1917–18 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1917–18 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Guy Lowman, coaching his first season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the Red Gym in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1917–18 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record14–3 (9–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaRed Gym
Seasons
1917–18 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wisconsin 9 3   .750 14 3   .824
Minnesota 7 3   .700 13 3   .813
Northwestern 5 3   .625 7 4   .636
Illinois 6 6   .500 9 6   .600
Chicago 6 6   .500 14 10   .583
Purdue 5 5   .500 11 5   .688
Ohio State 5 5   .500 12 7   .632
Indiana 3 3   .500 10 4   .714
Iowa 4 6   .400 6 8   .429
Michigan 0 10   .000 6 12   .333

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/08/1917*
Beloit (WI) W 26–21  1–0
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
12/13/1917*
Ripon (WI) W 33–13  2–0
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
12/15/1917*
North Central (IL) W 18–13  3–0
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
12/19/1917*
Marquette W 15–14  4–0
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
1/02/1918*
at Ripon (WI) W 35–16  5–0
 
Ripon, WI
1/05/1918
at Northwestern L 17–33  5–1 (0–1)
Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, IL
1/08/1918
at Iowa W 36–22  6–1 (1–1)
Iowa Armory 
Iowa City, IA
1/19/1918
at Illinois W 22–21  7–1 (2–1)
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
1/21/1918
Iowa W 34–19  8–1 (3–1)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
1/26/1918
Purdue W 21–16  9–1 (4–1)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
2/16/1918
at Chicago L 21–23  9–2 (4–2)
Bartlett Gymnasium 
Chicago, IL
2/23/1918
Illinois W 23–15  10–2 (5–2)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
3/02/1918
at Minnesota W 18–17  11–2 (6–2)
Minnesota Armory 
Minneapolis, MN
3/07/1918
Northwestern W 26–18  12–2 (7–2)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
3/09/1918
Chicago W 16–13  13–2 (8–2)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
3/13/1918
at Purdue W 24–18  14–2 (9–2)
Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, IN
3/16/1918
Minnesota L 11–19  14–3 (9–3)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
*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.