1938–39 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1938–39 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Harold E. Foster, coaching his fifth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1938–39 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record10–10 (4–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
Seasons
1938–39 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ohio State 10 2   .833 16 7   .696
Indiana 9 3   .750 17 3   .850
Illinois 8 4   .667 14 5   .737
Minnesota 7 5   .583 14 6   .700
Purdue 6 6   .500 12 7   .632
Northwestern 5 7   .417 7 13   .350
Michigan 4 8   .333 11 9   .550
Wisconsin 4 8   .333 10 10   .500
Chicago 4 8   .333 9 11   .450
Iowa 3 9   .250 8 11   .421

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/02/1938*
Beloit (WI) W 41–26  1–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/05/1938*
Marquette W 27–26  2–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/10/1938*
Notre Dame W 45–39  3–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/17/1938*
at Marquette L 27–46  3–1
Marquette Gymnasium 
Milwaukee, WI
12/19/1938*
at Butler L 21–24  3–2
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
12/20/1938*
at Xavier W 27–26  4–2
Schmidt Field House 
Cincinnati, OH
1/02/1939*
Detroit W 34–27  5–2
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/07/1939
Iowa W 28–24  6–2 (1–0)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/09/1939
Chicago L 18–28  6–3 (1–1)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/14/1939
at Indiana L 19–43  6–4 (1–2)
IU Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/16/1939
at Michigan W 42–39  7–4 (2–2)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI
1/21/1939
Illinois L 34–37  7–5 (2–3)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/04/1939*
Michigan State W 39–37  8–5
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/06/1939
at Purdue L 31–39  8–6 (2–4)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN
2/13/1939
at Northwestern L 27–37  8–7 (2–5)
Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, IL
2/18/1939
Purdue W 32–30 OT 9–7 (3–5)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/20/1939
at Minnesota L 32–34  9–8 (3–6)
Minnesota Field House 
Minneapolis, MN
2/25/1939
Ohio State L 38–46  9–9 (3–7)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/27/1939
Minnesota W 35–25  10–9 (4–7)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/04/1939
at Chicago L 33–39  10–10 (4–8)
Henry Crown Field House 
Chicago, IL
*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 12, 2014.