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

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