1981–82 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Bill Cofield, coaching his sixth and final 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.

1981–82 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–21 (3–15 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
Seasons
1981–82 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Minnesota 14 4   .778 23 6   .793
No. 16 Iowa 12 6   .667 21 8   .724
Ohio State 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Indiana 12 6   .667 19 10   .655
Purdue 11 7   .611 18 14   .563
Illinois 10 8   .556 18 11   .621
Michigan State 6 12   .333 11 17   .393
Michigan 6 12   .333 7 20   .259
Northwestern 4 14   .222 8 19   .296
Wisconsin* 1 17   .056 4 23   .148
Rankings from AP Poll
*Wisconsin forfeited all games after Jan 25, 1982 due to NCAA sanctions.
Disputed record (3–15, 6–23)

Roster

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1981–82 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Greg Dandridge 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 12 John Bailey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Macon, Georgia
G 14 Steve Jacobson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Pardeeville, Wisconsin
F 30 Cory Blackwell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
F 31 Scott Roth 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Brecksville, Ohio
F 32 Brad Sellers 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Warrensville Heights, Ohio
F/C 41 Keith Mitchell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Taylor, Michigan
F 44 Gary Zinkgraf 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Bethesda, Maryland
C 45 John Ploss 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Antioch, Illinois
F 51 Jack Hippen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Chadwick, Illinois
G Carl Golston 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/4/1981*
UIC
Wisconsin Invitational
L 66–74  0–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/5/1981*
UW—Green Bay
Wisconsin Invitational
W 77–65  1–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/9/1981*
at Central Michigan L 68–71  1–2
Rose Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
12/12/1981*
Ball State W 71–70  2–2
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/21/1981*
Northern Iowa W 65–53  3–2
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/27/1981*
vs. Oregon
Far West Classic
L 82–85  3–3
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
12/28/1981*
vs. Tennessee
Far West Classic
L 67–79  3–4
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
12/29/1981*
3:00 p.m.
vs. Iowa State
Far West Classic Consolation seventh place
L 79–103  3–5
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
1/7/1982
at Michigan W 65–63  4–5
(1–0)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
1/9/1982
at Ohio State L 59–67  4–6
(1–1)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
1/14/1982
Northwestern L 55–61  4–7
(1–2)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/16/1982
No. 5 Iowa L 62–78  4–8
(1–3)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/21/1982
No. 5 Minnesota L 57–78  4–9
(1–4)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/23/1982
at Michigan State L 58–68  4–10
(1–5)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
Lansing. MI
1/28/1982
Indiana L 56–62  4–11
(1–6)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/30/1982
at Purdue L 67–81  4–12
(1–7)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
2/4/1982
at Illinois L 54–88  4–13
(1–8)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
2/6/1982
Purdue L 46–55  4–14
(1–9)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/11/1982
at No. 9 Minnesota L 60–71  4–15
(1–10)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
2/13/1982
Illinois L 60–68  4–16
(1–11)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/18/1982
at No. 20 Indiana L 57–88  4–17
(1–12)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/20/1982
Michigan State W 65–60  5–17
(2–12)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/25/1982
at No. 11 Iowa L 55–79  5–18
(2–13)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
2/27/1982
at Northwestern W 61–60  6–18
(3–13)
McGaw Memorial Hall 
Evanston, IL
3/4/1982
Ohio State L 75–77  6–19
(3–14)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/6/1982
Michigan L 84–91  6–20
(3–15)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/9/1982*
at Marquette L 64–94  6–21
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "1981-82 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats". Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-14.
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