1942–43 NCAA men's basketball season

1942–43 NCAA men's basketball season
NCAA Tournament1943
Tournament datesMarch 24 – 30, 1943
National ChampionshipMadison Square Garden
New York City, New York
NCAA ChampionsWyoming Cowboys
Helms National ChampionsWyoming Cowboys
Other championsSt. John's Redmen (NIT)
Player of the Year
(Helms)		George Senesky, Saint Joseph's Hawks (retroactive selection in 1944)

The 1942–43 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1942, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1943 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 30, 1943, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The Wyoming Cowboys won their first NCAA national championship with a 46–34 victory over the Georgetown Hoyas.

Rule changes

In overtime, a player can commit a fifth foul before fouling out. Previously, a player fouled out after committing four fouls, regardless of whether the game went into overtime or not.[1]

Season headlines

  • In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected its national champions for the seasons from 1919–20 through 1941–42. Beginning with the 1942–43 season, it began to pick each season's national champion annually, a practice it continued through the 1981–82 season.[2]
  • Top-ranked Illinois declined to participate in either the NCAA tournament or the National Invitation Tournament after three of its starters were drafted into the United States Army for World War II service.
  • The 1943 NCAA Tournament championship game between Wyoming and Georgetown was the only one in history not filmed for posterity.[3] It had a smaller crowd than expected because of the greater local interest in New York City in the championship run St. John's made in the 1943 National Invitation Tournament.[3] Until at least the mid-1950s, the NIT was the more prestigious of the two tournaments.
  • As a fundraiser for the American Red Cross, the finalists and semifinalists of the NCAA Tournament and NIT took part in the Sportswriters Invitational Playoff, in which the two tournament champions, Wyoming (NCAA) and St. John's (NIT), and the two runners-up, Georgetown (NCAA) and Toledo (NIT), played each other at Madison Square Garden after their tournaments ended, with the games counting in the teams' records for the season. The NCAA Tournament teams prevailed in both games: Wyoming beat St. John's 52–47 with 18,000 fans in attendance, and the Hoyas defeated Toledo 54–40 to close out the season.[3][4][5][6][7] The post-tournament benefit games — touted as the "mythical national championship" between the two tournament winners[7] — would be played again in each of the next two seasons.[7]
  • With a final record of 31–2, Wyoming became the first team to win 30 or more games in a single season.[8]
  • In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Illinois as its national champion for the 1942–43 season.[9]

Conference membership changes

School Former conference New conference
Brooklyn Bulldogs Independent Metropolitan New York Conference
CCNY Beavers Independent Metropolitan New York Conference
Fordham Rams Independent Metropolitan New York Conference
Manhattan Jaspers Independent Metropolitan New York Conference
NYU Violets Independent Metropolitan New York Conference
St. Francis (NY) Terriers Independent Metropolitan New York Conference
St. John's Redmen Independent Metropolitan New York Conference

Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference Regular
season winner[10] 		Conference
player of the year 		Conference
tournament 		Tournament
venue (City) 		Tournament
winner
Big Six Conference Kansas None selected No Tournament
Big Ten Conference Illinois None selected No Tournament
Border Conference West Texas State None selected No Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Dartmouth None selected No Tournament
Metropolitan New York Conference St. John's No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference Creighton None selected No Tournament
New England Conference Rhode Island State No Tournament
Pacific Coast Conference Washington (North); USC (South) No Tournament;
Washington defeated USC in best-of-three conference championship playoff series
Mountain States (Skyline) Conference Wyoming No Tournament
Southeastern Conference Tennessee None selected 1943 SEC men's basketball tournament Jefferson County Armory,
(Louisville, Kentucky)		 Tennessee
Southern Conference Duke None selected 1943 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Thompson Gym
(Raleigh, North Carolina)		 George Washington[11]
Southwest Conference Rice & Texas None selected No Tournament

