Badger Basketball
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Christian "Chris" Steinmetz - Played forward for the Wisconsin Badgers Basketball team from 1903 to 1905. He was college basketball's leading scorer from 1895 to 1920. He is known as "Father of Wisconsin Basketball" and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1961.
The starting lineup from the 1941 Badger Yearkbook. The 1940-1941 team won UW's first and only NCAA Championship.
1951 - Albert "Ab" Nicholas was a two-time (1951-1952) first-team All-Big Ten selection and team MVP.
1960 - The UW Basketball team.
The 1980 Badger's home uniform.
1995 - Coach Dick Bennett's first year as Head Coach of the Badger Basketball team.
Coach Bo Ryan took over the Head Coaching job in the 2001-02 season. He is also famously known for his extremely successful coaching tenure at University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
01/11/2005 - Coach Bo Ryan clapping after a call during the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes. The game was played in Madison, Wisconsin in the Kohl Center.
Coach Bo Ryan led the 2014-2015 Badger Basketball team to the NCAA Championship. They lost to Duke Basketball 68-63. Pictured in the bottom left corner is Greg Gard, then Assistant Head Coach. Gard took over the Head Coach position on December 15, 2015 following Bo Ryan's retirement.