1944–45 NCAA men's basketball season

Season headlines

Major rule changes

Beginning in 1944–45, the following rules changes were implemented:

  • Along with the ball on the rim, defensive interference by touching the ball after it had started its downward flight during an opponent's field goal attempt was declared a goal for the shooting team.
  • Five personal fouls disqualify a player. An extra foul was not permitted in overtime games.
  • Unlimited substitution was permitted.
  • It became a violation for an offensive player to remain in the free-throw lane for more than three seconds.[2]

Premo-Porretta power poll

The first official college basketball poll appeared during the 1948–49 season. St. Bonaventure University accounting professor Patrick M. Premo and computer programmer Phil Porretta researched teams before that year, back to the 1892–93 season. The Premo-Porretta Power Polls were compiled by reviewing results, opponents and margins of victory.[1][3]

1945 Premo-Porretta Poll
Ranking Team
1 Iowa (17–1)
2 Oklahoma A&M (27–4)
3 DePaul (21–3)
4 Rice (20–1)
5 Army (14–1)
6 Navy (12–2)
7 Ohio State (15–5)
8 Bowling Green (24–4)
9 Notre Dame (15–5)
10 Kentucky (22–4)
11 St. John's (21–3)
12 RPI (13–1)
13 Akron (21–2)
14 NYU (16–8)
15 Muhlenberg (24–4)
16 South Carolina (19–3)
17 Valparaiso (21–3)
18 Tennessee (18–5)
19 Rhode Island (20–5)
20 Hamline (20–4)
21 North Carolina (22–6)
22 Temple (16–7)
23 Illinois (13–7)
24 Penn (12–5)
25 Yale (14–4)

Regular season

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference Regular
Season Winner[4]
Conference
Player of the Year
Conference
Tournament
Tournament
Venue (City)
Tournament
Winner
Big Six ConferenceIowa StateNone SelectedNo Tournament
Big Ten ConferenceIowaNone SelectedNo Tournament
Border ConferenceNew MexicoNone SelectedNo Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate LeaguePennNone SelectedNo Tournament
Missouri Valley ConferenceOklahoma A&MNone SelectedNo Tournament
Mountain States ConferenceUtahNone SelectedNo Tournament
Pacific Coast ConferenceOregonNone SelectedNo Tournament
Rocky Mountain ConferenceColorado CollegeNone SelectedNo Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceKentucky & TennesseeNone Selected1945 SEC Men's Basketball TournamentLouisville Gardens
(Louisville, Kentucky)
Kentucky
Southern ConferenceSouth CarolinaNone Selected1945 Southern Conference Men's Basketball TournamentThompson Gym
(Raleigh, North Carolina)
North Carolina
Southwest ConferenceRiceNone SelectedNo Tournament

Conference standings

1944–45 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Oregon115 .688  3015  .667
Washington State115 .688  2313  .639
Oregon State106 .625  208  .714
Washington511 .313  2218  .550
Idaho313 .188  1320  .394
South
UCLA31 .750  1212  .500
USC22 .500  159  .625
California13 .250  78  .467
† North division playoff winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1944–45 New England Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Rhode Island 51 .833  205  .800
Connecticut 42 .667  511  .313
Northeastern 24 .333  78  .467
Maine 15 .167  48  .333
1944–45 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Iowa111 .917  171  .944
Ohio State102 .833  155  .750
Illinois75 .583  137  .650
Purdue66 .500  911  .450
Michigan57 .417  127  .632
Wisconsin48 .333  1011  .476
Minnesota48 .333  813  .381
Northwestern48 .333  712  .368
Indiana39 .250  1011  .476
Chicago00   78  .467
Rankings from AP Poll

Statistical leaders

  • Scoring leaderGeorge Mikan averaged 23.3 points per game and was retroactively declared the "unofficial" season scoring leader. Between 1935–36 and 1946–47, there were no official NCAA scoring champions. The statistics during that era were compiled from the National Basketball Committee Official Basketball Guide, which was not regulated by NCAA authorities. Therefore, those players are included in the annual NCAA men's basketball media guide, but are listed as unofficial season scoring leaders.[5] No other personal statistics were tracked during the 1944–45 basketball season.

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Arnie Ferrin F Sophomore Utah
Wyndol Gray F Junior Bowling Green
William Hassett G Junior Notre Dame
Bill Henry C Senior Rice
Walt Kirk G/F Junior Illinois
Bob Kurland C Junior Oklahoma A&M
George Mikan C Junior DePaul


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Howie Dallmar F Junior Pennsylvania
Don Grate G Senior Ohio State
Dale Hall F Senior Army
Vince Hanson C Sophomore Washington State
Dick Ives F Sophomore Iowa
Max Morris F Senior Northwestern
Herb Wilkinson G Sophomore Iowa

Major player of the year awards

Other major awards

References

  1. ESPN (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. New York, NY: Random House, Inc. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  2. Official 2008 NCAA men's basketball records book. NCAA. 2007.p. 277
  3. ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. pp. 529–87. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
  5. "2009–10 NCAA Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). 2009–10 NCAA Men's Basketball Media Guide. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
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