1901–02 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1901–02 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was James C. Elsom, his fourth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the Red Gym in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Western Conference.

1901–02 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–3 (0–1 Western)
Head coach	James C. Elsom
Home arena	Red Gym

1901–02 Western Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Minnesota†*	2	–	0		1.000			15	–	0		1.000
Iowa		–			–			10	–	2		.833
Purdue	2	–	0		1.000			10	–	3		.769
Wisconsin	0	–	1		.000			7	–	3		.700
Indiana	0	–	2		.000			4	–	4		.500
† Intramural play only, the conference did not have an official championship *Minnesota was named Premo-Porretta and Helms Foundation National Champions winner

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/13/1901*		at Lewis Institute	W 32–21	1–0	Chicago, IL
12/14/1901*		at Armour Institute	W 20–14	2–0	Chicago, IL
12/27/1901*		at Milwaukee Normals	W 37–18	3–0	Milwaukee, WI
1/01/1902*		vs. Yale	L 20–35	3–1	Milwaukee, WI
1/04/1902*		at Milwaukee Normals Alumni	W 41–12	4–1	Milwaukee, WI
1/11/1902*		at La Crosse YMCA	W 59–16	5–1	La Crosse, WI
1/25/1902*		at Lawrence (WI)	W 51–20	6–1	Appleton, WI
2/15/1902*		at Sun Prairie	W 18–9	7–1	Sun Prairie, WI
2/22/1902		at Minnesota	L 10–30	7–2 (0–1)	Minnesota Armory  Minneapolis, MN
3/07/1902*		at Ripon (WI)	L 21–28	7–3 (0–1)	Ripon, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.