UW Athletic Hall of Fame

John Kotz

  • Class
  • Induction
    1991
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball
John Kotz
  • Earned All-America honors in 1942 as a junior forward at Wisconsin
  • Named to All-Big Ten squads in 1941 and 1942
  • Helped the Badgers win Big Ten and NCAA championships as a sophomore in 1941
  • Scored 12 points vs. Washington State to earn Outstanding Player honors in the 1941 NCAA title game
  • The Big Ten's leading scorer (242 points in 15 games) during the 1942 campaign
  • Received MVP honors from the UW and the Big Ten as a junior
  • Wisconsin's team captain in 1943
  • Left the UW as the school's career scoring leader (841 points)
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