1905–06 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball team

The 1905–06 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball team represented Dartmouth College in intercollegiate basketball during the 1905–06 season. The team finished the season with a 16–2 record^[1] and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation.^[2] Player George Grebenstein was named a consensus All-American as well as the national player of the year at the end of the season.

1905–06 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball
Helms Foundation National Champions
Conference	Independent
Record	16–2
Head coach	No coach
MVP	George Grebenstein
Captain	William P. McGrail
Seasons ← 1904–05 1906–07 →

1905–06 collegiate men's basketball independents standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Oregon Agricultural		–			–			10	–	0		1.000
Rhode Island A&M		–			–			5	–	0		1.000
Southwestern (Kan.)		–			–			6	–	0		1.000
Wabash		–			–			17	–	1		.944
Massachusetts Lowell		–			–			16	–	1		.941
Brigham Young		–			–			11	–	1		.917
Ohio State		–			–			9	–	1		.900
Dartmouth		–			–			16	–	2		.889
North Dakota		–			–			8	–	1		.889
Fordham		–			–			14	–	2		.875
Texas		–			–			7	–	1		.875
Baker		–			–			18	–	3		.857
Westminster (Pa.)		–			–			12	–	2		.857
Michigan State		–			–			11	–	2		.846
Bucknell		–			–			10	–	2		.833
Denison		–			–			10	–	2		.833
Montana State		–			–			5	–	1		.833
Williams		–			–			14	–	3		.824
Western Reserve		–			–			13	–	3		.813
Holy Cross		–			–			12	–	3		.800
Nebraska		–			–			12	–	3		.800
Virginia		–			–			8	–	2		.800
William & Mary		–			–			4	–	1		.800
Dayton		–			–			7	–	2		.778
Illinois State		–			–			6	–	2		.750
Syracuse		–			–			9	–	3		.750
Swarthmore		–			–			11	–	4		.733
Maine		–			–			10	–	4		.714
Springfield (Mass.)		–			–			10	–	4		.714
Allegheny		–			–			12	–	5		.706
Wooster		–			–			7	–	3		.700
Cincinnati		–			–			2	–	1		.667
Connecticut		–			–			6	–	3		.667
Grinnell		–			–			8	–	4		.667
Niagara		–			–			4	–	2		.667
Army		–			–			7	–	4		.636
Gettysburg		–			–			7	–	4		.636
Kansas		–			–			12	–	7		.632
Manhattan		–			–			6	–	4		.600
Mount Union		–			–			9	–	6		.600
Penn State		–			–			6	–	4		.600
Wesleyan (Conn.)		–			–			12	–	8		.600
Wyoming		–			–			3	–	2		.600
Canisius		–			–			10	–	7		.588
Washburn		–			–			10	–	7		.588
Idaho		–			–			4	–	3		.571
Lake Forest		–			–			9	–	7		.563
North Dakota Agricultural		–			–			5	–	4		.556
West Virginia		–			–			5	–	4		.556
Colorado		–			–			6	–	5		.545
Colgate		–			–			7	–	6		.538
Butler		–			–			1	–	1		.500
Colorado Agricultural		–			–			2	–	2		.500
Indiana State		–			–			6	–	6		.500
Lehigh		–			–			6	–	6		.500
Miami (Ohio)		–			–			3	–	3		.500
Nebraska Wesleyan		–			–			7	–	7		.500
New Mexico		–			–			2	–	2		.500
Wake Forest		–			–			3	–	3		.500
Washington State		–			–			5	–	5		.500
Akron		–			–			6	–	7		.462
Denver		–			–			6	–	7		.462
Bradley		–			–			4	–	5		.444
Delaware		–			–			3	–	4		.429
Temple		–			–			3	–	4		.429
Bloomsburg		–			–			2	–	3		.400
Trinity (N.C.)		–			–			2	–	3		.400
Kansas State		–			–			6	–	9		.400
Grove City		–			–			3	–	5		.375
Brown		–			–			4	–	7		.364
Kentucky		–			–			5	–	9		.357
Augustana (Ill.)		–			–			3	–	6		.333
Fairmount		–			–			2	–	4		.333
Wisconsin–Stevens Point		–			–			2	–	4		.333
Trinity (Conn.)		–			–			3	–	7		.300
Washington University		–			–			1	–	3		.250
Utah Agricultural		–			–			2	–	7		.222
CCNY		–			–			1	–	4		.200
Pittsburgh		–			–			2	–	9		.182
New Mexico A&M		–			–			0	–	1		.000
Oregon		–			–			0	–	5		.000

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
12/11/1905*		at Manhattan	W 42–31	1–0	The Bronx, NY
12/12/1905*		at Princeton	W 37–8	2–0	University Gymnasium  Princeton, NJ
12/13/1905*		at Columbia	W 16–10	3–0	Upper Manhattan, NY
12/16/1905*		MIT	W 30–2	4–0	Hanover, NH
1/13/1906*		at Holy Cross	W 31–21	5–0	Worcester, MA
1/15/1906*		Wesleyan	W 36–15	6–0	Hanover, NH
1/16/1906*		Wesleyan	W 39–24	7–0	Hanover, NH
1/23/1906*		Holy Cross	W 31–20	8–0	Hanover, NH
1/27/1906*		Colgate	L 27–32	8–1	Hanover, NH
2/3/1906*		Brown	W 48–19	9–1	Hanover, NH
2/22/1906*		at Wesleyan	W 22–20	10–1	Middletown, CT
2/22/1906*		at Wesleyan	L 17–28	10–2	Middletown, CT
2/23/1906*		at Hamilton	W 27–17	11–2	Clinton, NY
2/24/1906*		at Colgate	W 23–19	12–2	Hamilton, NY
2/26/1906*		at Williams	W 11–9	13–2	Williamstown, MA
3/3/1906*		Yale	W 44–16	14–2	Hanover, NH
3/7/1906*		Williams	W 26–7	15–2	Hanover, NH
3/8/1906*		at MIT	W 58–18	16–2	Cambridge, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source^[3]