1929–30 NCAA men's basketball season

• The practice of enclosing basketball courts in chicken wire, chain-link fencing, or rope — giving basketball the nickname "the cage game" — ended. Intended to increase the tempo of play by keeping the ball from going out of bounds, to protect players and rowdy spectators from each other, and to prevent fans from throwing objects onto the court, the use of these "cages" had led to rough physical play in which players body-checked each other into the barrier, resulting in injuries. The slang term "cager" for a basketball player derives from the use of these "cages."[https://www.youthhoops101.com/rules-of-basketball.html Schleyer, Claudia, "The Rules of Basketball: Boy How They've Changed!", Youth Hoops 101 Accessed 15 May 2021 ][https://hooptactics.net/premium/basketballbasics/bb8rulesevolution.php Hoop Tactics "The Evolution of Basketball: A Chronological Look At The Major Refinements" Accessed 15 May 2021]
• The number of referees increased from one to two.

• Pittsburgh defeated Montana State 37–36 in what was billed as a national championship game.{{cite web|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/charles-d-chuck-hyatt |title=Hall of Famers: Charles D. "Chuck" Hyatt |publisher=Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |year=2009 |access-date=2012-01-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214003327/http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/charles-d-chuck-hyatt |archive-date=2012-02-14 }}
• In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Pittsburgh as its national champion for the 1929–30 season.{{cite web|first=Jon|last=Scott|date=Nov 9, 2010|title=The truth behind the Helms Committee|url=http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/helms.html|access-date=2015-12-14}}
• In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Alabama as its national champion for the 1929–30 season.{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|editor-last=ESPN|publisher=ESPN Books|location=New York, NY|year=2009|pages=526, 529–587|ISBN=978-0-345-51392-2}}

A total of 92 college teams played as major independents. {{cbb link|year=1929|school=Northwest Missouri State University|team=Northwest Missouri State Bearcats|title=Northwest Missouri State}} (31–0) was undefeated and finished with the most wins. {{cbb link|year=1929|school=Pittsburg State University|team=Pittsburg State Gorillas|title=Pittsburg State}} (20–0) and {{cbb link|year=1929|school=Western Michigan University|team=Western Michigan Broncos|title=Western State Teachers College}} (17–0) also were undefeated.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/independent/men/1930.html |work=Sports Reference |title=1929-30 Men's Independent Season Summary |access-date=July 31, 2024}}

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• Helms Player of the Year: Chuck Hyatt, Pittsburgh (retroactive selection in 1944)

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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

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