1932–33 NCAA men's basketball season

The 1932–33 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1932, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1933.

Rule changes

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  • To reduce stalling, a mid-court line is introduced: After crossing it, a team on offense was not permitted to move the ball back across the line. Previously, teams on offense could use the entire court to spread the defense thin, and often played keep-away without trying to score, leading to dull, low-scoring games.[1]
  • A player with the ball was prohibited from standing in the free-throw lane (also known as the "key") for more than three seconds.[2]
  • The number of referees increased from one to two.[3]

Season headlines

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Conference membership changes

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School Former conference New conference
Alabama Crimson Tide Southern Conference Southeastern Conference
Auburn Tigers Southern Conference Southeastern Conference
Butler Bulldogs Independent Missouri Valley Conference
Carnegie Tech Tartans Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Conference
Florida Gators Southern Conference Southeastern Conference
Georgia Bulldogs Southern Conference Southeastern Conference
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Southern Conference Southeastern Conference
Georgetown Hoyas Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Conference
Kentucky Wildcats Southern Conference Southeastern Conference
LSU Tigers Southern Conference Southeastern Conference
Mississippi Rebels Southern Conference Southeastern Conference
Mississippi State Bulldogs Southern Conference Southeastern Conference
Pittsburgh Panthers Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Conference
Sewanee Tigers Southern Conference Southeastern Conference
Temple Owls Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Conference
Tennessee Volunteers Southern Conference Southeastern Conference
Texas Tech Matadors Independent Border Conference
Tulane Green Wave Southern Conference Southeastern Conference
Vanderbilt Commodores Southern Conference Southeastern Conference
West Virginia Mountaineers Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Conference

Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference winners and tournaments

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Conference Regular
season winner[6]
Conference
player of the year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (City)
Tournament
winner
Big Six Conference Kansas None selected No Tournament
Big Ten Conference Northwestern & Ohio State None selected No Tournament
Border Conference Texas Tech None selected No Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Yale None selected No Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Pittsburgh None selected No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference Butler None selected No Tournament
Pacific Coast Conference Oregon State (North);
USC (South)
No Tournament;
Oregon State defeated USC in best-of-three conference championship playoff series
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Colorado Agricultural & Wyoming (Eastern);
BYU & Utah (Western)
No Tournament
Southeastern Conference Kentucky None selected 1933 SEC men's basketball tournament Atlanta Athletic Club (Atlanta, Georgia) Kentucky
Southern Conference South Carolina None selected 1933 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Thompson Gym
(Raleigh, North Carolina)
South Carolina[7]
Southwest Conference Texas None selected No Tournament

Conference standings

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1932–33 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kansas 8 2   .800 13 4   .765
Oklahoma 7 3   .700 12 5   .706
Missouri 6 4   .600 10 8   .556
Kansas State 4 6   .400 9 9   .500
Nebraska 3 7   .300 3 13   .188
Iowa State 2 8   .200 6 10   .375
1932–33 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ohio State 10 2   .833 17 3   .850
Northwestern 10 2   .833 15 4   .789
Iowa 8 4   .667 15 5   .750
Michigan 8 4   .667 10 8   .556
Illinois 6 6   .500 11 7   .611
Purdue 6 6   .500 11 7   .611
Indiana 6 6   .500 10 8   .556
Wisconsin 4 8   .333 7 13   .350
Minnesota 1 11   .083 5 15   .250
Chicago 1 11   .083 2 16   .111
1932–33 Border Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas Tech 4 0   1.000 13 9   .591
Arizona 7 3   .700 19 5   .792
Arizona State Teachers–Flagstaff 7 5   .583 9 5   .643
New Mexico 8 6   .571 13 6   .684
Arizona State Teachers 7 9   .438 13 12   .520
New Mexico A&M 2 10   .167 7 11   .389
1932–33 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Yale 8 2   .800 19 3   .864
Princeton 7 3   .700 19 3   .864
Penn 6 4   .600 12 6   .667
Dartmouth 5 5   .500 12 6   .667
Columbia 3 7   .300 7 10   .412
Cornell 1 9   .100 6 11   .353
1932–33 Eastern Intercollegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Pittsburgh 7 1   .875 17 5   .773
Temple 5 3   .625 15 6   .714
Carnegie Tech 4 4   .500 4 5   .444
Georgetown 3 5   .375 6 11   .353
West Virginia 1 7   .125 10 14   .417
1932–33 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Butler 9 1   .900 16 5   .762
Creighton 8 2   .800 12 5   .706
Washington University 5 5   .500 11 6   .647
Grinnell 3 7   .300 5 11   .313
Oklahoma A&M 3 7   .300 5 12   .294
Drake 2 8   .200 4 12   .250
1932–33 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Oregon State 12 4   .750 21 6   .778
Washington 10 6   .625 22 6   .786
Washington State 8 8   .500 17 8   .680
Idaho 8 8   .500 20 9   .690
Oregon 2 14   .125 8 19   .296
South
USC 10 1   .909 18 5   .783
California 8 3   .727 18 7   .720
Stanford 3 8   .273 9 18   .333
UCLA 1 10   .091 10 11   .476
† Conference playoff series winner
1932–33 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
Wyoming 12 2   .857 18 5   .783
Northern Colorado 12 2   .857 13 7   .650
Colorado Agricultural 7 5   .583 7 5   .583
Western State 6 6   .500 8 6   .571
Colorado College 6 8   .429 7 12   .368
Denver 4 10   .286 7 12   .368
Colorado Mines 0 14   .000 0 14   .000
Western
BYU 9 3   .750 20 7   .741
Utah 9 3   .750 13 8   .619
Utah State 4 8   .333 10 12   .455
Colorado 7 7   .500 8 8   .500
Montana State 2 10   .167 9 18   .333
† Respective division co-championship winner
1932–33 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kentucky 8 0   1.000 21 3   .875
Alabama 12 3   .800 14 5   .737
Vanderbilt 11 5   .688 14 8   .636
LSU 13 7   .650 15 8   .652
Georgia Tech 7 5   .583 9 6   .600
Florida 4 4   .500 9 5   .643
Georgia 5 6   .455 9 10   .474
Ole Miss 5 7   .417 6 12   .333
Auburn 4 7   .364 4 9   .308
Tulane 6 14   .300 8 15   .348
Tennessee 3 7   .300 9 11   .450
Mississippi State 3 9   .250 6 13   .316
Sewanee 0 7   .000 1 10   .091
1933 SEC Tournament winner
1932–33 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Carolina 4 0   1.000 17 2   .895
Duke 7 3   .700 17 5   .773
Maryland 7 3   .700 11 9   .550
North Carolina State 6 3   .667 11 8   .579
North Carolina 5 3   .625 12 5   .706
Virginia 5 3   .625 12 6   .667
Virginia Tech 3 7   .300 5 10   .333
VMI 2 8   .200 5 10   .333
Washington and Lee 1 8   .111 6 10   .375
Clemson 0 2   .000 10 9   .526
Southern Conference Tournament winner
1932–33 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas 11 1   .917 22 1   .957
TCU 9 3   .750 16 4   .800
Texas A&M 8 4   .667 9 10   .474
Arkansas 6 6   .500 14 7   .667
SMU 5 7   .417 9 9   .500
Rice 2 10   .167 8 10   .444
Baylor 1 11   .083 4 13   .235

