1904–05 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States

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1904–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Helms National ChampionsColumbia (retroactive selection in 1943)
Player of the Year
(Helms)		Christian Steinmetz, Wisconsin (retroactive selection in 1944)

The 1904–05 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States began in December 1904, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1905.

Season headlines

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Conference membership changes

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School Former Conference New Conference
Harvard Crimson Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Independent
Northwestern Wildcats No major basketball program Western Conference

Regular season

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Conference winners

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Conference Regular
Season Winner[4] 		Conference
Player of the Year 		Conference
Tournament 		Tournament
Venue (City) 		Tournament
Winner
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Columbia None selected No Tournament[5]
Western Conference None (see note) None selected No Tournament[6]

NOTE: The Western Conference (the future Big Ten Conference) did not sponsor an official conference season or recognize a regular-season champion until the 1905–06 season, although intermural games took place between conference members during the 1904–05 season. In 1904–05, Chicago (9–3) finished with the best winning percentage (.750) and Wisconsin (10–8) with the most wins.[6]

1904–05 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Columbia 8 – 0   1.000 19 – 1   .950
Yale 5 – 3   .625 22 – 13   .629
Princeton 4 – 4   .500 8 – 5   .615
Cornell 2 – 6   .250 5 – 16   .238
Penn 1 – 7   .125 9 – 14   .391
1904–05 Western Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chicago† 5 – 2   .714 9 – 3   .750
Wisconsin 1 – 1   .500 10 – 8   .556
Minnesota 3 – 1   .750 7 – 7   .500
Northwestern 1 – 2   .333 2 – 2   .500
Iowa 0 – 3   .000 6 – 8   .429
Purdue 1 – 3   .250 3 – 6   .333
Indiana 1 – 1   .500 5 – 12   .294
† Intramural play only, the conference did not have an official champion winner

Independents

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A total of 64 college teams played as independents. Among them, Williams (20–2) and Lewis (20–5) finished with the most wins.[7]

1904–05 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arizona –   – 1 – 0   1.000
Augustana (Ill.) –   – 9 – 0   1.000
Denver –   – 1 – 0   1.000
Muskingum –   – 8 – 0   1.000
New Mexico –   – 1 – 0   1.000
Wabash –   – 8 – 0   1.000
Washington University –   – 1 – 0   1.000
Wyoming –   – 1 – 0   1.000
Williams –   – 20 – 2   .909
Bucknell –   – 8 – 1   .889
Dayton –   – 6 – 1   .857
Ohio State –   – 12 – 2   .857
Allegheny –   – 10 – 2   .833
Lewis –   – 20 – 5   .800
Grove City –   – 15 – 4   .789
North Dakota –   – 7 – 2   .778
Wheaton (Ill.) –   – 10 – 3   .769
Brigham Young –   – 9 – 3   .750
Butler –   – 6 – 2   .750
Fordham –   – 18 – 6   .750
Penn State –   – 6 – 2   .750
Montana State –   – 5 – 2   .714
Harvard –   – 11 – 5   .688
Nebraska –   – 11 – 5   .688
Brown –   – 13 – 6   .684
Cincinnati –   – 6 – 3   .667
Dartmouth –   – 20 – 10   .667
North Dakota Agricultural –   – 6 – 3   .667
Syracuse –   – 14 – 7   .667
Denison –   – 9 – 5   .643
Canisius –   – 7 – 4   .636
Oberlin –   – 7 – 4   .636
Michigan State –   – 5 – 3   .625
Oregon Agricultural –   – 5 – 3   .625
Southwestern (Kan.) –   – 5 – 3   .625
Colorado –   – 3 – 2   .600
Holy Cross –   – 6 – 4   .600
Washington State –   – 3 – 2   .600
Colgate –   – 10 – 7   .588
Akron –   – 8 – 6   .571
Bradley –   – 5 – 4   .556
Westminster (Pa.) –   – 6 – 5   .545
Bloomsburg –   – 3 – 3   .500
Colorado Architectural –   – 2 – 2   .500
Connecticut –   – 3 – 3   .500
Illinois State –   – 4 – 4   .500
Indiana State –   – 5 – 5   .500
Manhattan –   – 3 – 3   .500
Wisconsin–Stevens Point –   – 3 – 3   .500
Kansas –   – 5 – 6   .455
Lehigh –   – 4 – 5   .444
Maine –   – 7 – 9   .438
Army –   – 3 – 4   .429
Mount Union –   – 6 – 8   .429
West Virginia –   – 6 – 9   .400
Temple –   – 3 – 5   .375
Baker –   – 5 – 10   .333
Gettysburg –   – 3 – 6   .333
Wooster –   – 3 – 8   .273
Kentucky –   – 1 – 4   .200
Lake Forest –   – 0 – 5   .000
New Mexico A&M –   – 0 – 1   .000
Washington –   – 0 – 2   .000
Wesleyan (Conn.) –   – 0 – 12   .000

Statistical leaders

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Awards

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Helms College Basketball All-Americans

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Main article: 1905 NCAA Men's 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 1904–05 season.[8]

Player Team
Harry A. Fisher Columbia
Marcus Hurley Columbia
Willard Hyatt Yale
Gilmore Kinney Yale
C. D. McLees Wisconsin
James Ozanne Chicago
Walter Runge Colgate
Chris Steinmetz Wisconsin
George Tuck Minnesota
Oliver deGray Vanderbilt Princeton

Major player of the year awards

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Coaching changes

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References

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  1. ^ "Playing Rules History" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. p. 13. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  2. ^ Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  3. ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. pp. 526, 529–587. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  5. ^ "1904-05 Men's Ivy League Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "1904-05 Men's Western Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  7. ^ "1904-05 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  8. ^ The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"
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