1959–60 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1959–60 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record8–16 (4–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
Seasons
1959–60 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Ohio State131 .929253 .893
No. 7 Indiana113 .786204 .833
Illinois86 .571167 .696
Minnesota86 .5711212 .500
Northwestern86 .5711112 .478
Iowa68 .4291410 .583
Purdue68 .4291112 .478
Michigan State59 .3571011 .476
Wisconsin410 .286816 .333
Michigan113 .071420 .167
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959–60 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was John Erickson, 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.

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular Season
12/01/1959*
ButlerL 82–88 0–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/05/1959*
1:30 pm
Iowa StateL 53–71 0–2
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/07/1959*
at Notre DameL 58–78 0–3
Notre Dame Fieldhouse 
Notre Dame, IN
12/12/1959*
Loyola (IL)W 85–67 1–3
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/14/1959*
at MissouriL 66–78 1–4
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
12/19/1959*
at MarquetteL 66–84 1–5
Marquette Gymnasium 
Milwaukee, WI
12/21/1959*
StanfordW 61–60 2–5
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/26/1959*
vs. Boston College
Queen City Tournament
W 95–82 3–5
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 
Buffalo, NY
12/28/1959*
vs. Canisius
Queen City Tournament
L 65–80 3–6
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 
Buffalo, NY
1/02/1960
Michigan StateL 79–91 3–7 (0–1)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/04/1960
IowaL 64–71 3–8 (0–2)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/09/1960
at PurdueL 69–99 3–9 (0–3)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN
1/11/1960
NorthwesternL 69–77 3–10 (0–4)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/27/1960*
North DakotaW 92–80 4–10
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/30/1960
at MinnesotaL 72–86 4–11 (0–5)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
2/06/1960
IndianaL 85–97 4–12 (0–6)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/08/1960
No. 4 Ohio StateL 69–106 4–13 (0–7)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/13/1960
at IndianaL 71–91 4–14 (0–8)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/15/1960
at IowaW 63–58 5–14 (1–8)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/20/1960
IllinoisW 75–63 6–14 (2–8)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/22/1960
at MichiganW 88–82 OT7–14 (3–8)
Yost Fieldhouse 
Ann Arbor, MI
2/27/1960
at No. 2 Ohio StateL 69–93 7–15 (3–9)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
2/29/1960
at NorthwesternL 59–73 7–16 (3–10)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
3/05/1960
PurdueW 89–80 8–16 (4–10)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  • Wisconsin Badgers Basketball History Archived 2014-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
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