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Harold E. "Bud" Foster, (May 30, 1906 – July 16, 1996) was an American basketball player and coach. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Foster prepped at Mason City, Iowa and went on to play at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1926 to 1930.
The 1940–41 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin. The head coach was Bud Foster, coaching his seventh season with the Badgers and were members of the Big Ten Conference. Wisconsin won their only NCAA title, defeating Washington State 39–34 in the championship game in Kansas City .
Date Time, TvOpponentResultRecord12/02/1940 *W 39–201–012/07/1940 *W 38–322–012/14/1940 *W 44–433–012/18/1940 *L 34–363–1Bud Foster. Inducted 1970. Harold "Bud" Foster was part of the University of Wisconsin athletic program for more than five decades. Foster's involvement started as a basketball player for fellow Hall member Walter Meanwell from 1929-30. He earned all conference and All American honors in 1930.
Jul 16, 1996 · Harold E. "Bud" Foster. At 6-foot-3, Harold Foster was the power behind the 1928-30 University of Wisconsin teams that compiled a 43-8, three-year record for Hall of Fame coach Walter Meanwell. Foster earned All-Conference honors in 1929 and 1930, and as captain of the 1930 squad, was named All-America.
Apr 6, 2014 · Wisconsin battled Washington State -- beating them 39-34. Leading the way to the title was the great Coach Bud Foster. Foster held the record for most wins in Wisconsin history (with 266)...
Jul 17, 1996 · MADISON, Wis., July 17 -- Harold 'Bud' Foster, the winningest coach in University of Wisconsin-Madison basketball history, died Tuesday of natural causes. He was 90.
Harold “Bud” Foster was known as “Mr. Wisconsin” for his nearly five decades of service at the University of Wisconsin as a player, coach, and administrator. Bud led his Wisconsin teams to an overall record of 43-8 during his three seasons as a player.
