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

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retroactively selected

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as its national champion for the 1922–23 season.

Rule changes

* If a defending player interfered with the ball or basket while the ball was on the basket’s rim, a field goal was awarded to the shooting team. Previously, the shooting team had been awarded a free-throw attempt under these circumstances.

Conference membership changes

Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

NOTE: The 1923 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.

Conference standings

Independents

A total of 107 college teams played as major independents.

(17–0) and (17–0) were undefeated and (25–2) finished with the most wins.

Statistical leaders

Awards

Helms College Basketball All-Americans

The practice of selecting a Consensus

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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: Paul Endacott,

(retroactive selection in 1944)

Coaching changes

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

References

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