The 1940–41 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the
University of Wisconsin
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. The head coach was
Bud Foster
Robert Eugene "Bud" Foster Jr. (born July 28, 1959) is a retired American college football coach and former player. He currently serves as a Special Assistant to Athletics Director Whit Babcock. Following the 2006 season, he received the Frank Br ...
, coaching his seventh season with the Badgers and were members of the
Big Ten Conference
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. Wisconsin won their only
NCAA title, defeating
Washington State
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39–34 in the championship game in
Kansas City.
The Badgers would not return to the National Championship game until
2015, where they lost to the
Duke Blue Devils
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by a score of 68-63.
Schedule
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NCAA tournament
:
Awards and honors
*
Gene Englund
Gene Eniar Englund (October 21, 1917 – November 5, 1995) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for one season, , and split the season playing for the Boston Celtics and Tri-Ci ...
, Consensus first team
All-American
*
John Kotz,
NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player
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References
External links
1940–41 Men's Basketball Team: UW-Madison's First and Only NCAA Champions
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Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball seasons
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons
Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
Wisconsin Badgers
The Wisconsin Badgers are the athletic teams representing the University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin). They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level ( Football Bowl Subdivis ...
Wisconsin Badger
The Wisconsin Badgers are the athletic teams representing the University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin). They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I level (NCAA Di ...
Wisconsin Badger
The Wisconsin Badgers are the athletic teams representing the University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin). They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I level (NCAA Di ...