Conference standings

1942–43 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kansas 10 – 0   1.000 22 – 6   .786
Missouri 7 – 3   .700 18 – 9   .667
Oklahoma 5 – 5   .500 7 – 10   .412
Nebraska 5 – 5   .500 6 – 10   .375
Iowa State 2 – 8   .200 7 – 9   .438
Kansas State 1 – 9   .100 6 – 14   .300
1942–43 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Illinois 12 – 0   1.000 17 – 1   .944
Indiana 11 – 2   .846 18 – 2   .900
Northwestern 7 – 5   .583 8 – 9   .471
Wisconsin 6 – 6   .500 12 – 9   .571
Purdue 6 – 6   .500 9 – 11   .450
Minnesota 5 – 7   .417 8 – 9   .471
Ohio State 5 – 7   .417 8 – 9   .471
Michigan 4 – 8   .333 10 – 8   .556
Iowa 3 – 9   .250 7 – 10   .412
Chicago 0 – 9   .000 0 – 21   .000
1942–43 Border Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
West Texas State 10 – 0   1.000 15 – 7   .682
Arizona 11 – 1   .917 22 – 2   .917
Texas Tech 7 – 5   .583 13 – 11   .542
Texas State M&M 4 – 4   .500 11 – 6   .647
Arizona State–Tempe 6 – 6   .500 10 – 9   .526
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 – 7   .125 4 – 8   .333
New Mexico 1 – 11   .083 3 – 17   .150
Hardin–Simmons 0 – 6   .000 1 – 9   .100
1942–43 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dartmouth 11 – 1   .917 20 – 3   .870
Princeton 9 – 3   .750 14 – 6   .700
Pennsylvania 6 – 6   .500 14 – 7   .667
Cornell 6 – 6   .500 7 – 15   .318
Columbia 5 – 7   .417 8 – 8   .500
Harvard 4 – 8   .333 12 – 14   .462
Yale 1 – 11   .083 6 – 17   .261
1942–43 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
St. John's 6 – 1   .857 21 – 3   .875
Manhattan 5 – 2   .714 18 – 3   .857
Fordham 4 – 2   .667 16 – 6   .727
NYU 3 – 2   .600 16 – 6   .727
Hofstra 3 – 2   .600 15 – 6   .714
CCNY 2 – 5   .286 8 – 10   .444
St. Francis (NY) 1 – 5   .167 13 – 7   .650
Brooklyn 0 – 5   .000 6 – 11   .353
1942–43 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Creighton 10 – 0   1.000 19 – 2   .905
Oklahoma A&M 7 – 3   .700 14 – 10   .583
Washington University 7 – 3   .700 9 – 10   .474
Saint Louis 3 – 7   .300 11 – 10   .524
Drake 3 – 7   .300 8 – 9   .471
Tulsa 0 – 10   .000 0 – 10   .000
1942–43 Mountain States Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wyoming 4 – 0   1.000 31 – 2   .939
BYU 7 – 1   .875 15 – 7   .682
Utah State 4 – 4   .500 14 – 7   .667
Utah 1 – 7   .125 10 – 12   .455
Colorado State 0 – 4   .000 7 – 9   .438
1942–43 New England Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rhode Island State 7 – 1   .875 16 – 3   .842
Connecticut 5 – 3   .625 8 – 7   .533
Maine 4 – 4   .500 9 – 6   .600
Northeastern 2 – 6   .250 7 – 12   .368
New Hampshire 2 – 6   .250 4 – 14   .222
1942–43 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Washington † 12 – 4   .750 24 – 7   .774
Oregon 10 – 6   .625 19 – 10   .655
Washington State 9 – 7   .563 19 – 11   .633
Oregon State 8 – 8   .500 19 – 9   .679
Idaho 1 – 15   .063 14 – 20   .412
South
USC 7 – 1   .875 23 – 5   .821
UCLA 4 – 4   .500 14 – 7   .667
Stanford 4 – 4   .500 10 – 11   .476
California 1 – 7   .125 9 – 15   .375
† Conference playoff series winner
1942–43 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kentucky 8 – 1   .889 17 – 6   .739
LSU 11 – 2   .846 18 – 4   .818
Tennessee † 6 – 3   .667 14 – 4   .778
Mississippi State 13 – 7   .650 14 – 8   .636
Georgia Tech 7 – 4   .636 11 – 5   .688
Vanderbilt 9 – 7   .563 10 – 8   .556
Alabama 9 – 9   .500 10 – 10   .500
Ole Miss 6 – 8   .429 8 – 10   .444
Tulane 4 – 8   .333 4 – 9   .308
Georgia 1 – 8   .111 4 – 13   .235
Auburn 1 – 12   .077 1 – 14   .067
Florida 0 – 6   .000 8 – 7   .533
† Regular-season championship and SEC Tournament winner
1942–43 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Duke 12 – 1   .923 20 – 6   .769
George Washington † 8 – 2   .800 17 – 6   .739
South Carolina 6 – 3   .667 13 – 6   .684
Davidson 7 – 4   .636 18 – 6   .750
The Citadel 5 – 3   .625 8 – 5   .615
William & Mary 6 – 4   .600 11 – 10   .524
VMI 7 – 5   .583 8 – 8   .500
North Carolina State 7 – 5   .583 7 – 9   .438
Maryland 5 – 5   .500 8 – 8   .500
Richmond 4 – 4   .500 11 – 5   .688
North Carolina 8 – 9   .471 12 – 10   .545
Virginia Tech 3 – 6   .333 7 – 7   .500
Washington and Lee 2 – 10   .167 7 – 12   .368
Wake Forest 1 – 10   .091 1 – 10   .091
Clemson 0 – 10   .000 3 – 13   .188
† Southern Conference Tournament winner
1942–43 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas 9 – 3   .750 19 – 7   .731
Rice 9 – 3   .750 17 – 9   .654
Arkansas 8 – 4   .667 19 – 7   .731
TCU 5 – 7   .417 18 – 9   .667
SMU 4 – 8   .333 10 – 8   .556
Texas A&M 4 – 8   .333 11 – 11   .500
Baylor 3 – 9   .250 6 – 14   .300

