1936–37 Stanford Indians men's basketball team

1936–37 Stanford Indians men's basketball
PCC South Division Champions
Helms Foundation National Champions
Premo-Porretta National Champions
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Division South
1936–37 record 25–2 (10–2 PCC)
Head coach John Bunn (7th year)
Home arena Stanford Pavilion
1936–37 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North
Washington State 11 5   .688     24 8   .750
Oregon 11 5   .688     20 9   .690
Washington 11 5   .688     15 11   .577
Oregon State 5 11   .313     11 15   .423
Idaho 2 14   .125     2 14   .125
South
Stanford 10 2   .833     25 2   .926
USC 8 4   .667     19 6   .760
California 4 8   .333     17 10   .630
UCLA 2 10   .167     6 13   .316
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936–37 Stanford Indians men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 1936–37 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was John Bunn, coaching in his seventh season with the Indians (now known as the Cardinal). The team finished the season with a 25–2 record[1] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[2][3]

Hank Luisetti led the NCAA in scoring, was named a consensus All-American for the second consecutive season, and was named the Helms Foundation National Player of the Year. Luisetti was later inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular season

*
California Aggies W 41–16  1–0
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA

*
Olympic Club W 60–49  2–0
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA

*
at San Jose State W 31–24  3–0
 
San Jose, CA

*
vs. Warrensburg State W 51–31  4–0
 
Kansas City, MO

*
Temple W 45–38  5–0
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA

12/30/1936*
at Long Island W 45–31  6–0
 
New York, NY

*
at Canisius W 39–29  7–0
 
Buffalo, NY

*
at Western Reserve W 67–27  8–0
 
Cleveland, OH

*
at Hamline W 58–26  9–0
 
Saint Paul, MN

*
at Montana State W ?8–28  10–0
 
Bozeman, MT


UCLA W 63–40  11–0 (1–0)
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA


UCLA W 69–36  12–0 (2–0)
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA


at California W 51–35  13–0 (3–0)
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA

*
Saint Mary's W 50–23  14–0
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA


at USC L 39–42  14–1 (3–1)
Shrine Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA


at USC W 61–49  15–1 (4–1)
Shrine Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA


California W 50–37  16–1 (5–1)
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA

*
at San Francisco W 51–34  17–1
San Francisco Civic Auditorium 
San Francisco, CA


at UCLA W 42–40  18–1 (6–1)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA


at UCLA W 67–38  19–1 (7–1)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA


at California W 36–32  20–1 (8–1)
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA

*
Santa Clara W 54–25  21–1
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA


USC W 39–34  22–1 (9–1)
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA


USC W 47–38  23–1 (10–1)
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA


California L 31–44  23–2 (10–2)
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA

3/26/1937*
at Washington State W 31–28  24–2
Bohler Gymnasium 
Pullman, WA

3/27/1937*
at Washington State W 41–40  25–2
Bohler Gymnasium 
Pullman, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[4]

References

  1. "Stanford Cardinal season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  3. ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 545. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. "History" (PDF). 2013–14 Men's Basketball Media Guide. Stanford University. 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
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