wisconsin badgers basketball

(Capacity: 17,190) Nickname Badgers Student section Grateful Red Colors Cardinal and White

Uniforms Home Away Pre-tournament era champions 1912, 1914, 1916 NCAA Tournament champions 1941 NCAA Tournament Final Four 1941, 2000 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight 2000, 2005 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen 2000, 2003, 2005, 2008 NCAA Tournament second round 1994, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 NCAA Tournament appearances 1941, 1947, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Conference tournament champions 2004, 2008 Conference regular season champions 1907, 1908, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1918, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1929, 1935, 1941, 1947, 2002, 2003, 2008

The Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team is a NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. Home games are played at the Kohl Center, located on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus in Madison, Wisconsin. Contents [hide] 1 History 1.1 Early years (1898–1911) 1.2 Walter Meanwell era (1911–1934) 1.3 Harold Foster era (1934–1959) 2 Recent years 2.1 Final Four appearance (1999–2000) 2.2 2000–2001 season 2.3 2001–02 season 2.4 2002–03 season 2.5 2003–04 season 2.6 2004–05 season 2.7 2005–06 season 2.8 2006–07 season 2.9 2007–08 season 2.10 2008–09 season 3 Historical record 4 Coaching history 5 Current NBA players 6 All-time statistical leaders 6.1 Single-game leaders 6.2 Career statistical leaders 7 External links 8 References //

History

Early years (1898–1911)

Wisconsin Badger basketball began in December, 1898 with the formation of its first team coached by Dr. James C. Elsom. The Badgers played their first game on January 21, 1899, losing to the Milwaukee Normal Alumni 25-15 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin [1]. In 1905, Christian Steinmetz became the first Wisconsin Badger basketball player to be named All-American. In the 1906-07 season, Wisconsin won its first share of the Big Ten Championship, under the coaching of Emmett Angell. They won it again the next year in 1908.

Walter Meanwell era (1911–1934)

Walter Meanwell began coaching the Badgers in 1911. In his first season, he led Wisconsin to an undefeated season (15-0), and then led them to another 15-0 season in 1913-14. Meanwell's teams would win eight Big Ten Championships during his tenure, in 1912, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1921, 1923, 1924, and 1929. Between the 1917-18 and 1919-20 seasons, Guy Lowman coached the Badgers, leading them to a 1918 Big Ten Conference Championship before Meanwell returned in 1920. Meanwell would also coach two All-Americans during his Wisconsin career,