Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Historical record

Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball

Section Title: Historical record
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Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason

James C. Elsom (1898–1904)

1898–99	James Elsom	0–3	—	—	—

1899–1900	James Elsom	1–1	—	—	—

1900–01	James Elsom	1–1	—	—	—

1901–02	James Elsom	7–3	—	—	—

1902–03	James Elsom	5–2	—	—	—

1903–04	James Elsom	11–4	—	—	—

James Elsom:	25–14	—

Emmett Angell (1904–1908)

1904–05	Emmett Angell	10–8	—	—	—

Emmett Angell (Big Ten) (1905–1908)

1905–06	Emmett Angell	12–2	6–2	2nd	—

1906–07	Emmett Angell	11–3	6–2	T-1st	—

1907–08	Emmett Angell	10–8	7–1	T-1st	—

Emmett Angell:	43–15	19–5

Haskell Noyes (Big Ten) (1908–1911)

1908–09	Haskell Noyes	8–4	5–4	3rd	—

1909–10	Haskell Noyes	9–5	7–5	3rd	—

1910–11	Haskell Noyes	9–6	6–6	5th	—

Haskell Noyes:	26–15	18–15

Walter Meanwell (Big Ten) (1911–1917)

1911–12	Walter Meanwell	15–0	12–0	1st	Helms and Premo-Porretta National Champions

1912–13	Walter Meanwell	14–1	11–1	1st	—

1913–14	Walter Meanwell	15–0	12–0	1st	Helms and Premo-Porretta National Champions

1914–15	Walter Meanwell	13–4	8–4	3rd	—

1915–16	Walter Meanwell	20–1	11–1	1st	Helms and Premo-Porretta National Champions

1916–17	Walter Meanwell	15–3	9–3	4th	—

Walter Meanwell:	92–9	63–9

Guy Lowman (Big Ten) (1917–1920)

1917–18	Guy Lowman	14–3	9–3	1st	—

1918–19	Guy Lowman	5–11	3–9	10th	—

1919–20	Guy Lowman	15–5	7–5	5th	—

Guy Lowman:	34–19	19–17

Walter Meanwell (Big Ten) (1920–1934)

1920–21	Walter Meanwell	13–4	8–4	T-1st	—

1921–22	Walter Meanwell	14–5	8–4	T-2nd	—

1922–23	Walter Meanwell	12–3	11–1	T-1st	—

1923–24	Walter Meanwell	11–5	8–4	T-1st

1924–25	Walter Meanwell	6–11	3–9	9th	—

1925–26	Walter Meanwell	8–9	4–8	T-8th	—

1926–27	Walter Meanwell	10–7	7–5	T-4th	—

1927–28	Walter Meanwell	13–4	9–3	T-3rd	—

1928–29	Walter Meanwell	15–2	10–2	T-1st	—

1929–30	Walter Meanwell	15–2	8–2	2nd	—

1930–31	Walter Meanwell	8–9	4–8	T-7th	—

1931–32	Walter Meanwell	8–10	3–9	T-8th	—

1932–33	Walter Meanwell	7–13	4–8	8th	—

1933–34	Walter Meanwell	14–6	8–4	T-2nd	—

Walter Meanwell:	154–90	95–71

Bud Foster (Big Ten) (1934–1959)

1934–35	Bud Foster	15–5	9–3	T-1st	—

1935–36	Bud Foster	11–9	4–8	8th	—

1936–37	Bud Foster	8–12	3–9	T-8th	—

1937–38	Bud Foster	10–10	5–7	7th	—

1938–39	Bud Foster	10–10	4–8	7th	—

1939–40	Bud Foster	5–15	3–9	9th	—

1940–41	Bud Foster	20–3	11–1	1st	National Champions

1941–42	Bud Foster	14–7	10–5	T-2nd	—

1942–43	Bud Foster	12–9	6–6	T-4th	—

1943–44	Bud Foster	12–9	9–3	T-2nd	—

1944–45	Bud Foster	10–11	4–8	T-6th	—

1945–46	Bud Foster	4–17	1–11	9th	—

1946–47	Bud Foster	16–6	9–3	1st	Elite Eight

1947–48	Bud Foster	12–8	7–5	T-3rd	—

1948–49	Bud Foster	12–10	5–7	7th	—

1949–50	Bud Foster	17–5	9–3	2nd	—

1950–51	Bud Foster	10–12	7–7	T-4th	—

1951–52	Bud Foster	10–12	5–9	7th	—

1952–53	Bud Foster	13–9	10–8	5th	—

1953–54	Bud Foster	12–10	6–8	T-5th	—

1954–55	Bud Foster	10–12	5–9	T-6th	—

1955–56	Bud Foster	6–16	4–10	T-8th	—

1956–57	Bud Foster	5–17	3–11	9th	—

1957–58	Bud Foster	8–14	3–11	10th	—

1958–59	Bud Foster	3–19	1–13	10th	—

Bud Foster:	265–267	143–182

John Erickson (Big Ten) (1959–1968)

1959–60	John Erickson	8–16	4–10	9th	—

1960–61	John Erickson	7–17	4–10	2nd	—

1961–62	John Erickson	17–7	10–4	2nd	—

1962–63	John Erickson	14–10	7–7	6th	—

1963–64	John Erickson	8–16	2–12	10th	—

1964–65	John Erickson	9–13	4–10	8th	—

1965–66	John Erickson	11–13	6–8	7th	—

1966–67	John Erickson	13–11	8–6	4th	—

1967–68	John Erickson	13–11	7–7	5th	—

John Erickson:	100–114	52–74

John Powless (Big Ten) (1968–1976)

