1928–29 NCAA men's basketball season

The 1928–29 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1928, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1929.

Rule changes

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The charging foul by the player dribbling the ball was introduced.[1]

Season headlines

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Conference membership changes

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School Former conference New conference
Drake Bulldogs Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association Missouri Valley Conference
Duke Blue Devils Independent Southern Conference
Grinnell Pioneers Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association Missouri Valley Conference
Iowa State Cyclones Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association Big Six Conference
Kansas Jayhawks Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association Big Six Conference
Kansas State Wildcats Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association Big Six Conference
Missouri Tigers Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association Big Six Conference
Nebraska Cornhuskers Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association Big Six Conference
Oklahoma Sooners Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association Big Six Conference
Oklahoma A&M Aggies Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association Missouri Valley Conference
Washington University in St. Louis Bears Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association Missouri Valley Conference

Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference winners and tournaments

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Conference Regular
season winner[5]
Conference
player of the year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (City)
Tournament
winner
Big Six Conference Oklahoma None selected No Tournament
Big Ten Conference Michigan & Wisconsin None selected No Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Penn None selected No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference Washington University None selected No Tournament
Pacific Coast Conference Washington (North);
California (South)
No Tournament;
California defeated Washington in best-of-three conference championship playoff series
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Colorado (Eastern);
Montana State (Western)
No Tournament
Southern Conference Washington and Lee None selected 1929 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Municipal Auditorium
(Atlanta, Georgia)
NC State[6]
Southwest Conference Arkansas None selected No Tournament

Conference standings

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1928–29 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oklahoma 10 0   1.000 13 2   .867
Missouri 7 3   .700 11 7   .611
Nebraska 5 5   .500 11 5   .688
Iowa State 4 6   .400 8 7   .533
Kansas State 2 8   .200 6 10   .375
Kansas 2 8   .200 3 15   .167
1928–29 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wisconsin 10 2   .833 15 2   .882
Michigan 10 2   .833 13 3   .813
Purdue 9 3   .750 13 4   .765
Northwestern 7 5   .583 12 5   .706
Illinois 6 6   .500 10 7   .588
Ohio State 6 6   .500 9 8   .529
Iowa 5 7   .417 9 8   .529
Indiana 4 8   .333 7 10   .412
Chicago 2 10   .167 5 11   .313
Minnesota 1 11   .083 4 13   .235
1928–29 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Penn 8 2   .800 20 6   .769
Dartmouth 7 3   .700 13 6   .684
Columbia 5 5   .500 9 9   .500
Cornell 5 5   .500 9 11   .450
Yale 4 6   .400 11 9   .550
Princeton 1 9   .100 9 15   .375
1928–29 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Washington University 7 0   1.000 11 7   .611
Creighton 4 1   .800 13 4   .765
Drake 3 4   .429 6 13   .316
Oklahoma A&M 0 4   .000 1 14   .067
Grinnell 0 5   .000 6 11   .353
1928–29 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Washington 10 0   1.000 18 2   .900
Idaho 6 4   .600 11 10   .524
Washington State 5 5   .500 9 14   .391
Oregon State 4 6   .400 12 8   .600
Oregon 3 7   .300 10 8   .556
Montana 2 8   .200 9 11   .450
South
California 9 0   1.000 17 3   .850
Stanford 6 3   .667 13 6   .684
USC 2 7   .222 16 6   .727
UCLA 1 8   .111 7 9   .438
† Conference playoff series winner
1928–29 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
Colorado 10 2   .833 10 2   .833
Wyoming 11 3   .786 15 4   .789
Northern Colorado 8 6   .571 8 6   .571
Denver 7 7   .500 12 8   .600
Colorado Agricultural 6 6   .500 6 6   .500
Colorado College 6 6   .500 8 9   .471
Western State 1 9   .100 1 9   .100
Colorado School of Mines 1 11   .083 1 11   .083
Western
Montana State 11 1   .917 36 2   .947
BYU 6 6   .500 20 10   .667
Utah State 4 8   .333 8 10   .444
Utah 3 9   .250 5 12   .294
1928–29 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Washington and Lee 7 1   .875 16 2   .889
North Carolina 12 2   .857 17 8   .680
Georgia Tech 10 2   .833 15 6   .714
Georgia 13 4   .765 17 7   .708
Tulane 9 4   .692 9 5   .643
Kentucky 7 4   .636 12 5   .706
Tennessee 7 4   .636 11 5   .688
Alabama 10 6   .625 16 10   .615
Clemson 6 4   .600 15 12   .556
Duke 5 4   .556 12 8   .600
NC State 6 5   .545 15 6   .714
Mississippi 7 8   .467 9 9   .500
Virginia Tech 5 7   .417 5 13   .278
Mississippi A&M 5 8   .385 8 15   .348
Virginia 3 6   .333 9 10   .474
LSU 5 9   .357 8 13   .381
South Carolina 4 10   .286 8 13   .381
Vanderbilt 2 5   .286 4 12   .250
Florida 4 11   .267 7 13   .350
Auburn 3 9   .250 6 15   .286
Maryland 2 6   .250 7 9   .438
VMI 1 7   .125 6 7   .462
Sewanee 0 7   .000 3 8   .273
Southern Conference Tournament winner
1928–29 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arkansas 11 1   .917 19 1   .950
Texas 10 2   .833 18 2   .900
SMU 6 6   .500 7 9   .438
TCU 5 7   .417 10 7   .588
Texas A&M 4 6   .400 12 6   .667
Baylor 2 8   .200 7 9   .438
Rice 2 10   .167 2 10   .167

