1935–36 NCAA men's basketball season

The 1935–36 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1935, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1936.

1935–36 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Helms National Champions	Notre Dame (retroactive selection in 1943)
Player of the Year (Helms)	John Moir, Notre Dame (retroactive selection in 1944)

Rule changes

A new rule prohibited any offensive player with the ball from standing in the free-throw lane (also known as the "key") for more than three seconds. Previously, this rule had applied only to a player who had possession of the ball.

Season headlines

• In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Notre Dame as its national champion for the 1935–36 season.
• In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Long Island as its national champion for the 1935–36 season.

Conference membership changes

School	Former conference	New conference Metropolitan New York Conference
Brooklyn Bulldogs	Non-major basketball program	Metropolitan New York Conference
CCNY Beavers	Independent	Metropolitan New York Conference
Fordham Rams	Independent	Metropolitan New York Conference
Long Island Blackbirds	Independent	Metropolitan New York Conference
Manhattan Jaspers	Independent	Metropolitan New York Conference
NYU Violets	Independent	Metropolitan New York Conference
Penn State Nittany Lions	Independent	Eastern Intercollegiate Conference
St. Francis (NY) Terriers	Independent	Metropolitan New York Conference
St. John's Redmen	Independent	Metropolitan New York Conference
Texas State M&M Miners	Independent	Border Conference

Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference	Regular season winner	Conference player of the year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (City)	Tournament winner
Big Six Conference	Kansas	None selected	No Tournament
Big Ten Conference	Indiana & Purdue	None selected	No Tournament
Border Conference	Arizona	None selected	No Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League	Columbia	None selected	No Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Conference	Carnegie Tech & Pittsburgh	None selected	No Tournament; Carnegie Tech defeated Pittsburgh in a single-game conference playoff
Metropolitan New York Conference	Long Island	None selected	No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference	Creighton, Drake, & Oklahoma A&M	None selected	No Tournament
Pacific Coast Conference	Washington (North); Stanford & USC (South)		No Tournament; Stanford defeated USC in divisional playoff game; Stanford defeated Washington in best-of-three conference championship playoff series
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Wyoming (Eastern); Utah State (Western)		No Tournament
Southeastern Conference	Tennessee	None selected	1936 SEC men's basketball tournament	Alumni Memorial Gym (Knoxville, Tennessee)	Tennessee
Southern Conference	Washington and Lee	None selected	1936 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament	Thompson Gym (Raleigh, North Carolina)	North Carolina
Southwest Conference	Arkansas	None selected	No Tournament

