Ernest Houghton

Ernest Houghton
College	Union (NY)
Sport	Basketball
Nationality	American
Awards
2× Helms Foundation All-American (1914, 1915) Helms National Player of the Year (1915)

Ernest Houghton was an American college basketball standout at Union College in the 1910s. He was an Helms Athletic Foundation All-American in both 1914 and 1915, and was named their National Player of the Year after the 1914–15 season. After college, Houghton played in one of the earliest professional basketball leagues in the United States – the New York State League. He played for Hudson and was a high scoring player, but the league was disrupted and ultimately folded due to World War I. In 23 games, Houghton scored 100 career points.

References

"Pro Basketball Leagues 1917-1918". basketballhistorian.com. 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
"1913–14 Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
"1914–15 Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2010.

1914 Helms Foundation NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

Lewis Castle Gil Halstead Carl Harper Ernest Houghton Walter Lunden Dan Meenan Nelson Norgren Elmer Oliphant Everett Southwick Eugene Van Gent

1915 Helms Foundation NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

W. P. Arnold Leslie Brown Ernest Houghton Charlie Lee George Levis Elmer Oliphant Anthony Savage Ralph Sproull Wellington Strickley Ray Woods

Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year

1905: Steinmetz
1906: Grebenstein
1907: Kinney
1908: Keinath
1909: Schommer
1910: Page
1911: Kiendl
1912: Stangel
1913: Calder
1914: Halstead
1915: Houghton
1916: Levis
1917: Woods
1918: Chandler
1919: Platou
1920: Cann
1921: Williams
1922: Carney
1923: Endacott
1924: Black
1925: Mueller
1926: Cobb
1927: Hanson
1928: Holt
1929: J. Thompson
1930: Hyatt
1931: Carlton
1932: Wooden
1933: Sale
1934: Bennett
1935: Edwards
1936: Moir
1937: Luisetti
1938: Luisetti
1939: Jaworski
1940: Glamack
1941: Glamack
1942: Modzelewski
1943: Senesky
1944: Mikan
1945: Mikan
1946: Kurland
1947: Tucker
1948: Macauley
1949: Lavelli
1950: Arizin
1951: Groat
1952: Lovellette
1953: Houbregs
1954: Gola
1955: B. Russell
1956: B. Russell
1957: Rosenbluth
1958: Baylor
1959: Robertson
1960: Robertson
1961: Lucas
1962: Hogue
1963: Heyman
1964: Hazzard
1965: Bradley & Goodrich
1966: C. Russell
1967: Alcindor
1968: Alcindor
1969: Alcindor
1970: Maravich & Wicks
1971: Carr & Wicks
1972: Walton
1973: Walton
1974: D. Thompson
1975: D. Thompson
1976: Benson & May
1977: Johnson
1978: Givens
1979: Bird

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