1918–19 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

The 1918–19 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in intercollegiate basketball during the 1918–19 season. The team finished the season with a 13–0 record[1] and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation.[2] Guard Erling Platou was named the national player of the year, becoming the University of Minnesota's first (and through the 2013–14 season, only) national player of the year award winner.[3]

1918–19 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
Big Ten Conference Champions
Helms Foundation National Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1918–19 record13–0 (10–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUM Armory
1918–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Minnesota100 1.000  130  1.000
Chicago102 .833  216  .778
Northwestern64 .600  66  .500
Michigan55 .500  186  .750
Illinois57 .417  68  .429
Indiana46 .400  107  .588
Iowa47 .364  87  .533
Purdue47 .364  68  .429
Wisconsin39 .250  511  .313
Ohio State26 .250  712  .368
Rankings from AP Poll

Starters

Source[4]

  • Arnold Oss – Forward
  • Miles Lawler – Forward
  • Norman Kingsley – Center
  • Joel Hultkrans – Guard
  • Erling Platou – Guard

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
12/17/1918*
Overland Aviation W 40–18  1–0
UM Armory 
Minneapolis, MN
1/2/1919*
Aviation Cubs W 50–7  2–0
UM Armory 
Minneapolis, MN
1/4/1919*
Wisconsin–Stout W 68–4  3–0
UM Armory 
Minneapolis, MN
1/11/1919
Indiana W 35–13  4–0 (1–0)
UM Armory 
Minneapolis, MN
1/18/1919
Wisconsin W 38–23  5–0 (2–0)
UM Armory 
Minneapolis, MN
1/27/1919
Illinois W 36–17  6–0 (3–0)
UM Armory 
Minneapolis, MN
2/1/1919
at Iowa W 28–18  7–0 (4–0)
 
 
2/8/1919
Iowa W 36–22  8–0 (5–0)
UM Armory 
Minneapolis, MN
2/15/1919
Purdue W 36–24  9–0 (6–0)
UM Armory 
Minneapolis, MN
2/22/1919
at Indiana W 20–14  10–0 (7–0)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
2/24/1919
at Purdue W 26–21  11–0 (8–0)
Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, IN
3/1/1919
at Wisconsin W 23–12  12–0 (9–0)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
3/3/1919
at Illinois W 26–9  13–0 (10–0)
Kenny Gym 
Urbana, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[4]

References

  1. "Minnesota season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Division I Mens Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  3. "Helms Foundation Player of the Year Winners". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  4. "2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Yearly records. University of Minnesota. 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
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