The 1918–19 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1918, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1919.

Season headlines

* The 1918–19 season took place between the fall 1918 second surge and spring 1919 third surge of the so-called "

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, forcing some schools to play shortened seasons or cancel their seasons.Dodds, John, "Pandemic: Marquette Had to Cancel Its Basketball Season in 1918–19," 247sports.com, March 13, 2020 Accessed 13 May 2021
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World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

military service also affected teams. * In February 1943, the

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retroactively selected

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as its national champion for the 1918–19 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

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as its national champion for the 1918–19 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

later retroactively selected a list of All-Americans for the 1918–19 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:

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(retroactive selection in 1944)

References

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