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1923–24 NCAA men's basketball season
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The 1923–24 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1923, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1924.
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Rule changes
A new rule required the player who was fouled to shoot his own free throws. Previously, a team could pick any player it wanted to shoot its free throws, and usually picked its best free-throw shooter to shoot all of them. The new rule thus brought to an end the practice of a team having a designated free-throw shooter.[1][2]
Season headlines
- North Carolina went undefeated, going 26-0, under coach Norman Shepard. The record included the 1924 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament.[3]
- Butler won the annual Amateur Athletic Union basketball tournament — which included both collegiate and amateur non-collegiate teams — becoming the third of only four college teams to do so and the first to win the tournament since 1920.[4]
- In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected North Carolina as its national champion for the 1923–24 season.[4]
- In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected North Carolina as its national champion for the 1923–24 season.[5]
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Conference membership changes
Regular season
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Conferences
Conference winners and tournaments
Conference standings
Independents
A total of 99 college teams played as major independents. Beloit (14–0) and Carleton (15–0) were undefeated, and Valparaiso (24–4) finished with the most wins.[9]
Statistical leaders
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Awards
Helms College Basketball All-Americans
The practice of selecting a Consensus All-American Team did not begin until the 1928–29 season. The Helms Athletic Foundation later retroactively selected a list of All-Americans for the 1923–24 season.[10]
Major player of the year awards
- Helms Player of the Year: Charlie T. Black, Kansas (retroactive selection in 1944)
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Coaching changes
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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
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References
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