1982–83 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1982–83 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
1982–83 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	8–20 (3–15 Big Ten)
Head coach	Steve Yoder;
Home arena	UW Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

The 1982–83 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Steve Yoder, coaching his first 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.

1982–83 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Indiana	13	–	5	.722	24	–	6	.800
Purdue	11	–	7	.611	21	–	9	.700
Ohio State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	10	.667
Illinois	11	–	7	.611	21	–	11	.656
Iowa	10	–	8	.556	21	–	10	.677
Minnesota	9	–	9	.500	18	–	11	.621
Michigan State	9	–	9	.500	17	–	13	.567
Northwestern	7	–	11	.389	17	–	13	.567
Michigan	6	–	12	.333	15	–	13	.536
Wisconsin	3	–	15	.167	8	–	20	.286

Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1982–83 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)	Sr	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G	12	Rick Olson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Madison, Wisconsin
F	30	Cory Blackwell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Chicago, Illinois
F	31	Scott Roth	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Brecksville, Ohio
F	32	Brad Sellers	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Warrensville Heights, Ohio
G	33	David Miller	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Chicago, Illinois
F	34	Jim Smith	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Toledo, Ohio
F	43	Randy Maerz	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Stoughton, Wisconsin
C	44	John Ploss	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Antioch, Illinois
F	45	Jay Laszewski	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Stevens Point, Wisconsin
F	50	Gregg Steinhaus	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Portage, Wisconsin
F	51	Jack Hippen	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Chadwick, Illinois

Head coach

Steve Yoder (Illinois Wesleyan)

Assistant coach(es)

Rick Bowen (Indiana)
Brad McNulty (Purdue)
Bo Ryan (Wilkes)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/27/1982*	Washington State	L 64–66	0–1	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
11/29/1982*	Toledo	W 79–71	1–1	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/1/1982*	Northern Iowa	W 76–69	2–1	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/4/1982*	Kansas State	W 64–52	3–1	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/8/1982*	at Ball State	L 66–76	3–2	Irving Gymnasium Muncie, IN
12/11/1982*	Central Michigan	W 83–67	4–2	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/20/1982*	vs. Northern Illinois	W 58–55	5–2	MetroCentre Rockford, IL
12/28/1982*	vs. No. 10 Georgetown Winston Tire Classic	L 43–71	5–3	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
12/29/1982*	vs. USC Winston Tire Classic	L 76–86	5–4	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
1/6/1982	No. 20 Purdue	L 64–80	5–5 (0–1)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/8/1983	Illinois	L 54–61	5–6 (0–2)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/13/1983	at Michigan State	L 66–86	5–7 (0–3)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
1/15/1983	at Michigan	L 57–62	5–8 (0–4)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
1/20/1983	Northwestern	W 49–45	6–8 (1–4)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/22/1983	No. 10 Iowa	W 65–62^[2]	7–8 (2–4)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/29/1983	No. 16 Minnesota	L 58–65	7–9 (2–5)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
2/3/1983	at No. 6 Indiana	L 73–83	7–10 (2–6)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/5/1983	at Ohio State	L 69–82	7–11 (2–7)	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
2/9/1983	Ohio State	L 65–68	7–12 (2–8)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
2/12/1983	No. 4 Indiana	L 56–75	7–13 (2–9)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
2/17/1983*	Marquette	L 62–68	7–14	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
2/19/1983	at Minnesota	L 71–78	7–15 (2–10)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
2/24/1983	at No. 17 Iowa	L 63–93^[3]	7–16 (2–11)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
2/26/1983	vs. Northwestern	L 57–64	7–17 (2–12)	Alumni Hall Chicago, IL
3/2/1983	Michigan	W 82–70	8–17 (3–12)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
3/5/1983	Michigan State	L 65–91	8–18 (3–13)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
3/10/1983	at Illinois	L 64–71	8–19 (3–14)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
3/12/1983	at Purdue	L 64–79	8–20 (3–15)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

References

^ "1982-83 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats". Retrieved January 14, 2024.
^ "Young Badgers gain respect in upset of Iowa" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 24, 1983. p. 1B. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
^ "Quick start leads to big Iowa finish" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 25, 1983. p. 1B. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-14.

External links

1982-83 Wisconsin Badgers Basketball Program

[1] "1982-83 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats". Retrieved January 14, 2024.

[2] "Young Badgers gain respect in upset of Iowa" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 24, 1983. p. 1B. Retrieved January 31, 2016.

[3] "Quick start leads to big Iowa finish" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 25, 1983. p. 1B. Retrieved January 31, 2016.

[4] "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-14.

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