Harold "Bud" Foster

Alma Mater: 
Class of: 

1930

Hometown: 
Mason City, IA
  • Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1964
  • Coach of 1941 NCAA championship
  • Two-time All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection under coach Walter Meanwell. Freshman coach under Meanwell for one season in 1933-34
  • Final AP Top 20 Rankings (one)--1950 (16)
  • All-Americans (six): Bobby Cook (1947), Gene Englund (1941), John Kotz (1942 and 1943), Ab Nicholas (1952), Rolf Poser (1935) and Don Rehfeldt (1950).
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

1934-35

Wisconsin

15-5

9-3

T-1st

Western

1935-36

Wisconsin

11-9

4-8

8th

Western

1936-37

Wisconsin

8-12

3-9

T-8th

Western

1937-38

Wisconsin

10-10

5-7

7th

Western

DNP

1938-39

Wisconsin

10-10

4-8

7th

Western

DNP

1939-40

Wisconsin

5-15

3-9

9th

Western

DNP

1940-41

Wisconsin

20-3

11-1

1st

Western

NCAA (3-0)

1941-42

Wisconsin

14-7

10-5

T-2nd

Western

DNP

1942-43

Wisconsin

12-9

6-6

T-4th

Western

DNP

1943-44

Wisconsin

12-9

9-3

T-2nd

Western

DNP

1944-45

Wisconsin

10-11

4-8

T-6th

Western

DNP

1945-46

Wisconsin

4-17

1-11

9th

Western

DNP

1946-47

Wisconsin

16-6

9-3

1st

Big Nine

NCAA (1-1)

1947-48

Wisconsin

12-8

7-5

T-3rd

Big Nine

DNP

1948-49

Wisconsin

12-10

5-7

7th

Big Nine

DNP

1949-50

Wisconsin

17-5

9-3

2nd

Big Nine

DNP

1950-51

Wisconsin

10-12

7-7

T-4th

Big Ten

DNP

1951-52

Wisconsin

10-12

5-9

7th

Big Ten

DNP

1952-53

Wisconsin

13-9

10-8

5th

Big Ten

DNP

1953-54

Wisconsin

12-10

6-8

T-5th

Big Ten

DNP

1954-55

Wisconsin

10-12

5-9

T-6th

Big Ten

DNP

1955-56

Wisconsin

6-16

4-10

T-8th

Big Ten

DNP

1956-57

Wisconsin

5-17

3-11

9th

Big Ten

DNP

1957-58

Wisconsin

8-14

3-11

10th

Big Ten

DNP

1958-59

Wisconsin

3-19

1-13

10th

Big Ten

DNP

  • 25-Year Coaching Record: 265-267 (.498) at Wisconsin
  • 143-182 (.440) in Western/Big Nine/Big Ten Conference
  • 4-1 (.800) in NCAA Tournament