Independents

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A total of 91 college teams played as major independents. Loyola of Illinois (16–0) was undefeated, and St. John's (23–2) finished with the most wins.[8]

1928–29 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Loyola (Ill.)   16 0   1.000
Rhode Island State   15 1   .938
St. John's (N.Y.)   23 2   .920
East Central   21 2   .913
St. Ignatius   21 2   .913
Fordham   18 2   .900
Butler   17 2   .895
Westminster (Pa.)   15 2   .882
West Texas State   21 3   .875
Rider   19 3   .864
Ohio Wesleyan   18 3   .857
Mount Union   17 3   .850
Providence   17 3   .850
Northern Arizona State   15 3   .833
Arizona   19 4   .826
Springfield (Mass.)   14 3   .824
Temple   17 4   .810
Carleton   12 3   .800
Colgate   16 4   .800
Indiana State   15 4   .789
Saint Louis   14 4   .778
Santa Clara   10 3   .769
Cincinnati   13 4   .765
Pittsburgh   16 5   .762
Notre Dame   15 5   .750
The Citadel   12 4   .750
Seton Hall   11 4   .733
Syracuse   11 4   .733
West Virginia   16 6   .727
Wichita Municipal   16 6   .727
New York University   13 5   .722
St. Bonaventure   17 7   .708
Army   12 5   .706
Georgetown   12 5   .706
Washburn   12 5   .706
Wooster   12 5   .706
Muhlenberg   9 4   .692
Loyola (Md.)   11 5   .688
Michigan State   11 5   .688
Furman   12 6   .667
Marshall   14 7   .667
Richmond   10 5   .667
Rutgers   10 5   .667
Connecticut   11 6   .647
CCNY   9 5   .643f
Kent State Normal   11 7   .611
New Mexico   14 9   .609
Duquesne   12 8   .600
Louisville   12 8   .600
Holy Cross   10 7   .588
Canisius   7 5   .583
Western State Teachers   11 8   .579
Niagara   12 9   .571
Pittsburg State   13 10   .565
Bucknell   10 8   .556
Davidson   10 8   .556
DePaul   5 4   .556
DePauw   9 8   .529
Saint Francis (N.Y.)   9 8   .529
Texas Tech   9 8   .529
Xavier   9 8   .529
Penn State   10 9   .526
Valparaiso   11 10   .524
Bradley   8 8   .500
Lehigh   7 7   .500
Marquette   8 8   .500
Navy   8 8   .500
Ohio   10 10   .500
Dayton   9 10   .474
LIU   10 12   .455
William & Mary   9 11   .450
St. Joseph's   8 10   .444
Western Kentucky State   8 10   .444
Harvard   6 8   .429
Villanova   6 8   .429
New Mexico A&M   6 9   .400
Buffalo   7 11   .389
Miami (Ohio)   7 11   .389
Wake Forest   5 8   .385
Toledo   6 10   .375
Bowling Green State   6 11   .353
Boston University   4 8   .333
Lafayette   6 12   .333
Saint Mary's (Calif.)   5 10   .333
Tempe State   5 12   .294
Detroit   4 11   .267
Manhattan   4 11   .267
Brown   4 13   .235
Texas State M&M   4 14   .222
George Washington   2 8   .200
Tulsa   2 11   .154

Statistical leaders

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Awards

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Consensus All-American team

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Consensus Team
Player Class Team
Tom Churchill Junior Oklahoma
Vern Corbin Senior California
Charley Hyatt Junior Pittsburgh
Stretch Murphy Junior Purdue
Joe Schaaf Senior Pennsylvania
Cat Thompson Junior Montana State

Major player of the year awards

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Coaching changes

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

Team Former
Coach
Interim
Coach
New
Coach
Reason
Georgetown Elmer Ripley Bill Dudack Ripley left to coach at Yale. His assistant Dudack replaced him.
Iowa Sam Barry Rollie Williams
USC Leo Calland Sam Barry

References

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  1. ^ orangehoops.org History of NCAA Basketball Rule Changes
  2. ^ "Playing Rules History" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. p. 11. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  3. ^ Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  6. ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
  7. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  8. ^ "1928-29 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 30, 2024.