1938–39 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1938–39 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
1938–39 record	10–10 (4–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Harold E. Foster
Home arena	UW Fieldhouse

	Conf				Overall
1938–39 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
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

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938–1939 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site
Regular Season
12/02/1938*	Beloit (WI)	W 41–26	1–0	UW Fieldhouse
12/05/1938*	Marquette	W 27–26	2–0	UW Fieldhouse
12/10/1938*	Notre Dame	W 45–39	3–0	UW Fieldhouse
12/17/1938*	at Marquette	L 27–46	3–1	Marquette Gymnasium
12/19/1938*	at Butler	L 21–24	3–2	Butler Fieldhouse
12/20/1938*	at Xavier	W 27–26	4–2	Schmidt Field House
1/02/1939*	Detroit	W 34–27	5–2	UW Fieldhouse
1/07/1939	Iowa	W 28–24	6–2 (1–0)	UW Fieldhouse
1/09/1939	Chicago	L 18–28	6–3 (1–1)	UW Fieldhouse
1/14/1939	at Indiana	L 19–43	6–4 (1–2)	IU Fieldhouse
1/16/1939	at Michigan	W 42–39	7–4 (2–2)	Yost Field House
1/21/1939	Illinois	L 34–37	7–5 (2–3)	UW Fieldhouse
2/04/1939*	Michigan State	W 39–37	8–5	UW Fieldhouse
2/06/1939	at Purdue	L 31–39	8–6 (2–4)	Lambert Fieldhouse
2/13/1939	at Northwestern	L 27–37	8–7 (2–5)	Patten Gymnasium
2/18/1939	Purdue	W 32–30 ^OT	9–7 (3–5)	UW Fieldhouse
2/20/1939	at Minnesota	L 32–34	9–8 (3–6)	Minnesota Field House
2/25/1939	Ohio State	L 38–46	9–9 (3–7)	UW Fieldhouse
2/27/1939	Minnesota	W 35–25	10–9 (4–7)	UW Fieldhouse
3/04/1939	at Chicago	L 33–39	10–10 (4–8)	Henry Crown Field House
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

↑ Wisconsin Record Book

Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball

Venues	Red Gym (1904–1930) Wisconsin Field House (1930–1998) Kohl Center (1998–present)

Culture & lore	History Bucky Badger "On, Wisconsin!" Grateful Red

People	Head coaches All-Americans

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Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics