – 0   1.000 26 – 4   .867
Colorado 7 – 5   .583 9 – 8   .529
Colorado College 7 – 5   .583 10 – 11   .476
Denver 7 – 7   .500 8 – 9   .471
Northern Colorado 6 – 8   .429 13 – 14   .481
Colorado Agricultural 5 – 7   .417 5 – 7   .417
Western State 4 – 6   .400 9 – 8   .529
Colorado Mines 1 – 13   .071 1 – 13   .071
Western
BYU 9 – 3   .750 18 – 12   .600
Utah State 7 – 5   .583 14 – 6   .700
Utah 7 – 5   .583 14 – 9   .609
Montana State 1 – 11   .083 5 – 22   .185
1933–34 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kentucky 11 – 0   1.000 16 – 1   .941
Alabama † 13 – 2   .867 16 – 2   .889
LSU 13 – 3   .813 13 – 4   .765
Florida 4 – 2   .667 11 – 7   .611
Vanderbilt 8 – 5   .615 11 – 6   .647
Tulane 8 – 10   .444 10 – 10   .500
Georgia Tech 5 – 8   .385 6 – 12   .333
Tennessee 3 – 5   .375 10 – 7   .588
Mississippi State 4 – 8   .333 8 – 11   .421
Georgia 3 – 6   .333 10 – 9   .526
Ole Miss 2 – 8   .200 7 – 9   .438
Auburn 2 – 9   .182 2 – 11   .154
Sewanee 0 – 10   .000 0 – 13   .000
† Regular-season championship and 1934 SEC Tournament winner
1933–34 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Carolina 6 – 0   1.000 18 – 1   .947
North Carolina 12 – 2   .857 18 – 4   .818
Maryland 6 – 1   .857 11 – 8   .579
Duke 9 – 4   .692 18 – 6   .750
North Carolina State 6 – 5   .545 11 – 6   .647
Washington and Lee † 4 – 5   .444 10 – 6   .625
VMI 3 – 6   .333 4 – 9   .308
Virginia 1 – 9   .100 7 – 11   .389
Virginia Tech 1 – 10   .091 1 – 15   .063
Clemson 0 – 6   .000 7 – 12   .368
† Southern Conference Tournament winner
1933–34 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
TCU 10 – 2   .833 13 – 2   .867
Texas A&M 7 – 5   .583 14 – 6   .700
Arkansas 6 – 6   .500 16 – 8   .667
Texas 6 – 6   .500 14 – 8   .636
Rice 6 – 6   .500 6 – 6   .500
SMU 5 – 7   .417 6 – 9   .400
Baylor 2 – 10   .167 8 – 10   .444

Major independents

A total of 63 college teams played as major independents. DePaul (17–0) was undefeated, and Western Kentucky State (28–8) finished with the most wins.[10]

1933–34 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
DePaul –   – 17 – 0   1.000
Kansas State Teachers –   – 17 – 1   .944
Akron –   – 15 – 1   .938
Duquesne –   – 19 – 2   .905
Xavier –   – 9 – 1   .900
Syracuse –   – 15 – 2   .882
Navy –   – 11 – 2   .846
Notre Dame –   – 20 – 4   .833
Westminster (Pa.) –   – 24 – 5   .828
La Salle –   – 14 – 3   .824
Rhode Island State –   – 13 – 3   .813
Marquette –   – 15 – 4   .789
Western Kentucky State –   – 28 – 8   .778
Villanova –   – 9 – 3   .750
George Washington –   – 11 – 4   .733
Carleton –   – 12 – 5   .706
Michigan State Normal –   – 12 – 5   .706
Providence –   – 12 – 5   .706
Western State Teachers –   – 12 – 5   .706
Springfield (Mass.) –   – 11 – 5   .688
Colgate –   – 13 – 6   .684
Bowling Green State –   – 10 – 5   .667
Penn State –   – 8 – 4   .667
Richmond –   – 10 – 5   .667
Muhlenberg –   – 11 – 6   .647
Louisville –   – 16 – 9   .640
Cincinnati –   – 12 – 7   .632
Marshall –   – 13 – 8   .619
Montana –   – 16 – 10   .615
San Francisco –   – 8 – 5   .615
Rutgers –   – 9 – 6   .600
Dayton –   – 9 – 7   .563
Santa Clara –   – 9 – 7   .563
Saint Louis –   – 10 – 8   .556
Niagara –   – 11 – 9   .550
Canisius –   – 7 – 6   .538
Army –   – 8 – 7   .533
The Citadel –   – 8 – 7   .533
St. Bonaventure –   – 3 – 3   .500
Valparaiso –   – 9 – 9   .500
Indiana State –   – 8 – 9   .471
Detroit –   – 7 – 8   .467
Loyola (Ill.) –   – 7 – 8   .467
Washburn –   – 7 – 8   .467
Brown –   – 7 – 9   .438
Saint Mary's (Calif.) –   – 6 – 8   .429
Tulsa –   – 6 – 8   .429
Boston University –   – 5 – 7   .417
Toledo –   – 6 – 9   .400
Kent State –   – 5 – 9   .357
Lehigh –   – 5 – 9   .357
Wake Forest –   – 5 – 9   .357
St. Joseph's –   – 6 – 11   .353
Connecticut –   – 5 – 10   .333
Davidson –   – 6 – 13   .316
William & Mary –   – 4 – 9   .308
Furman –   – 5 – 12   .294
Miami (Ohio) –   – 4 – 11   .267
Ohio –   – 5 – 14   .263
Lafayette –   – 3 – 9   .250
Loyola (Md.) –   – 2 – 8   .200
Bradley –   – 3 – 14   .176
Texas State M&M –   – 3 – 16   .158

Statistical leaders

Awards

Consensus All-American team

Main article: 1934 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Consensus Team
Player Class Team
Norman Cottom Junior Purdue
Claire Cribbs Junior Pittsburgh
Moose Krause Senior Notre Dame
Hal Lee Senior Washington
Les Witte Senior Wyoming

Major player of the year awards

Coaching changes

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

Team Former
Coach 		Interim
Coach 		New
Coach 		Reason
Colorado Henry Iba Dutch Clark
Oklahoma A&M Harold James Henry Iba
Toledo David V. Connelly Harold Anderson
Wisconsin Walter Meanwell Harold E. Foster

References

  1. ^ Hoop Tactics "The Evolution of Basketball: A Chronological Look At The Major Refinements" Accessed 15 May 2021
  2. ^ orangehoops.org History of NCAA Basketball Rule Changes
  3. ^ Schleyer, Claudia, "The Rules of Basketball: Boy How They've Changed!", Youth Hoops 101 Accessed 15 May 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. ^ sports-reference.com 1933-34 Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Season Summary
  9. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  10. ^ "1933-34 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
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