1929–30 NCAA men's basketball season

The 1929–30 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1929, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1930.

Rules changes

  • The practice of enclosing basketball courts in chicken wire, chain-link fencing, or rope — giving basketball the nickname "the cage game" — ended. Intended to increase the tempo of play by keeping the ball from going out of bounds, to protect players and rowdy spectators from each another, and to prevent fans from throwing objects onto the court, the use of these "cages" had led to rough physical play in which players body-checked each other into the barrier, resulting in injuries. The slang term "cager" for a basketball player derives from the use of these "cages."[1][2]
  • The number of referees increased from one to two.[1]

Season headlines

Regular season

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference Regular
season winner[6]
Conference
player of the year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (City)
Tournament
winner
Big Six ConferenceMissouriNone selectedNo Tournament
Big Ten ConferencePurdueNone selectedNo Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball LeagueColumbiaNone selectedNo Tournament
Missouri Valley ConferenceCreighton & Washington (Mo.)None selectedNo Tournament
Pacific Coast ConferenceWashington (North);
USC (South)
No Tournament;
USC defeated Washington in best-of-three conference championship playoff series
Rocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceColorado (Eastern);
Montana State & Utah State (Western)
No Tournament
Southern ConferenceAlabamaNone selected1930 Southern Conference men's basketball tournamentMunicipal Auditorium
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Alabama[7]
Southwest ConferenceArkansasNone selectedNo Tournament

Statistical leaders

Awards

Consensus All-American team

Consensus Team
Player Class Team
Charley Hyatt Senior Pittsburgh
Branch McCracken Senior Indiana
Stretch Murphy Senior Purdue
Cat Thompson Senior Montana State
Frank Ward Senior Montana State
John Wooden Sophomore Purdue

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
Georgetown Bill Dudack John Colrick Georgetown did not rehire Dudack to coach for a second season.
Kentucky John Mauer Adolph Rupp
Miami (Ohio) Roy Tillotson John Mauer

References

  1. Schleyer, Claudia, "The Rules of Basketball: Boy How They've Changed!", Youth Hoops 101 Accessed 15 May 2021
  2. Hoop Tactics "The Evolution of Basketball: A Chronological Look At The Major Refinements" Accessed 15 May 2021
  3. "Hall of Famers: Charles D. "Chuck" Hyatt". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. 2009. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  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
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