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History of Wisconsin Badgers basketball

By EC15116

  • Baders began

    Baders began
    The Badgers were started by Dr. Jame C. Elsom

  • First bader to become all american

    First bader to become all american
    Christian Steinmetz was the first badger to be named All-American.

  • Won first Big Ten Championship

    Won first Big Ten Championship
    Wisconsin won the first Big Ten Championship, coached by Emmett Angell.

  • Won again

    Won again
    Wisconsin won the Big Ten Championship the year after they won the first one.

  • Walter Meanwell started coaching

    Walter Meanwell started coaching
    In 1911 Walter Meanwell began coaching the badgers. He lead them 15-0 in his first season.

  • Bud Foster started coaching

    Bud Foster started coaching
    Bud Foster lead the Badgers to their only NCAA championship in history of the Badgers.

  • Badgers entered NCAA tournament

    Badgers entered NCAA tournament
    The badgers entered the NCAA tournament seeded #8 in the West bracket.

  • Badgers won a share of the Big Ten regular season

    Badgers won a share of the Big Ten regular season
    Badgers won a share of the Big Ten regular season.

  • Tied

    Tied
    Badgers were tied with Michigan and Illinois for the first place in the Big Ten.

  • Finished 3rd

    Finished 3rd
    Wisconsin finished third in the Big Ten semifinals against Iowa.

  • 3rd best

    3rd best
    Bo Ryan led the badgers to the schools third best win total finishing the season 26-10.

  • Final Four Appearance

    Final Four Appearance
    Bo got to the Final Four with the Badgers for his first time. Sadly losing to Kentucky by a point.

  • Biblliography

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