Conference standings

1935–36 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Kansas 10 – 0   1.000 21 – 2   .913 Nebraska 7 – 3   .700 13 – 8   .619 Oklahoma 5 – 5   .500 9 – 8   .529 Iowa State 3 – 7   .300 8 – 8   .500 Kansas State 3 – 7   .300 9 – 9   .500 Missouri 2 – 8   .200 5 – 12   .294	1935–36 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Indiana 11 – 1   .917 18 – 2   .900 Purdue 11 – 1   .917 16 – 4   .800 Michigan 7 – 5   .583 15 – 5   .750 Illinois 7 – 5   .583 13 – 6   .684 Northwestern 7 – 5   .583 13 – 6   .684 Ohio State 5 – 7   .417 12 – 8   .600 Iowa 5 – 7   .417 9 – 10   .474 Wisconsin 4 – 8   .333 11 – 9   .550 Minnesota 3 – 9   .250 7 – 17   .292 Chicago 0 – 12   .000 6 – 14   .300	1935–36 Border Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Arizona† 11 – 5   .688 16 – 7   .696 Arizona State–Tempe 11 – 7   .611 12 – 14   .462 Texas Tech 8 – 6   .571 14 – 6   .700 New Mexico 11 – 9   .550 16 – 10   .615 Arizona State–Flagstaff 7 – 7   .500 15 – 9   .625 New Mexico A&M 8 – 8   .500 10 – 9   .526 Texas State M&M 0 – 8   .000 0 – 12   .000 † Conference championship winner
1935–36 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Columbia 12 – 0   1.000 19 – 3   .864 Penn 7 – 5   .583 12 – 9   .571 Dartmouth 6 – 6   .500 11 – 10   .524 Yale 6 – 6   .500 8 – 16   .333 Princeton 5 – 7   .417 9 – 14   .391 Harvard 3 – 9   .250 7 – 15   .318 Cornell 3 – 9   .250 5 – 12   .294	1935–36 Eastern Intercollegiate Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Carnegie Tech† 7 – 3   .700 8 – 3   .727 Pittsburgh 7 – 3   .700 18 – 9   .667 Temple 6 – 4   .600 18 – 6   .750 West Virginia 6 – 4   .600 16 – 8   .667 Georgetown 4 – 6   .400 7 – 11   .389 Penn State 0 – 10   .000 6 – 11   .353 † Postseason conference championship playoff game winner As of end of 1935-36 season	1935–36 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT LIU 3 – 0   1.000 25 – 0   1.000 NYU 7 – 1   .875 14 – 4   .778 Manhattan 5 – 1   .833 17 – 3   .850 St. John's 4 – 3   .571 18 – 4   .818 CCNY 3 – 3   .500 10 – 4   .714 St. Francis (NY) 4 – 6   .400 15 – 8   .652 Fordham 2 – 4   .333 10 – 5   .667 Brooklyn 0 – 7   .000 18 – 9   .667
1935–36 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Creighton 8 – 4   .667 13 – 6   .684 Oklahoma A&M 8 – 4   .667 16 – 8   .667 Drake 8 – 4   .667 16 – 12   .571 Washburn 6 – 4   .600 7 – 14   .333 Grinnell 4 – 6   .400 7 – 11   .389 Washington University 3 – 9   .250 6 – 13   .316 Tulsa 3 – 9   .250 6 – 14   .300	1935–36 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT North Washington 13 – 3   .813 25 – 7   .781 Oregon State 10 – 6   .625 16 – 9   .640 Washington State 8 – 8   .500 22 – 8   .733 Oregon 7 – 9   .438 20 – 11   .645 Idaho 2 – 14   .125 12 – 15   .444 South Stanford † 8 – 4   .667 22 – 7   .759 USC 8 – 4   .667 14 – 12   .538 California 6 – 6   .500 13 – 16   .448 UCLA 2 – 10   .167 10 – 13   .435 † Conference playoff series winner	1935–36 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Eastern Wyoming 11 – 3   .786 12 – 7   .632 Northern Colorado 10 – 4   .714 14 – 6   .700 Denver 8 – 4   .667 11 – 5   .688 Colorado College 9 – 5   .643 14 – 9   .609 Western State 5 – 5   .500 13 – 7   .650 Colorado 6 – 8   .429 6 – 8   .429 Colorado State 3 – 9   .250 7 – 9   .438 Colorado Mines 0 – 14   .000 0 – 14   .000 Western Utah State 9 – 3   .750 17 – 9   .654 BYU 6 – 6   .500 16 – 9   .640 Montana State 5 – 7   .417 11 – 8   .579 Utah 4 – 8   .333 7 – 15   .318
1935–36 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Kentucky 6 – 2   .750 15 – 6   .714 Vanderbilt 9 – 4   .692 9 – 14   .391 Tennessee † 8 – 4   .667 15 – 6   .714 Mississippi State 9 – 5   .643 11 – 6   .647 Auburn 7 – 4   .636 10 – 5   .667 Alabama 9 – 6   .600 15 – 9   .625 LSU 9 – 6   .600 10 – 10   .500 Georgia Tech 7 – 5   .583 10 – 8   .556 Ole Miss 7 – 5   .583 11 – 9   .550 Georgia 6 – 7   .462 9 – 11   .450 Florida 2 – 8   .200 5 – 10   .333 Tulane 1 – 14   .067 2 – 17   .105 Sewanee 0 – 10   .000 2 – 13   .133 † Regular-season championship and SEC Tournament winner	1935–36 Southern Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Washington and Lee 10 – 1   .909 19 – 2   .905 North Carolina † 13 – 3   .813 21 – 4   .840 North Carolina State 10 – 3   .769 15 – 4   .789 Maryland 4 – 3   .571 14 – 6   .700 Clemson 5 – 5   .500 15 – 7   .682 Duke 4 – 5   .444 20 – 6   .769 Virginia 4 – 8   .333 11 – 13   .458 South Carolina 1 – 6   .143 11 – 8   .579 Virginia Tech 1 – 9   .100 5 – 16   .238 VMI 0 – 10   .000 3 – 14   .176 † Southern Conference Tournament winner	1935–36 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Arkansas 11 – 1   .917 24 – 3   .889 Texas 8 – 4   .667 15 – 9   .625 Rice 8 – 4   .667 12 – 10   .545 Baylor 6 – 6   .500 12 – 13   .480 SMU 4 – 8   .333 4 – 8   .333 Texas A&M 3 – 9   .250 9 – 9   .500 TCU 2 – 10   .167 3 – 11   .214

