The 1922–23 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1922, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1923.

Season headlines

* In February 1943, the

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retroactively selected

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as its national champion for the 1922–23 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 1922–23 season.

Conference membership changes

Regular season

Conference winners and tournaments

NOTE: The Southern Intercollegiate men's basketball tournament included teams from both the

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and the

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. Although it was a regional rather than conference tournament whose champion claimed the mythical title of "Champions of the

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," the Southern Conference considered it the "official" Southern Conference tournament for 1923.

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 1922–23 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)

Coaching changes

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

References

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