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1913–14 Wisconsin Badgers Men's Basketball Team
The 1913–14 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Walter Meanwell, coaching his third season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium, Red Gym in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference, Western Conference. The team finished the season with a 15–0 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. Schedule , - !colspan=12, Regular Season References {{DEFAULTSORT:1913-14 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball seasons 1913–14 Western Conference men's basketball season, Wisconsin NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons 1913 in sports in Wisconsin, Wisconsin Badger 1914 in sports in Wisconsin, Wisconsin Badger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Meanwell
Walter E. Meanwell (26 January 1884 – 2 December 1953) was an English college basketball, college men's basketball coach in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. The Leeds, England native coached in the U.S. for the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1911–1917, 1920–1934) and the University of Missouri (1918–1920) to an overall record of 290–101. Meanwell became the fourth basketball coach in University of Wisconsin–Madison history in 1911. After earning a doctorate degree in 1915, he was nicknamed "Doc" or "Little Doc" (due to his 5'6" frame). During World War I era, he served in the United States Army Medical Corps and became a captain. After a two-year stint at University of Missouri, Meanwell was back at Wisconsin. The Badgers won or shared four Big Ten titles under his guidance (1921, 1923–24, 1929). His 1912, 1914, and 1916 Wisconsin teams were retroactively named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. Meanwell taught a sty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |