1939–40 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1939–40 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
1939–40 record	5–15 (3–9 Big Ten)
Head coach	Harold E. Foster
Home arena	UW Fieldhouse

1939–40 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Purdue	10	–	2	.833	16	–	4	.800
Indiana	9	–	3	.750	20	–	3	.870
Ohio State	8	–	4	.667	13	–	7	.650
Illinois	7	–	5	.583	14	–	6	.700
Northwestern	7	–	5	.583	13	–	7	.650
Michigan	6	–	6	.500	13	–	7	.650
Minnesota	5	–	7	.417	12	–	8	.600
Iowa	4	–	8	.333	9	–	12	.429
Wisconsin	3	–	9	.250	5	–	15	.250
Chicago	1	–	11	.083	5	–	15	.250

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939–1940 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Harold E. Foster, coaching his sixth 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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Regular Season
12/04/1939*	Carleton (MN)	W 37–19	1–0	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/09/1939*	Marquette	W 46–39	2–0	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/12/1939*	at Notre Dame	L 33–51	2–1	Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame, IN
12/16/1939*	at Marquette	L 28–41	2–2	Marquette Gymnasium Milwaukee, WI
12/30/1939*	vs. Nebraska	L 43–53	2–3	Marquette Gymnasium Milwaukee, WI
1/02/1940*	Stanford	L 26–39	2–4	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/06/1940	at Chicago	W 20–18	3–4 (1–0)	Henry Crown Field House Chicago, IL
1/08/1940	Michigan	L 39–44	3–5 (1–1)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/13/1940	at Purdue	L 36–49	3–6 (1–2)	Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN
1/15/1940	Indiana	L 34–40	3–7 (1–3)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
2/03/1940*	at Michigan State	L 41–48	3–8	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
2/05/1940*	Butler	L 46–50	3–9	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
2/10/1940	at Iowa	L 35–37	3–10 (1–4)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/12/1940	Minnesota	W 36–34	4–10 (2–4)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
2/17/1940	at Ohio State	L 35–41	4–11 (2–5)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, OH
2/19/1940	at Illinois	L 35–37	4–12 (2–6)	Huff Hall Champaign, IL
2/24/1940	Purdue	L 45–48 ^OT	4–13 (2–7)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
2/26/1940	at Minnesota	L 39–44	4–14 (2–8)	Minnesota Field House Minneapolis, MN
3/02/1940	Northwestern	L 44–47	4–15 (2–9)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
3/04/1940	Chicago	W 46–31	5–15 (3–9)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
*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 Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

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