Walter Meanwell

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Walter E. Meanwell (January 26, 1884 – December 2, 1953) was an English college men's basketball coach in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. The Leeds, England native coached in the U.S. for the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1911–17, 1920–34) and the University of Missouri (1918–20) to an overall record of 290–101.

Meanwell became the fourth basketball coach in University of Wisconsin–Madison history in 1911. After earning a doctorate degree in 1915, he was nicknamed "Doc" or "Little Doc" (due to his 5'6" frame). During World War I he served in the US Army. After a two-year stint at University of Missouri, Meanwell was back at Wisconsin. The Badgers won or shared four Big Ten titles under his guidance (1921, 1923–24, 1929). Meanwell taught a style of game that featured short passing, crisscross dribbles and a tight zone defense. In 1934 he retired from coaching and practiced medicine in Madison, Wisconsin, until his death. He was inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 1959.

Head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Wisconsin (Big Ten Conference) (1911–1917)
1911–1912	Wisconsin	15–0	12–0	1st
1912–1913	Wisconsin	14–1	11–1	1st
1913–1914	Wisconsin	15–0	12–0	1st
1914–1915	Wisconsin	13–4	8–4	3rd
1915–1916	Wisconsin	20–1	11–1	1st
1916–1917	Wisconsin	15–3	9–3	4th
Wisconsin:		92–9	63–9
Missouri (Missouri Valley Conference) (1917–1920)
1917–1918	Missouri	17–1	15–1	1st
1919–1920	Missouri	17–1	17–1	1st
Missouri:		34–2	32–2
Wisconsin (Big Ten Conference) (1920–1934)
1920–1921	Wisconsin	13–4	8–4	T–1st
1921–1922	Wisconsin	14–5	8–4	2nd
1922–1923	Wisconsin	12–3	11–1	T–1st
1923–1924	Wisconsin	11–5	8–4	T–1st
1924–1925	Wisconsin	6–11	3–9	9th
1925–1926	Wisconsin	8–9	4–8	T–8th
1926–1927	Wisconsin	10–7	7–5	T–4th
1927–1928	Wisconsin	13–4	9–3	T–3rd
1928–1929	Wisconsin	15–2	10–2	T–1st
1929–1930	Wisconsin	15–2	8–2	2nd
1930–1931	Wisconsin	8–9	4–8	T–7th
1931–1932	Wisconsin	8–10	3–9	T–8th
1932–1933	Wisconsin	7–13	4–8	8th
1933–1934	Wisconsin	14–6	8–4	T–2nd
Wisconsin:		154–90	95–71
Wisconsin:		246–99	158–80
Total:		280–101
National Champion         Conference Regular Season Champion         Conference Tournament Champion       Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion       Conference Division Champion

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Name	Meanwell, Walter
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Date of birth	January 26, 1884
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Date of death	December 2, 1953
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