Major independents

A total of 57 college teams played as major independents. Notre Dame (22–2) had the best winning percentage (.917) and Western Kentucky State (26–4) finished with the most wins.

1935–36 NCAA men's basketball independents standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Notre Dame –   – 22 – 2   .917 Western Kentucky State –   – 26 – 4   .867 George Washington –   – 16 – 3   .842 Western State Teachers –   – 15 – 3   .833 Duquesne –   – 14 – 3   .824 DePaul –   – 18 – 4   .818 Indiana State –   – 11 – 3   .786 St. Bonaventure –   – 7 – 2   .778 Bucknell –   – 13 – 4   .765 Colgate –   – 12 – 4   .750 Furman –   – 12 – 4   .750 Toledo –   – 12 – 4   .750 Niagara –   – 17 – 6   .739 St. Joseph's –   – 14 – 5   .737 Rhode Island State –   – 13 – 5   .722 Detroit –   – 12 – 5   .706 Syracuse –   – 12 – 5   .706 Richmond –   – 14 – 6   .700 Loyola (Md.) –   – 13 – 6   .684 Saint Mary's (Calif.) –   – 14 – 7   .667 Santa Clara –   – 12 – 6   .667 Ohio –   – 13 – 7   .650 William & Mary –   – 11 – 6   .647 Canisius –   – 10 – 7   .588 Cincinnati –   – 10 – 7   .588 Kent State –   – 10 – 7   .588 The Citadel –   – 7 – 5   .583 Louisville –   – 14 – 11   .560 San Francisco –   – 11 – 9   .550 Montana –   – 13 – 11   .542 Rutgers –   – 8 – 7   .533 Xavier –   – 8 – 7   .533 Miami (Ohio) –   – 9 – 8   .529 Army –   – 7 – 7   .500 Brown –   – 8 – 8   .500 Loyola (Ill.) –   – 8 – 8   .500 Navy –   – 7 – 7   .500 Valparaiso –   – 8 – 8   .500 Wichita Municipal –   – 12 – 12   .500 Michigan State Normal –   – 8 – 9   .471 Bowling Green State –   – 7 – 8   .467 Saint Louis –   – 9 – 11   .450 Lafayette –   – 7 – 9   .438 Wake Forest –   – 9 – 12   .429 Lehigh –   – 5 – 7   .417 Bradley –   – 6 – 10   .375 Marshall –   – 6 – 10   .375 Marquette –   – 7 – 12   .368 Villanova –   – 6 – 12   .333 Butler –   – 6 – 15   .286 Seton Hall –   – 4 – 11   .267 Muhlenberg –   – 5 – 16   .238 La Salle –   – 4 – 13   .235 Connecticut –   – 3 – 11   .214 Davidson –   – 4 – 15   .211 Dayton –   – 3 – 13   .188 Boston University –   – 1 – 13   .071

Awards

Consensus All-American team

Main article: 1936 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

Consensus Team

Player	Class	Team
Vern Huffman	Senior	Indiana
Robert Kessler	Senior	Purdue
Bill Kinner	Senior	Utah
Hank Luisetti	Sophomore	Stanford
John Moir	Sophomore	Notre Dame
Paul Nowak	Sophomore	Notre Dame
Ike Poole	Senior	Arkansas

Major player of the year awards

• Helms Player of the Year: John Moir, Notre Dame (retroactive selection in 1944)

Other major awards

• Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Jules Bender, Long Island