1936–37 Stanford Indians men's basketball team

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1936–37 Stanford Indians men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
DivisionSouth
Record25–2 (10–2 PCC)
Head coach
Home arenaStanford Pavilion
Seasons
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 8 19   .296
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
† Conference playoff series winner
As of 1937[1]
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[2] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[3][4]

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.

The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) debuted the next year, and the NCAA tournament in 1939.

Schedule and results[edit]

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  
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
Pacific Coast Conference Playoff Series
3/26/1937*
at Washington State W 31–28  24–2
WSC Gymnasium 
Pullman, WA
3/27/1937*
at Washington State W 41–40  25–2
WSC Gymnasium 
Pullman, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Stanford Cardinal season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "History" (PDF). 2013–14 Men's Basketball Media Guide. Stanford University. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.