Major independents

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A total of 74 college teams played as major independents. Duquesne (15–1) had the best winning percentage (.938), and St. John's (23–4) finished with the most wins.[10]

1932–33 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Duquesne   15 1   .938
Carleton   14 1   .933
CCNY   13 1   .929
Michigan State Normal   15 2   .882
Navy   14 2   .875
Syracuse   14 2   .875
Valparaiso   14 2   .875
Wichita Municipal   14 2   .875
St. John's (N.Y.)   23 4   .852
West Texas State   20 4   .833
Marquette   14 3   .824
Western State Teachers   14 3   .824
La Salle   13 3   .813
Providence   13 3   .813
DePaul   12 3   .800
Ohio   16 4   .800
Rhode Island State   14 4   .778
Westminster (Pa.)   19 6   .760
George Washington   15 5   .750
New York University   11 4   .733
Notre Dame   16 6   .727
Western Kentucky State   16 6   .727
William & Mary   13 5   .722
Detroit   12 5   .706
St. Bonaventure   7 3   .700
Villanova   9 4   .692
Niagara   13 6   .684
Loyola (Ill.)   14 7   .667
Richmond   8 4   .667
Seton Hall   8 4   .667
Tulsa   11 6   .647
Bowling Green State   9 5   .643
Penn State   7 4   .636
Indiana State   10 6   .625
Xavier   5 3   .625
Bradley   8 5   .615
Michigan State   10 7   .588
San Francisco   10 7   .588
Furman   11 8   .579
Manhattan   11 8   .579
Rutgers   8 6   .571
Saint Francis (N.Y.)   12 9   .571
Washburn   8 6   .571
Lehigh   9 7   .563
Boston University   8 7   .533
Springfield (Mass.)   9 8   .529
Marshall   10 9   .526
Army   5 5   .500
Cincinnati   9 9   .500
Dayton   7 7   .500
Louisville   11 11   .500
Saint Louis   9 9   .500
Loyola (Md.)   8 9   .471
Saint Mary's (Calif.)   10 12   .455
Muhlenberg   9 11   .450
Santa Clara   8 10   .444
St. Joseph's   7 9   .438
Bucknell   6 8   .429
Montana   8 11   .421
Brown   6 9   .400
Canisius   6 9   .400
Fordham   7 11   .389
Wake Forest   5 8   .385
LIU   6 11   .353
Colgate   5 10   .333
The Citadel   4 11   .267
Kent State   4 11   .267
Connecticut   4 12   .250
Davidson   4 14   .222
Miami (Ohio)   3 13   .188
Toledo   3 13   .188
Harvard   2 10   .167
Lafayette   2 10   .167
Texas State M&M   1 9   .100

Statistical leaders

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Awards

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Consensus All-American team

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Consensus Team
Player Class Team
Moose Krause Junior Notre Dame
Elliott Loughlin Senior Navy
Jerry Nemer Senior USC
Joe Reiff Senior Northwestern
Forest Sale Senior Kentucky
Don Smith Senior Pittsburgh

Major player of the year awards

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Coaching changes

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References

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  1. ^ Hoop Tactics "The Evolution of Basketball: A Chronological Look At The Major Refinements" Accessed 15 May 2021
  2. ^ orangehoops.org History of NCAA Basketball Rule Changes
  3. ^ Schleyer, Claudia, "The Rules of Basketball: Boy How They've Changed!", Youth Hoops 101 Accessed 15 May 2021
  4. ^ Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  7. ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
  8. ^ sports-reference.com 1932-33 Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Season Summary
  9. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  10. ^ "1932-33 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 31, 2024.