1916–17 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1916–17 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Walter Meanwell, coaching his sixth 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.

1916–17 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–3 (9–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaRed Gym
Seasons
1916–17 Western Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Minnesota 10 2   .833 17 2   .895
Illinois 10 2   .833 13 3   .813
Purdue 7 2   .778 11 3   .786
Wisconsin 9 3   .750 15 3   .833
Indiana 3 5   .375 13 6   .684
Chicago 4 8   .333 13 15   .464
Ohio State 3 9   .250 15 11   .577
Northwestern 2 10   .167 3 11   .214
Iowa 1 8   .111 7 9   .438

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/09/1916*
Beloit (WI) W 58–11  1–0
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
12/13/1916*
Ripon (WI) W 30–17  2–0
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
12/16/1916*
North Central (IL) W 50–21  3–0
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
12/20/1916*
Lawrence (WI) W 41–14  4–0
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
12/21/1916*
at Milwaukee M Club W 35–23  5–0
 
Milwaukee, WI
1/03/1917*
at Ripon (WI) W 24–20  6–0
 
Ripon, WI
1/06/1917
at Ohio State W 30–22  7–0 (1–0)
Ohio State Armory 
Columbus, OH
1/08/1917
at Northwestern W 29–21 OT 8–0 (2–0)
Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, IL
1/13/1917
at Minnesota L 25–33  8–1 (2–1)
Minnesota Armory 
Minneapolis, MN
1/20/1917
Illinois W 24–14  9–1 (3–1)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
1/26/1917
Chicago L 13–21  9–2 (3–2)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
2/12/1917
Northwestern W 23–21  10–2 (4–2)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
2/17/1917
Ohio State W 40–15  11–2 (5–2)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
2/24/1917
at Illinois L 17–20  11–3 (5–3)
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
3/03/1917
at Chicago W 25–16  12–3 (6–3)
Bartlett Gymnasium 
Chicago, IL
3/06/1917
Indiana W 29–14  13–3 (7–3)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
3/10/1917
Minnesota W 16–13  14–3 (8–3)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
3/15/1917
at Indiana W 18–16  15–3 (9–3)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2014.