1943–44 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1943–44 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
1943–44 record	12–9 (9–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Harold E. Foster
Home arena	UW Fieldhouse

	Conf				Overall
1943–44 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Ohio State	10	–	2	.833	14	–	7	.667
Iowa	9	–	3	.750	14	–	4	.778
Wisconsin	9	–	3	.750	12	–	9	.571
Northwestern	8	–	4	.667	12	–	7	.632
Purdue	8	–	4	.667	11	–	10	.524
Illinois	5	–	7	.417	11	–	9	.550
Michigan	5	–	7	.417	8	–	10	.444
Minnesota	2	–	10	.167	7	–	14	.333
Indiana	2	–	10	.167	7	–	15	.318
Chicago	0	–	8	.000	1	–	19	.050

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943–1944 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Harold E. Foster, coaching his tenth 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
11/29/1943*	DePauw Pre-Flight	W 28–25	1–0	UW Fieldhouse
12/04/1943*	Marquette	L 43–51	1–1	UW Fieldhouse
12/11/1943*	at Notre Dame	L 31–41	1–2	Notre Dame Fieldhouse
12/13/1943*	Camp Grant (IL)	L 40–51	1–3	UW Fieldhouse
12/18/1943*	at Marquette	W 40–37	2–3	Marquette Gymnasium
12/31/1943*	vs. Notre Dame	W 47–45	3–3	Marquette Gymnasium
1/03/1944	Illinois	L 43–45 ^OT	3–4 (0–1)	UW Fieldhouse
1/07/1944	at Illinois	W 43–38	4–4 (1–1)	Huff Hall
1/08/1944	vs. Northwestern	L 38–60	4–5 (1–2)	Chicago Stadium
1/14/1944	Michigan	W 50–41	5–5 (2–2)	UW Fieldhouse
1/15/1944	Michigan	W 42–31	6–5 (3–2)	UW Fieldhouse
1/29/1944	at Minnesota	W 49–30	7–5 (4–2)	Minnesota Field House
2/04/1944	Northwestern	W 50–47 ^2OT	8–5 (5–2)	UW Fieldhouse
2/07/1944*	Great Lakes (IL)	L 40–63	8–6	UW Fieldhouse
2/11/1944	at Indiana	W 62–43	9–6 (6–2)	IU Fieldhouse
2/12/1944	at Indiana	W 52–31	10–6 (7–2)	IU Fieldhouse
2/19/1944	Purdue	L 50–52 ^OT	10–7 (7–3)	UW Fieldhouse
2/25/1944	Minnesota	W 50–33	11–7 (8–3)	UW Fieldhouse
3/03/1944*	vs. DePaul	L 35–48	11–8	Chicago Stadium
3/04/1944	at Chicago	W 74–46	12–8 (9–3)	Henry Crown Field House
3/05/1944*	at Great Lakes (IL)	L 47–63	12–9
*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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