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 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.Hoop Tactics "The Evolution of Basketball: A Chronological Look At The Major Refinements" Accessed 15 May 2021 A player with the ball was prohibited from standing in the free-throw lane (also known as the "key") for more than three seconds.orangehoops.org History of NCAA Basketball Rule Changes The number of referees increased from one to two.Schleyer, Claudia, "The Rules of Basketball: Boy How They've Changed!", Youth Hoops 101 Accessed 15 May 2021
Season headlines
The Eastern Intercollegiate Conference began play, with five original members. The Southeastern Conference began play, with 13 original members. In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Kentucky as its national champion for the 1932–33 season. In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Texas as its top-ranked team for the 1932–33 season.
Conference membership changes SchoolFormer conferenceNew conference Southern Conference Southeastern Conference Southern Conference Southeastern Conference Independent Missouri Valley Conference Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Southern Conference Southeastern Conference Southern Conference Southeastern Conference Southern Conference Southeastern Conference Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Southern Conference Southeastern Conference Southern Conference Southeastern Conference Southern Conference Southeastern Conference Southern Conference Southeastern Conference Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Southern Conference Southeastern Conference Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Southern Conference Southeastern Conference Independent Border Conference Southern Conference Southeastern Conference Southern Conference Southeastern Conference Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Conference
Regular season Conferences Conference winners and tournaments
ConferenceRegular season winnerConference player of the yearConference tournamentTournament venue (City)Tournament winnerBig Six Conference Kansas None selected No TournamentBig Ten Conference Northwestern & None selected No TournamentBorder Conference Texas Tech None selected No TournamentEastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Yale None selected No TournamentEastern Intercollegiate Conference Pittsburgh None selected No TournamentMissouri Valley Conference Butler None selected No TournamentPacific Coast Conference ; No Tournament;Oregon State defeated USC in best-of-three conference championship playoff seriesRocky Mountain Athletic Conference & BYU & No TournamentSoutheastern Conference Kentucky None selected 1933 SEC men's basketball tournament Atlanta Athletic Club (Atlanta, Georgia) KentuckySouthern Conference South Carolina None selected 1933 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Thompson Gym(Raleigh, South Carolina2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section , Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09Southwest Conference Texas None selected No Tournament
Conference standings
Major independents A total of 74 college teams played as major independents. (15–1) had the best winning percentage (.938), and (23–4) finished with the most wins.
Awards
Consensus All-American team
+ 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
Helms Player of the Year: Forest Sale, Kentucky (retroactive selection in 1944)
Coaching changes A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended. TeamFormerCoachInterimCoachNewCoachReason Arizona State Teachers Ted Shipkey Rudy Lavik Arkansas Charles Bassett Glen Rose Auburn Sam J. McAllister Ralph Jordan Canisius Russell Burt Allie Sheelbach Cincinnati John Halliday Tay Brown The Citadel Johnny Douglas Charlie Willard Colorado Howard Beresford Henry Iba Columbia Daniel Meenan Paul Mooney Dayton Bill Belanich Louis Tschudi Florida Brady Cowell Ben Clemons Furman Dizzy McLeod Flucie Stewart Harvard Ed Wachter Wes Fesler Indiana State David Glascock Wally Marks Kansas State Charlie Corsaut Frank Root Kent State Merle E. Wagoner Gus Peterka Mississippi State Ray G. Dauber Edwin Hale New Mexico Tom Churchill Roy W. Johnson Richmond Frank Dobson Malcolm Pitt South Carolina Billy Laval Rock Norman Tulane George E. Rody Ray G. Dauber Wake Forest Fred Emmerson Murray Greason West Virginia Francis Stadsvold Marshall Glenn Xavier Joseph A. Meyer Clem Crowe
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