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1943–44 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

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1943–44 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record12–9 (9–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
Seasons
1943–44 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

The 1943–44 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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/29/1943*
DePauw Pre-Flight W 28–25  1–0
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/04/1943*
Marquette L 43–51  1–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/11/1943*
at Notre Dame L 31–41  1–2
Notre Dame Fieldhouse 
Notre Dame, IN
12/13/1943*
Camp Grant (IL) L 40–51  1–3
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/18/1943*
at Marquette W 40–37  2–3
Marquette Gymnasium 
Milwaukee, WI
12/31/1943*
vs. Notre Dame W 47–45  3–3
Marquette Gymnasium 
Milwaukee, WI
1/03/1944
Illinois L 43–45 OT 3–4 (0–1)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/07/1944
at Illinois W 43–38  4–4 (1–1)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, IL
1/08/1944
vs. Northwestern L 38–60  4–5 (1–2)
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago, IL
1/14/1944
Michigan W 50–41  5–5 (2–2)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/15/1944
Michigan W 42–31  6–5 (3–2)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/29/1944
at Minnesota W 49–30  7–5 (4–2)
Minnesota Field House 
Minneapolis, MN
2/04/1944
Northwestern W 50–47 2OT 8–5 (5–2)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/07/1944*
Great Lakes (IL) L 40–63  8–6
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/11/1944
at Indiana W 62–43  9–6 (6–2)
IU Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/12/1944
at Indiana W 52–31  10–6 (7–2)
IU Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/19/1944
Purdue L 50–52 OT 10–7 (7–3)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/25/1944
Minnesota W 50–33  11–7 (8–3)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/03/1944*
vs. DePaul L 35–48  11–8
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago, IL
3/04/1944
at Chicago W 74–46  12–8 (9–3)
Henry Crown Field House 
Chicago, IL
3/05/1944*
at Great Lakes (IL) L 47–63  12–9
 
Waukegan, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.