1912–13 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1912–13 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball
Helms Foundation National Champions
Premo-Porretta National Champions
Southern Champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–0
Head coach
  • Louis Wenzell (1st season)
MVPLaurence Wild
CaptainLaurence Wild
Home arenaHalsey Field House
Seasons
1913–24 →

The 1912–13 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy in intercollegiate basketball during the 1912–13 season. The team finished the season with a 9–0 record[1] and was retroactively named the 1912–13 national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[2][3] It was head coach Louis Wenzell's first and only season coaching the team.[1] Player Laurence Wild was named a consensus All-American at the end of the season.[4]

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
12/14/1912*
Baltimore Medical College W 44–22  1–0
 
 
12/21/1912*
Catholic University W 59–33  2–0
 
 
1/11/1913*
NYU W 74–18  3–0
 
 
1/18/1913*
St. John's W 55–30  4–0
 
 
1/25/1913*
Crescent Athletic Club W 49–7  5–0
 
 
2/1/1913*
Lehigh W 56–17  6–0
 
 
2/8/1913*
Swarthmore W 31–12  7–0
 
 
2/15/1913*
St. John's (Maryland) W 46–30  8–0
 
 
2/22/1913*
Georgetown W 67–18  9–0
Dahlgren Hall 
Annapolis, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Navy season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  2. ^ "NCAA Division I Mens Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  3. ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 532. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. ^ "Navy Men's Basketball: A Tradition of Excellence". NavySports. CBS Sports. 2010. Archived from the original on May 26, 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  5. ^ "2013–14 Navy Midshipmen Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). History. United States Naval Academy. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
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