1948–49 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1948–49 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Harold E. Foster, coaching his fifteenth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Nine Conference.

1948–49 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record12–10 (5–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
Seasons
1948–49 Big Nine Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Illinois 10 2   .833 21 4   .840
No. 6 Minnesota 9 3   .750 18 3   .857
Michigan 7 5   .583 15 6   .714
No. 20 Ohio State 6 6   .500 14 7   .667
Indiana 6 6   .500 14 8   .636
Purdue 6 6   .500 13 9   .591
Wisconsin 5 7   .417 12 10   .545
Iowa 3 9   .250 10 10   .500
Northwestern 2 10   .167 5 16   .238
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/01/1948*
Ripon (WI) W 66–36  1–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/04/1948*
Marquette W 67–63 OT 2–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/09/1948*
Missouri W 58–42  3–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/11/1948*
Loyola (IL) L 37–40  3–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/13/1948*
at Motre Dame L 54–60  3–2
Notre Dame Fieldhouse 
Notre Dame, IN
12/21/1948*
at USC L 31–36  3–3
Shrine Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
12/23/1948*
at UCLA W 49–46  4–3
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA
12/31/1948*
at Marquette W 60–34  5–3
Marquette Gymnasium 
Milwaukee, WI
1/03/1949
at Illinois L 50–62  5–4 (0–1)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, IL
1/08/1949*
Creighton W 75–39  6–4
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/10/1949
at Minnesota L 33–47  6–5 (0–2)
Minnesota Field House 
Minneapolis, MN
1/15/1949
Indiana W 58–48  7–5 (1–2)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/17/1949
Ohio State L 54–57  7–6 (1–3)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/05/1949
Illinois L 54–61  7–7 (1–4)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/07/1949
at Michigan L 38–40  7–8 (1–5)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI
2/12/1949
vs. Northwestern W 56–52  8–8 (2–5)
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago, IL
2/14/1949
at Purdue L 48–53  8–9 (2–6)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN
2/19/1949
at Iowa L 60–61  8–10 (2–7)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/21/1949
Northwestern W 57–46  9–10 (3–7)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/26/1949*
Western Ontario W 79–45  10–10
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/28/1949
Iowa W 70–47  11–10 (4–7)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/05/1949
Minnesota W 45–43  12–10 (5–7)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2014.