1921–22 NCAA men's basketball season

Running with the ball (traveling), previously a personal foul, became merely a violation.

(2) The University of Virginia did not adopt a nickname for its basketball team ("Cavaliers") until the 1923–24 season.

[8] The practice of selecting a Consensus All-American Team did not begin until the 1928–29 season.

The Helms Athletic Foundation later retroactively selected a list of All-Americans for the 1921–22 season.

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