1915–16 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1915–16 Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin Badgers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 20–1 11–1 Walter Meanwell Red Gym Helms Foundation National ChampionsWestern Conference Champions The 1915–16 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Walter Meanwell, coaching his fifth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the Red Gym in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Western Conference. The team finished the season with a 20–1 record won the Western Conference. The team was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and was retroactively listed as the top team of the season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game ESPN ESPN Books New York, NY 2009 533 978-0-345-51392-2 Schedule no no |- !colspan=12| Regular Season 12/10/1915 yes Beloit (WI) Red Gym Madison, WI 38–11 1–0 12/15/1915 yes Lawrence (WI) Red Gym Madison, WI 46–16 2–0 12/30/1915 yes yes Ripon (WI) Ripon, WI 27–15 3–0 12/30/1915 yes yes Ripon (WI) Reserves Ripon, WI 41–7 4–0 12/31/1915 yes yes Milwaukee Normals Milwaukee, WI 51–12 5–0 1/01/1916 yes yes Milwaukee Normals Alumni Milwaukee, WI 24–18 6–0 1/01/1916 yes yes Milwaukee Normals Milwaukee, WI 39–8 7–0 1/03/1916 yes Wabash (IN) Red Gym Madison, WI 24–14 8–0 1/08/1916 yes Purdue Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, IN 33–17 9–0 (1–0) 1/10/1916 yes Iowa Iowa Armory Iowa City, IA 36–31 OT 10–0 (2–0) 1/15/1916 Minnesota Red Gym Madison, WI 31–11 11–0 (3–0) 1/18/1916 Northwestern Red Gym Madison, WI 22–18 12–0 (4–0) 1/22/1916 yes Illinois Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 20–27 12–1 (4–1) 1/29/1916 yes Chicago Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL 29–18 13–1 (5–1) 2/14/1916 yes Nebraska Wesleyan Red Gym Madison, WI 25–20 14–1 2/19/1916 Illinois Red Gym Madison, WI 34–14 15–1 (6–1) 2/25/1916 Purdue Red Gym Madison, WI 35–22 16–1 (7–1) 2/28/1916 Iowa Red Gym Madison, WI 39–17 17–1 (8–1) 3/04/1916 yes Minnesota Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN 32–14 18–1 (9–1) 3/08/1916 Chicago Red Gym Madison, WI 24–12 19–1 (10–1) 3/11/1916 yes Northwestern Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL 24–21 20–1 (11–1) http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wis/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/2013-14-RecordBook.pdf Wisconsin Record Book 2014-01-17 2014-03-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20140323220008/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wis/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/2013-14-RecordBook.pdf dead References Category:Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball seasons Wisconsin Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons Category:1915 in sports in Wisconsin Category:1916 in sports in Wisconsin