1905–06 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball team

1905–06 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball
Helms Foundation National Champions
Conference	Independent
Record	16–2
Head coach	No coach
MVP	George Grebenstein
Captain	William P. McGrail

1905–06 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Oregon State		–			–			10	–	0		1.000
Rhode Island		–			–			5	–	0		1.000
Wabash		–			–			17	–	1		.944
Brigham Young		–			–			11	–	1		.917
Ohio State		–			–			9	–	1		.900
Dartmouth		–			–			16	–	2		.889
Fordham		–			–			14	–	2		.875
Texas		–			–			7	–	1		.875
Westminster College		–			–			12	–	2		.857
Auburn		–			–			5	–	1		.833
Bucknell		–			–			10	–	2		.833
Montana State		–			–			5	–	1		.833
Holy Cross		–			–			12	–	3		.800
William & Mary		–			–			4	–	1		.800
Dayton		–			–			7	–	2		.778
Illinois State		–			–			6	–	2		.750
Syracuse		–			–			9	–	3		.750
Maine		–			–			10	–	4		.714
Allegheny		–			–			12	–	5		.706
Cincinnati		–			–			2	–	1		.667
Connecticut		–			–			6	–	3		.667
Niagara		–			–			4	–	2		.667
Army		–			–			7	–	4		.636
Kansas		–			–			12	–	7		.632
Tulane		–			–			8	–	5		.615
Mount Union		–			–			9	–	6		.600
Penn State		–			–			6	–	4		.600
Wyoming		–			–			3	–	2		.600
Canisius		–			–			10	–	7		.588
North Dakota State		–			–			5	–	4		.556
West Virginia		–			–			5	–	4		.556
Colorado		–			–			6	–	5		.545
Colgate		–			–			7	–	6		.538
Butler		–			–			1	–	1		.500
Indiana State		–			–			6	–	6		.500
Lehigh		–			–			6	–	6		.500
New Mexico		–			–			2	–	2		.500
Wake Forest		–			–			3	–	3		.500
Washington State		–			–			5	–	5		.500
Akron		–			–			6	–	7		.462
Denver		–			–			6	–	7		.462
Bradley		–			–			4	–	5		.444
Delaware		–			–			3	–	4		.429
Temple		–			–			3	–	4		.429
Bloomsburg		–			–			2	–	3		.400
Trinity		–			–			2	–	3		.400
Grove City		–			–			3	–	5		.375
Brown		–			–			4	–	7		.364
Kentucky		–			–			5	–	9		.357
Wisc.–Stevens Point		–			–			2	–	4		.333
Georgia		–			–			0	–	2		.000
New Mexico State		–			–			0	–	1		.000
Oregon		–			–			0	–	5		.000
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1905–06 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball team represented Dartmouth College in intercollegiate basketball during the 1905–06 season. The team finished the season with a 16–2 record and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation. Player George Grebenstein was named a consensus All-American as well as the national player of the year at the end of the season.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
12/11/1905*		at Manhattan	W 42–31	1–0	The Bronx, NY
12/12/1905*		at Princeton	W 37–8	2–0	University Gymnasium  Princeton, NJ
12/13/1905*		at Columbia	W 16–10	3–0	Upper Manhattan, NY
12/16/1905*		MIT	W 30–2	4–0	Hanover, NH
1/13/1906*		at Holy Cross	W 31–21	5–0	Worcester, MA
1/15/1906*		Wesleyan	W 36–15	6–0	Hanover, NH
1/16/1906*		Wesleyan	W 39–24	7–0	Hanover, NH
1/23/1906*		Holy Cross	W 31–20	8–0	Hanover, NH
1/27/1906*		Colgate	L 27–32	8–1	Hanover, NH
2/3/1906*		Brown	W 48–19	9–1	Hanover, NH
2/22/1906*		at Wesleyan	W 22–20	10–1	Middletown, CT
2/22/1906*		at Wesleyan	L 17–28	10–2	Middletown, CT
2/23/1906*		at Hamilton	W 27–17	11–2	Clinton, NY
2/24/1906*		at Colgate	W 23–19	12–2	Hamilton, NY
2/26/1906*		at Williams	W 11–9	13–2	Williamstown, MA
3/3/1906*		Yale	W 44–16	14–2	Hanover, NH
3/7/1906*		Williams	W 26–7	15–2	Hanover, NH
3/8/1906*		at MIT	W 58–18	16–2	Cambridge, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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