Bart Carlton was an American standout college basketball player at Ada Teachers College (later named East Central University

East Central University

East Central University is a four year public university in Ada, Oklahoma, located in the south central region of the state. The university also has courses available in McAlester, Shawnee, Ardmore, and Durant....

) in Ada, Oklahoma

Ada, Oklahoma

Ada is a city in and the county seat of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 16,008 at the 2000 census. As of 2009, the city population was estimated at 17,019....

 during the early 1930s. He was a two-time All-American

NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The NCAA Men's Basketball All-American teams are honorary teams made up of those NCAA basketball players voted the best in the country by a variety of organizations.-History:...

 in 1930

1930 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The Consensus 1930 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of two major All-American teams. To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Helms Athletic Foundation, College Humor Magazine and the Christy...

 and 1931

1931 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The Consensus 1931 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of two major All-American teams. To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Helms Athletic Foundation and College Humor Magazine.-1931 Consensus...

. Carlton was also named the Helms National Player of the Year in 1931 despite having never been a consensus All-American, giving him the odd distinction as the only national player of the year who was never a consensus All-American (since consensus voting began in 1928–29).

After college he played in the Amateur Athletic Union

Amateur Athletic Union

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 (AAU) for the DX-Oilers. Carlton led them to a national championship in 1933 with teammate Chuck Hyatt

Chuck Hyatt

Charles D. "Chuck" Hyatt was a well-known collegiate basketball player in the late 1920s.The Syracuse, New York native played three seasons at University of Pittsburgh under Hall of Fame coach Clifford Carlson . An exceptional shooter, Hyatt scored then-outstanding 880 points throughout his...

and helped produce a 26–0 record.