1918–19 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

1918–19 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
Big Ten Conference Champions
Helms Foundation National Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record13–0 (10–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUM Armory
1918–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Minnesota 10 0   1.000 13 0   1.000
Chicago 10 2   .833 21 6   .778
Northwestern 6 4   .600 6 6   .500
Michigan 5 5   .500 18 6   .750
Illinois 5 7   .417 6 8   .429
Indiana 4 6   .400 10 7   .588
Iowa 4 7   .364 8 7   .533
Purdue 4 7   .364 6 8   .429
Wisconsin 3 9   .250 5 11   .313
Ohio State 2 6   .250 7 12   .368

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 and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation. 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.