1915–16 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1915–16 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
1915–16 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Helms Foundation National Champions; Premo-Porretta National Champions; Western Conference Champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1915–16 record	20–1 (11–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Walter Meanwell;
Home arena	Red Gym
	Seasons ← 1914–15 1916–17 →

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 and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/10/1915*	Beloit (WI)	W 38–11	1–0	Red Gym Madison, WI
12/15/1915*	Lawrence (WI)	W 46–16	2–0	Red Gym Madison, WI
12/30/1915*	at Ripon (WI)	W 27–15	3–0	Ripon, WI
12/30/1915*	at Ripon (WI) Reserves	W 41–7	4–0	Ripon, WI
12/31/1915*	at Milwaukee Normals	W 51–12	5–0	Milwaukee, WI
1/01/1916*	at Milwaukee Normals Alumni	W 24–18	6–0	Milwaukee, WI
1/01/1916*	at Milwaukee Normals	W 39–8	7–0	Milwaukee, WI
1/03/1916*	Wabash (IN)	W 24–14	8–0	Red Gym Madison, WI
1/08/1916	at Purdue	W 33–17	9–0 (1–0)	Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, IN
1/10/1916	at Iowa	W 36–31 ^OT	10–0 (2–0)	Iowa City, IA
1/15/1916	Minnesota	W 31–11	11–0 (3–0)	Red Gym Madison, WI
1/18/1916	Northwestern	W 22–18	12–0 (4–0)	Red Gym Madison, WI
1/22/1916	at Illinois	L 20–27	12–1 (4–1)	Kenney Gym Urbana, IL
1/29/1916	at Chicago	W 29–18	13–1 (5–1)	Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL
2/14/1916*	Nebraska Wesleyan	W 25–20	14–1	Red Gym Madison, WI
2/19/1916	Illinois	W 34–14	15–1 (6–1)	Red Gym Madison, WI
2/25/1916	Purdue	W 35–22	16–1 (7–1)	Red Gym Madison, WI
2/28/1916	Iowa	W 39–17	17–1 (8–1)	Red Gym Madison, WI
3/04/1916	at Minnesota	W 32–14	18–1 (9–1)	Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN
3/08/1916	Chicago	W 24–12	19–1 (10–1)	Red Gym Madison, WI
3/11/1916	at Northwestern	W 24–21	20–1 (11–1)	Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References[]

^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 533. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ Wisconsin Record Book

[1] ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 533. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[2] Wisconsin Record Book

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v t Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Venues	Red Gym (1904–1930) Wisconsin Field House (1930–1998) Kohl Center (1998–present)
Rivalries	Marquette
Culture & lore	Bucky Badger "On, Wisconsin!" Grateful Red
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1979–80 1980–81 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1993–94 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

1915–16 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball

Helms Foundation National Champions Premo-Porretta National Champions Western Conference Champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1915–16 record	20–1 (11–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Walter Meanwell
Home arena	Red Gym
Seasons ← 1914–15 1916–17 →


v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wisconsin	11	–	1	.917	20	–	1	.952
Illinois	9	–	3	.750	13	–	3	.813
Northwestern	9	–	3	.750	13	–	3	.813
Minnesota	6	–	6	.500	11	–	6	.647
Indiana	3	–	5	.375	6	–	7	.462
Chicago	4	–	8	.333	15	–	11	.577
Iowa	2	–	4	.333	11	–	4	.733
Ohio State	2	–	8	.200	9	–	13	.409
Purdue	2	–	10	.167	4	–	10	.286

Rankings from AP Poll