1911–12 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1911–12 Wisconsin Badgers 1911–12 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team.jpg 280px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 15–0 12–0 Walter Meanwell Red Gym Helms Foundation National ChampionsWestern Conference Champions The 1911–12 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Walter Meanwell, coaching his first 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 15–0 record and won the Western Conference. The team was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and was retroactively listed as the season's top team 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 532 978-0-345-51392-2 Schedule no no |- !colspan=12| Regular Season 12/09/1911 yes Beloit (WI) Red Gym Madison, WI 31–18 1–0 12/16/1911 yes Ripon (WI) Red Gym Madison, WI 54–13 2–0 12/20/1911 yes yes Beloit (WI) Beloit, WI 20–12 3–0 1/05/1912 yes Iowa Iowa Armory Iowa City, IA 38–12 4–0 (1–0) 1/06/1912 yes Northwestern Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL 32–19 5–0 (2–0) 1/13/1912 Illinois Red Gym Madison, WI 27–10 6–0 (3–0) 1/20/1912 Minnesota Red Gym Madison, WI 22–12 7–0 (4–0) 1/27/1912 yes Chicago Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL 18–15 8–0 (5–0) 2/12/1912 Iowa Red Gym Madison, WI 30–5 9–0 (6–0) 2/17/1912 Indiana Red Gym Madison, WI 51–10 10–0 (7–0) 2/24/1912 Northwestern Red Gym Madison, WI 46–11 11–0 (8–0) 3/02/1912 Chicago Red Gym Madison, WI 34–24 12–0 (9–0) 3/09/1912 yes Minnesota Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN 29–26 OT 13–0 (10–0) 3/15/1912 yes Illinois Kenney Gym Urbana, IL 23–15 14–0 (11–0) 3/16/1912 yes Indiana Men's Gymnasium Bloomington, IN 32–21 15–0 (12–0) 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 1911-1912 Wisconsin basketball team - Newspapers.com™ https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-1911-1912-wiscon/178792159/ https://web.archive.org/web/20250823114854/https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-1911-1912-wiscon/178792159/ 2026-10-06 2025-08-23 References Category:Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball seasons Wisconsin Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons Wisconsin Badger Wisconsin Badger