1968–69	John Powless	11–13	5–9	T-8th	—

1969–70	John Powless	10–14	5–9	T-6th	—

1970–71	John Powless	9–15	4–10	T-7th	—

1971–72	John Powless	13–11	6–8	T-5th	—

1972–73	John Powless	11–13	5–9	9th	—

1973–74	John Powless	16–8	8–6	T-4th	—

1974–75	John Powless	8–18	5–13	8th	—

1975–76	John Powless	10–16	4–14	9th	—

John Powless:	88–108	42–78

Bill Cofield (Big Ten) (1976–1982)

1976–77	Bill Cofield	11–16	7–11	T-7th	—

1977–78	Bill Cofield	8–19	4–14	T-9th	—

1978–79	Bill Cofield	12–15	6–12	T-8th	—

1979–80	Bill Cofield	15–14	7–11	8th	—

1980–81	Bill Cofield	11–16	5–13	9th	—

1981–82	Bill Cofield	6–21	3–15	10th	—

Bill Cofield:	63–101	32–76

Steve Yoder (Big Ten) (1982–1992)

1982–83	Steve Yoder	8–20	3–15	10th	—

1983–84	Steve Yoder	8–20	4–14	10th	—

1984–85	Steve Yoder	14–14	5–13	9th	—

1985–86	Steve Yoder	12–16	4–14	9th	—

1986–87	Steve Yoder	14–17	4–14	8th	—

1987–88	Steve Yoder	12–16	6–12	7th	—

1988–89	Steve Yoder	18–12	8–10	T-6th	NIT Second Round

1989–90	Steve Yoder	14–17	4–14	T-8th	—

1990–91	Steve Yoder	15–15	8–10	7th	NIT Second Round

1991–92	Steve Yoder	13–18	4–14	9th	—

Steve Yoder:	128–165	50–130

Stu Jackson (Big Ten) (1992–1994)

1992–93	Stu Jackson	14–14	7–11	T-8th	NIT First Round

1993–94	Stu Jackson	18–11	8–10	7th	NCAA Second Round

Stu Jackson:	32–25	15–21

Stan Van Gundy (Big Ten) (1994–1995)

1994–95	Stan Van Gundy	13–14	7–11	9th	—

Stan Van Gundy:	13–14	7–11

Dick Bennett (Big Ten) (1995–2000)

1995–96	Dick Bennett	17–15	8–10	8th	NIT Second Round

1996–97	Dick Bennett	18–10	11–7	T-4th	NCAA First Round

1997–98	Dick Bennett	12–19	3–13	T-9th	—

1998–99	Dick Bennett	22–10	9–7	T-3rd	NCAA First Round

1999–2000	Dick Bennett	22–14	8–8	6th	NCAA Final Four

Dick Bennett/Brad Soderberg (Big Ten) (2000–2001)

2000–01	Dick Bennett Brad Soderberg	18–11	9–7	5th	NCAA First Round

Dick Bennett:	93–69	39–45

Brad Soderberg:	16–10	9–7

Bo Ryan (Big Ten) (2001–2015)

2001–02	Bo Ryan	19–13	11–5	T-1st	NCAA Second Round

2002–03	Bo Ryan	24–8	12–4	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen

2003–04	Bo Ryan	25–7	12–4	T-2nd	NCAA Second Round

2004–05	Bo Ryan	25–9	11–5	3rd	NCAA Elite Eight

2005–06	Bo Ryan	19–12	9–7	T-4th	NCAA First Round

2006–07	Bo Ryan	30–6	13–3	2nd	NCAA Second Round

2007–08	Bo Ryan	31–5	16–2	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen

2008–09	Bo Ryan	20–13	10–8	T-4th	NCAA Second Round

2009–10	Bo Ryan	24–9	13–5	4th	NCAA Second Round

2010–11	Bo Ryan	25–9	13–5	3rd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen

2011–12	Bo Ryan	26–10	12–6	4th	NCAA Sweet Sixteen

2012–13	Bo Ryan	23–12	12–6	T-4th	NCAA First Round

2013–14	Bo Ryan	30–8	12–6	T-2nd	NCAA Final Four

2014–15	Bo Ryan	36–4	16–2	1st	NCAA Runner-up

Bo Ryan/Greg Gard (Big Ten) (2015–2016)

2015–16	Bo Ryan Greg Gard	22–13	12–6	T–3rd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen

Bo Ryan:	364–130 (.737)	172–68 (.717)

Greg Gard (Big Ten) (2016–present)

2016–17	Greg Gard	27–10	12–6	T–2nd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen

2017–18	Greg Gard	15–18	7–11	9th

2018–19	Greg Gard	23–11	14–6	4th	NCAA First Round

Greg Gard:	80–47 (.630)	45–29 (.608)

Total:	1618–1218 (.571)

National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Sentence(s)

In the 2018–19 season, the Badgers finished the season with a 23–11, 14–6 in Big Ten play, and finished in 4th place.

final_sentence: In the 2018–19 season, the Badgers finished the season with a 23–11, 14–6 in Big Ten play, and finished in 4th place.