1918–19 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1918–19 Minnesota Golden Gophers Basketball 150 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 13–0 10–0 L. J. Cooke 22nd UM Armory Big Ten Conference ChampionsHelms Foundation National Champions The 1918–19 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in intercollegiate basketball during the 1918–19 season.https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-1918-1919-minnesota-college/180284620/ The team finished the season with a 13–0 recordMinnesota season-by-season results sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2014 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/minnesota/ April 28, 2014 and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation.NCAA Division I Mens Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions Rauzulu's Street 2004 http://www.rauzulusstreet.com/basketball/college/helmscollegechampionship.htm April 28, 2014 October 1, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181001213129/http://www.rauzulusstreet.com/basketball/college/helmscollegechampionship.htm dead Guard Erling Platou was named the national player of the year, becoming the University of Minnesota's first (and through the 2013–14 season, only) national player of the year award winner. Helms Foundation Player of the Year Winners sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2010 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/awards/helms-poy.html April 28, 2014 Starters Source2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers Men's Basketball Media Guide Yearly records University of Minnesota 2013 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/minn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/2013_14_MBB_Media_Guide.pdf April 28, 2014 April 26, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140426232532/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/minn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/2013_14_MBB_Media_Guide.pdf dead Arnold Oss – Forward Miles Lawler – Forward Norman Kingsley – Center Joel Hultkrans – Guard Erling Platou – Guard Schedule no no no |- ! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Regular season 12/17/1918 yes Overland Aviation UM Armory Minneapolis, MN 40–18 1–0 1/2/1919 yes Aviation Cubs UM Armory Minneapolis, MN 50–7 2–0 1/4/1919 yes 1918 men Wisconsin–Stout Blue Devils University of Wisconsin–Stout Wisconsin–Stout UM Armory Minneapolis, MN 68–4 3–0 1/11/1919 Indiana UM Armory Minneapolis, MN 35–13 4–0 (1–0) 1/18/1919 Wisconsin UM Armory Minneapolis, MN 38–23 5–0 (2–0) 1/27/1919 Illinois UM Armory Minneapolis, MN 36–17 6–0 (3–0) 2/1/1919 yes 1918 men Iowa Hawkeyes University of Iowa Iowa 28–18 7–0 (4–0) 2/8/1919 1918 men Iowa Hawkeyes University of Iowa Iowa UM Armory Minneapolis, MN 36–22 8–0 (5–0) 2/15/1919 1918 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue University Purdue UM Armory Minneapolis, MN 36–24 9–0 (6–0) 2/22/1919 yes Indiana Men's Gymnasium Bloomington, IN 20–14 10–0 (7–0) 2/24/1919 yes 1918 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue University Purdue Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, IN 26–21 11–0 (8–0) 3/1/1919 yes Wisconsin Red Gym Madison, WI 23–12 12–0 (9–0) 3/3/1919 yes Illinois Kenny Gym Urbana, IL 26–9 13–0 (10–0) Source References Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball seasons Minnesota Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons Minnesota Golden Gophers Men's Basketball Team Minnesota Golden Gophers Men's Basketball Team