The 1933–34 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1933, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1934.
Rule changes
* The "10-second" rule went into effect, requiring the team on offense to get the ball past the midcourt line within 10 seconds.
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* A new substitution rule allowed each player to re-enter a game twice. Previously, each player could re-enter a game only once.
* The number of referees increased from one to two.
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Season headlines
* The Metropolitan New York Conference Membership
Regular season champions Men's basketball
*1934
*1935 DNP
*1936
*1937
*1938
*1939 Long Island
*1940 DNP
*1941 DNP
*1942 DNP
*1943 St. John's
*1944 DNP
*1945 DNP
*1946 /
*1947
*1948
*1949 /
*1950 CCNY ...
began play, with 10 original members.
* In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation
The Helms Athletic Foundation, founded in 1936, was a Los Angeles-based organization dedicated to the promotion of athletics and sportsmanship. Paul H. Helms was the organization's founder and benefactor, funding the foundation via his ownership ...
retroactively selected Wyoming
Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...
as its national champion for the 1933–34 season.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 Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...
as its national champion for the 1933–34 season.
Conference membership changes
NOTE: Columbia joined the Metropolitan New York Conference Membership
Regular season champions Men's basketball
*1934
*1935 DNP
*1936
*1937
*1938
*1939 Long Island
*1940 DNP
*1941 DNP
*1942 DNP
*1943 St. John's
*1944 DNP
*1945 DNP
*1946 /
*1947
*1948
*1949 /
*1950 CCNY ...
while remaining a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
The Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League was an athletic conference for men's college basketball, beginning with the 1901–02 season and ending with the 1954–55 season. Its membership ranged from four to eight members; all of these te ...
. It retained its membership in both until 1939.
Regular season
Conference winners and tournaments
Statistical leaders
Awards
Consensus All-American team
Major player of the year awards
* Helms Player of the Year: Wesley Bennett, Westminster (Pa.) (retroactive selection in 1944)
Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
References
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