Major independents

A total of 60 college teams played as major independents. Villanova (19–2) had the best winning percentage (.905) and Western Kentucky State (24–3) finished with the most wins.[13]

1942–43 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Villanova –   – 19 – 2   .905
Notre Dame –   – 18 – 2   .900
Seton Hall –   – 16 – 2   .889
Western Kentucky State –   – 24 – 3   .889
Akron –   – 18 – 3   .857
Rochester (N.Y.) –   – 12 – 2   .857
Toledo –   – 22 – 4   .846
St. Joseph's –   – 18 – 4   .818
Georgetown –   – 22 – 5   .815
DePaul –   – 19 – 5   .792
Penn State –   – 15 – 4   .789
Western Michigan –   – 15 – 4   .789
Bowling Green State –   – 18 – 5   .783
Washington & Jefferson –   – 18 – 5   .783
Nevada –   – 14 – 4   .778
Montana State –   – 17 – 5   .773
Valparaiso –   – 17 – 5   .773
Niagara –   – 20 – 6   .769
Indiana State –   – 13 – 4   .765
Detroit –   – 15 – 5   .750
Denver –   – 19 – 8   .704
Miami (Ohio) –   – 11 – 5   .688
LIU –   – 13 – 6   .684
Siena –   – 13 – 6   .684
Pittsburgh –   – 10 – 5   .667
West Virginia –   – 14 – 7   .667
Duquesne –   – 12 – 7   .632
Wichita Municipal –   – 12 – 7   .632
Montana –   – 15 – 9   .625
Muhlenberg –   – 13 – 8   .619
Ohio –   – 11 – 7   .611
San Francisco –   – 13 – 9   .591
Marshall –   – 10 – 7   .588
Saint Mary's –   – 12 – 9   .571
La Salle –   – 13 – 10   .565
Canisius –   – 11 – 9   .550
Loyola (Ill.) –   – 12 – 10   .545
Lafayette –   – 7 – 6   .538
Dayton –   – 9 – 8   .529
Santa Clara –   – 10 – 9   .526
Kent State –   – 12 – 12   .500
Temple –   – 11 – 11   .500
Cincinnati –   – 9 – 10   .474
Marquette –   – 9 – 10   .474
St. Bonaventure –   – 8 – 9   .471
Brown –   – 9 – 11   .450
Syracuse –   – 8 – 10   .444
Rutgers –   – 7 – 9   .438
Geneva –   – 9 – 12   .429
Navy –   – 6 – 8   .429
Bradley –   – 8 – 11   .421
Colgate –   – 5 – 7   .417
Bucknell –   – 5 – 8   .385
Virginia –   – 8 – 13   .381
Xavier –   – 6 – 10   .375
Army –   – 5 – 10   .333
Lehigh –   – 5 – 10   .333
Loyola (Md.) –   – 7 – 14   .333
Butler –   – 4 – 9   .308
Boston University –   – 3 – 10   .231
Loyola (Calif.) –   – 3 – 10   .231
Holy Cross –   – 1 – 5   .167
Michigan State –   – 2 – 14   .125

Informal championships

Conference Regular
season winner 		Conference
tournament 		Tournament
venue (City) 		Tournament
winner
Middle Three Conference Rutgers No Tournament

NOTE: Despite its name, the Middle Three Conference was an informal scheduling alliance rather than a true conference, and its members played as independents. In play among the three member schools in 1942–43, Rutgers finished with a 3–1 record and Lafayette with a 2–2 record, while Lehigh had record of 1–3.[14]

Statistical leaders

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Main articles: 1943 NCAA basketball tournament and 1943 NCAA Basketball Championship Game

Semifinals and final

National semifinals National Final
      
Georgetown 53
DePaul 49
Georgetown 34
Wyoming 46
Texas 54
Wyoming 58

National Invitation tournament

Main article: 1943 National Invitation Tournament

Semifinals and finals

Semifinals Finals
    
St. John's 69
Fordham 43
St. John's 48
Toledo 27
Toledo 46
Washington & Jefferson 39 Third place
Fordham 34
Washington & Jefferson 39

Awards

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 1943 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Consensus First Team
Player Class Team
Ed Beisser Senior Creighton
Charles B. Black Sophomore Kansas
Harry Boykoff Sophomore St. John's
Bill Closs Senior Rice
Andy Phillip Junior Illinois
Kenny Sailors Junior Wyoming
George Senesky Senior Saint Joseph's


Consensus Second Team
Player Class Team
Gale Bishop Junior Washington State
Otto Graham Junior Northwestern
John Kotz Senior Wisconsin
Robert Rensberger Senior Notre Dame
Gene Rock Junior Southern California
Gerry Tucker Junior Oklahoma

Major player of the year awards

Other major awards

Coaching changes

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

Team Former
Coach 		Interim
Coach 		New
Coach 		Reason
Georgetown Elmer Ripley None After the end of the season, Georgetown suspended all athletic programs for the duration of World War II Ripley moved to the head coaching position at Columbia the following season.
Notre Dame George Keogan Moose Krause

References

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  12. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
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