The 1914–15 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1914, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1915.
Season headlines
* The
Southwest Conference
The Southwest Conference (SWC) was an NCAA Division I college athletic conference in the United States that existed from 1914 to 1996. Composed primarily of schools from Texas, at various times the conference included schools from Oklahoma ...
began play, with five original members.
* In February 1943, the
Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...
as its national champion for the 1914–15 season.
* In 1995, the
Premo-Porretta Power Poll
The Premo-Porretta Power Poll is a retroactive end-of-year ranking for American college basketball teams competing in the 1895–96 through the 1947–48 seasons.
The Premo-Porretta Polls are intended to serve collectively as a source of informa ...
retroactively selected Illinois as its national champion for the 1914–15 season.
Conference membership changes
Regular season
Conference winners
Statistical leaders
Awards
Helms College Basketball All-Americans
The practice of selecting a Consensus
All-American Team did not begin until
the 1928–29 season. The
Helms Athletic Foundation later retroactively selected a list of All-Americans for the 1914–15 season.
The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"
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Major player of the year awards
* Helms Player of the Year: Ernest Houghton, Union (NY) (retroactive selection in 1944)
References
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